Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of good safeguarding practices

The Committee meets annually to evaluate nominations proposed by States Parties to the 2003 Convention and decide whether or not to inscribe those cultural practices and expressions of intangible heritage on the Convention’s Lists.

By clicking on the inscribed elements listed below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with Committee decisions and evidence of community consent.

You may also experience a conceptual, visual and interactive navigation through ‘Dive into Intangible Cultural Heritage’ interfaces which demonstrate the thematic interconnectedness between all the elements inscribed and their relation to nature or to threats.

The designations employed in the texts and documents of the nomination presented by the submitting State Party or States Parties do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Committee nor UNESCO concerning a) the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, b) the legal status of its authorities or c) the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

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2021
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Croatia – Czechia – France – Germany – Hungary – Ireland – Italy – Kazakhstan – Republic of Korea – Kyrgyzstan – Mongolia – Morocco – Netherlands – Pakistan – Poland – Portugal – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Slovakia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic
2019
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Traditional technique of making Airag in Khokhuur and its associated customs	Mongolia
2017
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Mongolian traditional practices of worshipping the sacred sites	Mongolia
2015
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Coaxing ritual for camels	Mongolia
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Mongolian knuckle-bone shooting	Mongolia
2013
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Mongolian calligraphy	Mongolia
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Traditional craftsmanship of the Mongol Ger and its associated customs	Mongolia
2011
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Folk long song performance technique of Limbe performances - circular breathing	Mongolia
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Mongolian traditional art of Khöömei	Mongolia
Naadam, Mongolian traditional festival	Mongolia
2009
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Mongol Biyelgee, Mongolian traditional folk dance	Mongolia
Mongol Tuuli, Mongolian epic	Mongolia
Traditional music of the Tsuur	Mongolia
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Traditional music of the Morin Khuur	Mongolia
Urtiin Duu, traditional folk long song	China – Mongolia