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.

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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
Arts, skills and practices associated with engraving on metals (gold, silver and copper)	Iraq – Algeria – Egypt – Mauritania – Morocco – Palestine – Saudi Arabia – Sudan – Tunisia – Yemen
Ceramic arts in Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan
2022
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Strategy for safeguarding traditional crafts: The Bearers of Folk Craft Tradition programme	Czechia
2021
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Congolese rumba	Democratic Republic of the Congo – Congo
2020
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Handmade weaving in Upper Egypt (Sa'eed)	Egypt
Traditional knowledge and techniques associated with Pasto Varnish mopa-mopa of Putumayo and Nariño	Colombia
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Charfia fishing in the Kerkennah Islands	Tunisia
Handmade production of Christmas tree decorations from blown glass beads	Czechia
Hawker culture in Singapore, community dining and culinary practices in a multicultural urban context	Singapore
2019
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Rituals and practices associated with Kit Mikayi shrine	Kenya
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Celestinian forgiveness celebration	Italy
Drotárstvo, wire craft and art	Slovakia
2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Artisanal processes and plant fibers techniques for talcos, crinejas and pintas weaving of the pinta’o hat	Panama
Dolma making and sharing tradition, a marker of cultural identity	Azerbaijan
Traditional art of Shital Pati weaving of Sylhet	Bangladesh
Traditional system of Corongo’s water judges	Peru
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Margilan Crafts Development Centre, safeguarding of the atlas and adras making traditional technologies	Uzbekistan
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, Yufka	Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Türkiye
Idea and practice of organizing shared interests in cooperatives	Germany
Khidr Elias feast and its vows	Iraq
Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz	Afghanistan – Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Iraq – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan – Pakistan – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – Türkiye
Palov culture and tradition	Uzbekistan
2015
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Copper craftsmanship of Lahij	Azerbaijan
Filete porteño in Buenos Aires, a traditional painting technique	Argentina
Surova folk feast in Pernik region	Bulgaria
Traditional knowledge and technologies relating to the growing and processing of the curagua	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Baile Chino	Chile
Practices and expressions of joking relationships in Niger	Niger
2012
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Folk art of the Matyó, embroidery of a traditional community	Hungary
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Traditional Sohbet meetings	Türkiye
2009
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Lefkara laces or Lefkaritika	Cyprus
Namsadang Nori	Republic of Korea