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
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Traditional knowledge, methods and practices concerning olive cultivation	Türkiye
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Al-Man’ouché, an emblematic culinary practice in Lebanon	Lebanon
Ch'utillos, the Festival of San Bartolomé and San Ignacio de Loyola, the meeting of cultures in Potosí	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2022
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ancestral system of knowledge of the four indigenous peoples, Arhuaco, Kankuamo, Kogui and Wiwa of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta	Colombia
Knowledge and practices related to cultivating Khawlani coffee beans	Saudi Arabia
Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weaving	Afghanistan – Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan
Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China	China
2021
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Pottery-related values, knowledge, lore and practices of the Awajún people	Peru
2020
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Handmade weaving in Upper Egypt (Sa'eed)	Egypt
2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Dolma making and sharing tradition, a marker of cultural identity	Azerbaijan
Nsima, culinary tradition of Malawi	Malawi
2016
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Bisalhães black pottery manufacturing process	Portugal
2015
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Oshituthi shomagongo, marula fruit festival	Namibia
Traditional knowledge and technologies relating to the growing and processing of the curagua	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Tugging rituals and games	Cambodia – Philippines – Republic of Korea – Viet Nam
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Know-how of cultivating mastic on the island of Chios	Greece
Lavash, the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional bread as an expression of culture in Armenia	Armenia
Traditional knowledge and skills in making Kyrgyz and Kazakh yurts (Turkic nomadic dwellings)	Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan
2013
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Knowledge, skills and rituals related to the annual renewal of the Q’eswachaka bridge	Peru
2012
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Craftsmanship of Horezu ceramics	Romania
2011
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Al Sadu, traditional weaving skills in the United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates
2010
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Wooden movable-type printing of China	China
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Traditional art of Azerbaijani carpet weaving in the Republic of Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan
Traditional skills of carpet weaving in Fars	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Traditional skills of carpet weaving in Kashan	Iran (Islamic Republic of)