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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2022
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Al Talli, traditional embroidery skills in the United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates
Al-Mansaf in Jordan, a festive banquet and its social and cultural meanings	Jordan
Alheda'a, oral traditions of calling camel flocks	Saudi Arabia – Oman – United Arab Emirates
August 15th (Dekapentavgoustos) festivities in two Highland Communities of Northern Greece: Tranos Choros (Grand Dance) in Vlasti and Syrrako Festival	Greece
Bear festivities in the Pyrenees	Andorra – France
Culture of Çay (tea), a symbol of identity, hospitality and social interaction	Azerbaijan – Türkiye
Harissa, knowledge, skills and culinary and social practices	Tunisia
Hungarian string band tradition	Hungary
Kalela dance	Zambia
Knowledge of the light rum masters	Cuba
Pyongyang Raengmyon custom	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Telling tradition of Nasreddin Hodja/ Molla Nesreddin/ Molla Ependi/ Apendi/ Afendi Kozhanasyr Anecdotes	Azerbaijan – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Tajikistan – Türkiye – Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan
2021
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ceebu Jën, a culinary art of Senegal	Senegal
Community festivities in Campo Maior	Portugal
Dutar making craftsmanship and traditional music performing art combined with singing	Turkmenistan
Falak	Tajikistan
Joumou soup	Haiti
Malagasy Kabary, the Malagasy oratorical art	Madagascar
Moutya	Seychelles
Namur stilt jousting	Belgium
2020
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Aboxan Musik ǀŌb ǂÂns tsî ǁKhasigu, ancestral musical sound knowledge and skills	Namibia
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Chamamé	Argentina
Grass mowing competition custom in Kupres	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hawker culture in Singapore, community dining and culinary practices in a multicultural urban context	Singapore
Il-Ftira, culinary art and culture of flattened sourdough bread in Malta	Malta
Knowledge, know-how and practices pertaining to the production and consumption of couscous	Algeria – Mauritania – Morocco – Tunisia
Musical art of horn players, an instrumental technique linked to singing, breath control, vibrato, resonance of place and conviviality	France – Belgium – Luxembourg – Italy
2019
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
'Ie Samoa, fine mat and its cultural value	Samoa
Ethiopian epiphany	Ethiopia
Khorazm dance, Lazgi	Uzbekistan
Music and dance of Dominican Bachata	Dominican Republic
2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Dolma making and sharing tradition, a marker of cultural identity	Azerbaijan
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Bulgarian Chitalishte (Community Cultural Centre): practical experience in safeguarding the vitality of the Intangible Cultural Heritage	Bulgaria
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Music and dance of the merengue in the Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic
2015
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Glasoechko, male two-part singing in Dolni Polog	North Macedonia
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Alardah Alnajdiyah, dance, drumming and poetry in Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia