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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The system will search the exact expression entered (i.e. ‘sustainable development’), except if you separate the terms by a comma so that the motor search one or the other expression or the two (i.e. ‘foodways, culinary practices’).

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Results : 13 elements corresponding to 5 regions and 18 countries

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2023
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Al-Man’ouché, an emblematic culinary practice in Lebanon	Lebanon
Practices and meanings associated with the preparation and consumption of ceviche, an expression of Peruvian traditional cuisine	Peru
2022
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Al-Mansaf in Jordan, a festive banquet and its social and cultural meanings	Jordan
Culture of Çay (tea), a symbol of identity, hospitality and social interaction	Azerbaijan – Türkiye
Harissa, knowledge, skills and culinary and social practices	Tunisia
Pyongyang Raengmyon custom	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2021
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ceebu Jën, a culinary art of Senegal	Senegal
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Success story of promoting traditional foods and safeguarding traditional foodways in Kenya	Kenya
2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Art of Neapolitan ‘Pizzaiuolo’	Italy
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Know-how of cultivating mastic on the island of Chios	Greece
2013
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Mediterranean diet	Cyprus – Croatia – Spain – Greece – Italy – Morocco – Portugal
Washoku, traditional dietary cultures of the Japanese, notably for the celebration of New Year	Japan
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Gastronomic meal of the French	France