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
Beekeeping in Slovenia, a way of life	Slovenia
Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practices	United Arab Emirates – Bahrain – Egypt – Iraq – Jordan – Kuwait – Mauritania – Morocco – Oman – Palestine – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Sudan – Tunisia – Yemen
Knowledge and practices related to cultivating Khawlani coffee beans	Saudi Arabia
Knowledge of the light rum masters	Cuba
Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weaving	Afghanistan – Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan
The art of the traditional blouse with embroidery on the shoulder (altiţă) — an element of cultural identity in Romania and the Republic of Moldova	Romania – Republic of Moldova
Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China	China
2020
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Handmade weaving in Upper Egypt (Sa'eed)	Egypt
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Charfia fishing in the Kerkennah Islands	Tunisia
Craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanics	Switzerland – France
Handmade production of Christmas tree decorations from blown glass beads	Czechia
Hawker culture in Singapore, community dining and culinary practices in a multicultural urban context	Singapore
Traditional weaving of Al Sadu	Saudi Arabia – Kuwait
2019
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ak-kalpak craftsmanship, traditional knowledge and skills in making and wearing Kyrgyz men’s headwear	Kyrgyzstan
Ethiopian epiphany	Ethiopia
2015
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Copper craftsmanship of Lahij	Azerbaijan