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 : 62 elements corresponding to 5 regions and 44 countries
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2024

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Art of crafting and playing rubab/rababAfghanistan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Tajikistan – Uzbekistan
Betashar, traditional wedding ritualKazakhstan
Semsemiah: instrument crafting and playingEgypt – Saudi Arabia

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Safeguarding programme of kobza and wheel lyre traditionUkraine

2023

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Bolero: identity, emotion and poetry turned into songCuba – Mexico

2022

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Crafting and playing the OudIran (Islamic Republic of) – Syrian Arab Republic
Orteke, traditional performing art in Kazakhstan: dance, puppet and musicKazakhstan

2021

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Cultural practices and expressions linked to the 'M’Bolon', a traditional musical percussion instrumentMali

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Art of Xòe dance of the Tai people in Viet NamViet Nam
Bakhshi artUzbekistan
Dutar making craftsmanship and traditional music performing art combined with singingTurkmenistan
Pasillo, song and poetryEcuador

2020

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

ChamaméArgentina

2019

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Irish harpingIreland
Morna, musical practice of Cabo VerdeCabo Verde
Music and dance of Dominican BachataDominican Republic
Practices of Then by Tày, Nùng and Thái ethnic groups in Viet NamViet Nam
Traditional skills of crafting and playing DotārIran (Islamic Republic of)

2018

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Reggae music of JamaicaJamaica

2017

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

PuntoCuba
RebetikoGreece

2016

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Chapei Dang VengCambodia
Ma'di bowl lyre music and danceUganda

2015

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Traditional Vallenato music of the Greater Magdalena regionColombia

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Aitysh/Aitys, art of improvisationKazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan
Al-Razfa, a traditional performing artUnited Arab Emirates – Oman

2014

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Kazakh traditional art of Dombra KuyKazakhstan
Kopachkata, a social dance from the village of Dramche, PijanecNorth Macedonia

2012

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Craftsmanship and performance art of the Tar, a long-necked string musical instrumentAzerbaijan

2011

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Moorish epic T’heydinnMauritania

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Fado, urban popular song of PortugalPortugal
Mariachi, string music, song and trumpetMexico

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Fandango's Living MuseumBrazil

2010

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

FlamencoSpain
Gagok, lyric song cycles accompanied by an orchestraRepublic of Korea
Kumiodori, traditional Okinawan musical theatreJapan
Mongolian traditional art of KhöömeiMongolia
Music of the Bakhshis of KhorasanIran (Islamic Republic of)
Pirekua, traditional song of the P’urhépechaMexico
Scissors dancePeru
Semah, Alevi-Bektaşi ritualTürkiye
Sutartinės, Lithuanian multipart songsLithuania

2009

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Ca trù singingViet Nam
Mongol Tuuli, Mongolian epicMongolia

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Art of Azerbaijani AshiqAzerbaijan
Âşıklık (minstrelsy) traditionTürkiye
Farmers’ dance of China’s Korean ethnic groupChina
GagakuJapan
ManasChina
Mongolian art of singing, KhoomeiChina
NanyinChina
Radif of Iranian musicIran (Islamic Republic of)
Two-part singing and playing in the Istrian scaleCroatia

2008

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Art of Akyns, Kyrgyz epic tellersKyrgyzstan
Azerbaijani MughamAzerbaijan
Baul songsBangladesh
Guqin and its musicChina
Iraqi MaqamIraq
Kabuki theatreJapan
Ningyo Johruri Bunraku puppet theatreJapan
Song of Sana’aYemen
Uyghur Muqam of XinjiangChina
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