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 nomination files submitted by the States Parties are published by the Secretariat of the 2003 Convention on its website in compliance with paragraph 54 of the Operational Directives regarding the nomination procedure; moreover, the information included in the nominations is reflected in working documents of the Committee in order to ensure transparency and access to information.


The sole responsibility for the content of each nomination file lies with the submitting States Parties concerned. The designations employed in the texts and documents presented by the submitting 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, c) the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries, or d) references to specific historical events.







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Results : 34 elements corresponding to 5 regions and 28 countries
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2024

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

IntoreRwanda

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 – State of Palestine – Saudi Arabia – Sudan – Tunisia – Yemen

2022

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Al-Khanjar, craft skills and social practicesOman
Kun Lbokator, traditional martial arts in CambodiaCambodia

2021

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

TbouridaMorocco

2020

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Budima danceZambia

2019

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Practices of Then by Tày, Nùng and Thái ethnic groups in Viet NamViet Nam
SilatMalaysia
Traditions of Pencak SilatIndonesia

2018

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

As-Samer in JordanJordan

2015

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Alardah Alnajdiyah, dance, drumming and poetry in Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

2014

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Mapoyo oral tradition and its symbolic reference points within their ancestral territoryVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Al-Ayyala, a traditional performing art of the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab EmiratesOman – United Arab Emirates
Ritual and ceremonies of Sebeïba in the oasis of Djanet, AlgeriaAlgeria
Tchopa, sacrificial dance of the Lhomwe people of southern MalawiMalawi

2012

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Al ‘azi, elegy, processional march and poetryOman

2011

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Ride of the Kings in the south-east of the Czech RepublicCzechia
Sada Shin Noh, sacred dancing at Sada shrine, ShimaneJapan

2010

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Al-Bar’ah, music and dance of Oman Dhofari valleysOman
Chant of the Sybil on MajorcaSpain
Chhau danceIndia
Kumiodori, traditional Okinawan musical theatreJapan
Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama of KeralaIndia
Peking operaChina
Ritual dramatic art of Ta‘zīyeIran (Islamic Republic of)
Sinjska Alka, a knights’ tournament in SinjCroatia

2009

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

DaimokutateJapan
Dainichido BugakuJapan
Hayachine KaguraJapan
Ramman, religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas, IndiaIndia
Spring procession of Ljelje/Kraljice (queens) from GorjaniCroatia
Traditional Ainu danceJapan
Yueju operaChina

2008

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Indonesian KrisIndonesia
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