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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Results : 15 elements corresponding to 4 regions and 17 countries
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2023

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Elechek, Kyrgyz female headwear: traditional knowledge and ritualsKyrgyzstan
JunkanooBahamas
Shuwalid festivalEthiopia
Traditional knowledge and skills of production of the atlas and adras fabricsTajikistan
Traditional skills of loincloth weaving in Côte d’IvoireCôte d'Ivoire

2022

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Xhubleta, skills, craftsmanship and forms of usageAlbania

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Bear festivities in the PyreneesAndorra – France
The art of the traditional blouse with embroidery on the shoulder (altiţă) — an element of cultural identity in Romania and the Republic of MoldovaRomania – Republic of Moldova

2019

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Seperu folkdance and associated practicesBotswana

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Kwagh-Hir theatrical performanceNigeria

2018

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Lkhon Khol Wat Svay AndetCambodia

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Chakan, embroidery art in the Republic of TajikistanTajikistan

2017

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Door-to-door rounds of KurentiSlovenia

2012

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Folk art of the Matyó, embroidery of a traditional communityHungary

2008

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Oral heritage of GeledeBenin – Nigeria – Togo
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