The States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003)
Resources
In the text of the Convention
Article 11 - Role of States Parties
Article 29 - Reports by the States Parties
Article 32 - Ratification, acceptance or approval
Article 34 - Entry into force
The Convention entered into force on 20 April 2006 for the thirty States that had ratified it on or before the 20 January 2006. With respect to any other State, the Convention enters into force three months after the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
The following list of States is presented by electoral group and provided for easy reference, but has no official status.
| 163 STATES (as at 14-04-2015) | TERMS OF OFFICE |
|---|---|
| Group I (20 States) | |
| Andorra | |
| Austria | |
| Belgium | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Cyprus | |
| Denmark | |
| Finland | |
| France | |
| Germany | |
| Greece | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Iceland | |
| Italy | |
| Luxembourg | |
| Monaco | |
| Netherlands | |
| Norway | |
| Portugal | |
| Spain | |
| Sweden | |
| Switzerland | |
| Turkey | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Group II (24 States) | |
| Albania | |
| Armenia | |
| Azerbaijan | |
| Belarus | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Bulgaria | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Croatia | |
| Czech Republic | |
| Estonia | |
| Georgia | |
| Hungary | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Latvia | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Lithuania | |
| Montenegro | |
| Poland | |
| Republic of Moldova | |
| Romania | |
| Serbia | |
| Slovakia | |
| Slovenia | |
| Tajikistan | |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | |
| Ukraine | |
| Uzbekistan | |
| Group III (30 States) | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | |
| Argentina | |
| Bahamas | |
| Barbados | |
| Belize | |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | |
| Brazil | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Chile | |
| Colombia | |
| Costa Rica | |
| Cuba | |
| Dominica | |
| Dominican Republic | |
| Ecuador | |
| El Salvador | |
| Grenada | |
| Guatemala | |
| Haiti | |
| Honduras | |
| Jamaica | |
| Mexico | |
| Nicaragua | |
| Panama | |
| Paraguay | |
| Peru | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Saint Lucia | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Uruguay | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | |
| Group IV (33 States) | |
| Afghanistan | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Bangladesh | |
| Bhutan | |
| Brunei Darussalam | |
| Cambodia | |
| China | |
| Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | |
| Fiji | |
| India | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Indonesia | |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | |
| Japan | |
| Kazakhstan | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | |
| Malaysia | |
| Marshall Islands | |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | |
| Mongolia | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Myanmar | |
| Nauru | |
| Nepal | |
| Pakistan | |
| Palau | |
| Papua New Guinea | |
| Philippines | |
| Republic of Korea | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Samoa | |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Tonga | |
| Turkmenistan | |
| Vanuatu | |
| Viet Nam | |
| Group V(a) (38 States) | |
| Benin | |
| Botswana | |
| Burkina Faso | |
| Burundi | |
| Cameroon | |
| Central African Republic | |
| Chad | |
| Comoros | |
| Congo | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Djibouti | |
| Equatorial Guinea | |
| Eritrea | |
| Ethiopia | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Gabon | |
| Gambia | |
| Guinea | |
| Kenya | |
| Lesotho | |
| Madagascar | |
| Malawi | |
| Mali | |
| Mauritius | |
| Mozambique | |
| Namibia | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Niger | |
| Nigeria | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Rwanda | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | |
| Senegal | |
| Seychelles | |
| Swaziland | |
| Togo | |
| Uganda | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | |
| Zambia | |
| Zimbabwe | |
| Group V(b) (18 States) | |
| Algeria | Committee Member: 2014-2018 |
| Bahrain | |
| Egypt | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| Iraq | |
| Jordan | |
| Kuwait | |
| Lebanon | |
| Mauritania | |
| Morocco | |
| Oman | |
| Palestine | |
| Qatar | |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| Sudan | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | |
| Tunisia | Committee Member: 2012-2016 |
| United Arab Emirates | |
| Yemen | |