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 below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with Committee decisions and evidence of community consent.

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Results : 15 elements corresponding to 16 countries

2017¹ – 2016³ – 2015⁴ – 2013² – 2012¹ – 2010² – 2009¹ – 2008¹

2017
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Al Azi, art of performing praise, pride and fortitude poetry	United Arab Emirates
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Oshi Palav, a traditional meal and its social and cultural contexts in Tajikistan	Tajikistan
Puppetry in Slovakia and Czechia	Slovakia – Czechia
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms, knowledge in China of time and practices developed through observation of the sun’s annual motion	China
2015
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Koogere oral tradition of the Basongora, Banyabindi and Batooro peoples	Uganda
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Aitysh/Aitys, art of improvisation	Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan
Arabic coffee, a symbol of generosity	United Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia – Oman – Qatar
Filete porteño in Buenos Aires, a traditional painting technique	Argentina
2013
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Kyrgyz epic trilogy: Manas, Semetey, Seytek	Kyrgyzstan
Xooy, a divination ceremony among the Serer of Senegal	Senegal
2012
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Al-Taghrooda, traditional Bedouin chanted poetry in the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman	United Arab Emirates – Oman
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ritual dramatic art of Ta‘zīye	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Traditional art of Azerbaijani carpet weaving in the Republic of Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan
2009
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Mongol Tuuli, Mongolian epic	Mongolia
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Uyghur Muqam of Xinjiang	China