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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2023
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Elechek, Kyrgyz female headwear: traditional knowledge and rituals	Kyrgyzstan
Junkanoo	Bahamas
Shuwalid festival	Ethiopia
Traditional knowledge and skills of production of the atlas and adras fabrics	Tajikistan
Traditional skills of loincloth weaving in Côte d’Ivoire	Côte d'Ivoire
2022
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Xhubleta, skills, craftsmanship and forms of usage	Albania
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Bear festivities in the Pyrenees	Andorra – France
The art of the traditional blouse with embroidery on the shoulder (altiţă) — an element of cultural identity in Romania and the Republic of Moldova	Romania – Republic of Moldova
2019
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Seperu folkdance and associated practices	Botswana
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Kwagh-Hir theatrical performance	Nigeria
2018
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Lkhon Khol Wat Svay Andet	Cambodia
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Chakan, embroidery art in the Republic of Tajikistan	Tajikistan
2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Door-to-door rounds of Kurenti	Slovenia
2012
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Folk art of the Matyó, embroidery of a traditional community	Hungary
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Oral heritage of Gelede	Benin – Nigeria – Togo