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
Xeedho	Djibouti
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Harees dish: know-how, skills and practices	United Arab Emirates – Oman – Saudi Arabia
Jamu wellness culture	Indonesia
2022
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Culture of Ukrainian borscht cooking	Ukraine
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Al-Mansaf in Jordan, a festive banquet and its social and cultural meanings	Jordan
Artisanal know-how and culture of baguette bread	France
Harissa, knowledge, skills and culinary and social practices	Tunisia
Pyongyang Raengmyon custom	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China	China
2021
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Joumou soup	Haiti
2020
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
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
Zlakusa pottery making, hand-wheel pottery making in the village of Zlakusa	Serbia
2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Art of Neapolitan ‘Pizzaiuolo’	Italy
Dolma making and sharing tradition, a marker of cultural identity	Azerbaijan
Nsima, culinary tradition of Malawi	Malawi
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, Yufka	Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Türkiye
Oshi Palav, a traditional meal and its social and cultural contexts in Tajikistan	Tajikistan
Palov culture and tradition	Uzbekistan
2015
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Arabic coffee, a symbol of generosity	United Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia – Oman – Qatar
Tradition of kimchi-making in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Argan, practices and know-how concerning the argan tree	Morocco
Lavash, the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional bread as an expression of culture in Armenia	Armenia
2013
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ancient Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making method	Georgia
Kimjang, making and sharing kimchi in the Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea
Mediterranean diet	Cyprus – Croatia – Spain – Greece – Italy – Morocco – Portugal
Turkish coffee culture and tradition	Türkiye
Washoku, traditional dietary cultures of the Japanese, notably for the celebration of New Year	Japan
2011
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ceremonial Keşkek tradition	Türkiye
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Gastronomic meal of the French	France
Traditional Mexican cuisine - ancestral, ongoing community culture, the Michoacán paradigm	Mexico