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.
2017 | |||
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List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding | |||
| Mongolian traditional practices of worshipping the sacred sites | Mongolia |    | |
| Taskiwin, martial dance of the western High Atlas | Morocco | | |
| Whistled language | Turkey | | |
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Ritual journeys in La Paz during Alasita | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | | |
| Sega tambour of Rodrigues Island | Mauritius | | |
2016 | |||
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding | |||
| Chapei Dang Veng | Cambodia | | |
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Bhojpuri folk songs in Mauritius, Geet-Gawai | Mauritius | | |
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices | |||
| Safeguarding of the folk music heritage by the Kodály concept | Hungary | | |
2014 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Cante Alentejano, polyphonic singing from Alentejo, southern Portugal | Portugal | | |
| Capoeira circle | Brazil | | |
| Ritual and ceremonies of Sebeïba in the oasis of Djanet, Algeria | Algeria | | |
2013 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Commemoration feast of the finding of the True Holy Cross of Christ | Ethiopia | | |
2012 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Fest-Noz, festive gathering based on the collective practice of traditional dances of Brittany | France | | |
2011 | |||
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding | |||
| Moorish epic T’heydinn | Mauritania | | |
| Yaokwa, the Enawene Nawe people's ritual for the maintenance of social and cosmic order | Brazil | | |
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Mariachi, string music, song and trumpet | Mexico | | |
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices | |||
| Call for projects of the National Programme of Intangible Heritage | Brazil | | |
2009 | |||
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding | |||
| Traditions and practices associated with the Kayas in the sacred forests of the Mijikenda | Kenya | | |
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Quan Họ Bắc Ninh folk songs | Viet Nam | | |
2008 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Cultural space of the Yaaral and Degal | Mali | | |