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 : 93 elements corresponding to 54 countries

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2017
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Dikopelo folk music of Bakgatla ba Kgafela in Kgatleng District	Botswana
Taskiwin, martial dance of the western High Atlas	Morocco
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Kushtdepdi rite of singing and dancing	Turkmenistan
Multipart singing of Horehronie	Slovakia
2016
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Chapei Dang Veng	Cambodia
Ma'di bowl lyre music and dance	Uganda
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Almezmar, drumming and dancing with sticks	Saudi Arabia
Bhojpuri folk songs in Mauritius, Geet-Gawai	Mauritius
Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, Yufka	Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Turkey
Gada system, an indigenous democratic socio-political system of the Oromo	Ethiopia
Oshi Palav, a traditional meal and its social and cultural contexts in Tajikistan	Tajikistan
Palov culture and tradition	Uzbekistan
Traditional wall-carpet craftsmanship in Romania and the Republic of Moldova	Republic of Moldova – Romania
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
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Al-Razfa, a traditional performing art	United Arab Emirates – Oman
Alardah Alnajdiyah, dance, drumming and poetry in Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia
Copper craftsmanship of Lahij	Azerbaijan
Fichee-Chambalaalla, New Year festival of the Sidama people	Ethiopia
Lad’s dances in Romania	Romania
Majlis, a cultural and social space	United Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia – Oman – Qatar
Surova folk feast in Pernik region	Bulgaria
Tradition of kimchi-making in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Wititi dance of the Colca Valley	Peru
2014
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Isukuti dance of Isukha and Idakho communities of Western Kenya	Kenya
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Al-Ayyala, a traditional performing art of the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates	Oman – United Arab Emirates
Argan, practices and know-how concerning the argan tree	Morocco
Arirang folk song in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Kopachkata, a social dance from the village of Dramche, Pijanec	The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Lavash, the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional bread as an expression of culture in Armenia	Armenia
Practices and expressions of joking relationships in Niger	Niger
Traditional art and symbolism of Kelaghayi, making and wearing women’s silk headscarves	Azerbaijan
Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab, India	India
Traditional knowledge and skills in making Kyrgyz and Kazakh yurts (Turkic nomadic dwellings)	Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan
Traditional Mauritian Sega	Mauritius
Ví and Giặm folk songs of Nghệ Tĩnh	Viet Nam
Zmijanje embroidery	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2013
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Commemoration feast of the finding of the True Holy Cross of Christ	Ethiopia
Men’s group Colindat, Christmas-time ritual	Republic of Moldova – Romania
Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur	India
Turkish coffee culture and tradition	Turkey
2012
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Ala-kiyiz and Shyrdak, art of Kyrgyz traditional felt carpets	Kyrgyzstan
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
Arirang, lyrical folk song in the Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea
Craftsmanship and performance art of the Tar, a long-necked string musical instrument	Azerbaijan
Fest-Noz, festive gathering based on the collective practice of traditional dances of Brittany	France
Mesir Macunu festival	Turkey
Performance of the Armenian epic of 'Daredevils of Sassoun' or 'David of Sassoun'	Armenia
Rites and craftsmanship associated with the wedding costume tradition of Tlemcen	Algeria
2011
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Moorish epic T’heydinn	Mauritania
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Bećarac singing and playing from Eastern Croatia	Croatia
Ceremonial Keşkek tradition	Turkey
Chinese shadow puppetry	China
Mariachi, string music, song and trumpet	Mexico
Nijemo Kolo, silent circle dance of the Dalmatian hinterland	Croatia
Tsiattista poetic duelling	Cyprus
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Al-Bar’ah, music and dance of Oman Dhofari valleys	Oman
Flamenco	Spain
Gastronomic meal of the French	France
Gingerbread craft from Northern Croatia	Croatia
Sutartinės, Lithuanian multipart songs	Lithuania
Traditional art of Azerbaijani carpet weaving in the Republic of Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan
2009
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Mongol Biyelgee, Mongolian traditional folk dance	Mongolia
Mongol Tuuli, Mongolian epic	Mongolia
Suiti cultural space	Latvia
Traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering	China
Traditional music of the Tsuur	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
Âşıklık (minstrelsy) tradition	Turkey
Chinese calligraphy	China
Chinese paper-cut	China
Doina	Romania
Ganggangsullae	Republic of Korea
Gesar epic tradition	China
Indonesian Batik	Indonesia
Manas	China
Nanyin	China
Seto Leelo, Seto polyphonic singing tradition	Estonia
Spring procession of Ljelje/Kraljice (queens) from Gorjani	Croatia
Two-part singing and playing in the Istrian scale	Croatia
Yueju opera	China
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ahellil of Gourara	Algeria
Al-Sirah Al-Hilaliyyah epic	Egypt
Albanian folk iso-polyphony	Albania
Canto a tenore, Sardinian pastoral songs	Italy
Chopi Timbila	Mozambique
Cultural space of Palenque de San Basilio	Colombia
Darangen epic of the Maranao people of Lake Lanao	Philippines
Duduk and its music	Armenia
Gule Wamkulu	Malawi – Mozambique – Zambia
Moussem of Tan-Tan	Morocco
Song of Sana’a	Yemen
Urtiin Duu, traditional folk long song	China – Mongolia