Morocco, UNESCO Keen To Safeguard Artisanal Heritage in Danger

The Ministry of Tourism and Handicraft and the UNESCO signed, on Monday in Rabat, a project agreement for the safeguarding and transmission of the handicraft in danger.
This agreement was signed on the sidelines of the 17th Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, scheduled in Rabat from Nov. 28 to Dec. 3, under the chairmanship of Morocco.
The accord was inked by director of UNESCO office for the Maghreb Eric Falt, and Minister of Tourism and Handicraft Fatim-Zahra Ammor, and aims to create a system of skill transfer and knowledge transmission related to traditional crafts, including those listed as being in danger by the national inventory carried out by the ministry with UNESCO’s assistance.
The agreement seeks to encourage master craftsmen with unique ancestral knowledge and skills, who will be granted the title of “Living Human Treasure”, to share their expertise through a program of certified training.