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 below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with Committee decisions and evidence of community consent.
2016 | |||
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Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Khidr Elias feast and its vows | Iraq |    | |
| Living culture of three writing systems of the Georgian alphabet | Georgia | | |
| Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz | Afghanistan – Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Iraq – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan – Pakistan – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – Turkey | | |
2015 | |||
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding | |||
| Glasoechko, male two-part singing in Dolni Polog | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | | |
| Koogere oral tradition of the Basongora, Banyabindi and Batooro peoples | Uganda | | |
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Fichee-Chambalaalla, New Year festival of the Sidama people | Ethiopia | | |
2014 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Coming forth of the masks and puppets in Markala | Mali | | |
| Gwoka: music, song, dance and cultural practice representative of Guadeloupean identity | France | | |
| Practices and expressions of joking relationships in Niger | Niger | | |
2012 | |||
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding | |||
| Noken multifunctional knotted or woven bag, handcraft of the people of Papua | Indonesia | | |
2011 | |||
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding | |||
| Naqqāli, Iranian dramatic story-telling | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | | |
| Secret society of the Kôrêdugaw, the rite of wisdom in Mali | Mali | | |
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Traditional knowledge of the jaguar shamans of Yuruparí | Colombia | | |
2010 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Chhau dance | India | | |
2009 | |||
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding | |||
| Mongol Biyelgee, Mongolian traditional folk dance | Mongolia | | |
| Traditions and practices associated with the Kayas in the sacred forests of the Mijikenda | Kenya | | |
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Art of Azerbaijani Ashiq | Azerbaijan | | |
| Carnaval de Negros y Blancos | Colombia | | |
| Holy Week processions in Popayán | Colombia | | |
| Katta Ashula | Uzbekistan | | |
| Manden Charter, proclaimed in Kurukan Fuga | Mali | | |
2008 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Carnival of Barranquilla | Colombia | | |