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Periodic reporting: submissions and forthcoming deadlines for all States Parties

Important notice

The General Assembly of State Parties to the Convention at its seventh session (UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, from 4 to 6 June 2018) approved the amendments to the Operational Directives on periodic reporting (Resolution 7.GA 10) as recommended by the twelfth session of the Intergovernmental Committee through its Decision 12.COM 10, thus transitioning towards a regional cycle of reporting on the implementation of the Convention (Form ICH-10).

A transition period for reforming the periodic reporting mechanism has started and will last until the submission of reports from the first region on 15 December 2020 for examination by the Committee at its sixteenth session in 2021. This means that no periodic reports on the implementation of the Convention and on elements inscribed on the Representative List is expected until 15 December 2020. The calendar for the first regional cycle of reporting has been established at the thirteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee (Port Louis, Republic of Mauritius, 26 November to 1 December 2018) and is as follows:

2020: Latin America and the Caribbean
2021: Europe
2022: Arab States
2023: Africa
2024: Asia and the Pacific
2025: Reflection year

It is to be duly noted that the above mentioned suspension does not affect the procedure for States Parties to report on the status of elements inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding (Form ICH-11) which will continue to follow the current rules and deadlines, notably 15 December of the fourth year following the year of inscription, and every fourth year thereafter.

In-depth studies of periodic reports: transmission/education and inventory-making

The following table presents all the reports submitted so far by States Parties as well as the upcoming deadlines for submitting reports on the status of elements inscribed on the Urgent Safeguarding List.

The reports submitted before the 15 December of a given year are examined by the Committee the year after.

Type of report :

Reporting status :

Electoral group :

179 results found

Country (ratification)	Reporting on the Convention	Reporting on USL elements
Afghanistan (2009)	15/12/2015 (not submitted)
Albania (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013)
Algeria (2004)	15/12/2010 (submitted on time) 15/12/2016 (submitted in 2017)	01274 (2018): 15/12/2022
Andorra (2013)
Antigua and Barbuda (2013)
Argentina (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013)
Armenia (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013)
Austria (2009)	15/12/2015 (submitted on time)
Azerbaijan (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted in 2014)	00905 (2013): 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021 01190 (2018): 15/12/2022
Bahamas (2014)
Bahrain (2014)
Bangladesh (2009)	15/12/2015 (submitted in 2017)
Barbados (2008)	15/12/2014 (not submitted)
Belarus (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time)	00308 (2009): 15/12/2010 (submitted on time) 15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021
Belgium (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted on time)
Belize (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted on time)
Benin (2012)
Bhutan (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted in 2014) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2014)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009)	15/12/2015 (submitted on time)
Botswana (2010)	15/12/2016 (submitted on time)	00753 (2012): 15/12/2016 (submitted on time) 15/12/2020 01290 (2017): 15/12/2021
Brazil (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013)	00521 (2011): 15/12/2012 (submitted on time) 15/12/2015 (submitted in 2017) 15/12/2019 15/12/2019
Brunei Darussalam (2011)	15/12/2017 (not submitted)
Bulgaria (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted on time)
Burkina Faso (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013)
Burundi (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013)
Cabo Verde (2016)
Cambodia (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted on time)	01165 (2016): 15/12/2020 01374 (2018): 15/12/2022
Cameroon (2012)
Central African Republic (2004)	15/12/2010 (submitted on time) 15/12/2016 (not submitted)
Chad (2008)	15/12/2014 (not submitted)
Chile (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time)
China (2004)	15/12/2010 (submitted on time) 15/12/2016 (submitted in 2017)	00305 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2017 (not submitted) 15/12/2021 00303 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2017 (not submitted) 15/12/2021 00302 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2017 (not submitted) 15/12/2021 00322 (2010): 15/12/2014 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2018 (not submitted) 15/12/2022 00321 (2010): 15/12/2014 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2018 (not submitted) 15/12/2022 00304 (2010): 15/12/2014 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2018 (not submitted) 15/12/2022 00530 (2011): 15/12/2015 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2019 15/12/2019
Colombia (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time)	01095 (2015): 15/12/2019 15/12/2019 01285 (2017): 15/12/2021
Comoros (2013)
Congo (2012)
Cook Islands (2016)
Costa Rica (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted in 2014)
Côte d’Ivoire (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted on time)
Croatia (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time)	00320 (2010): 15/12/2014 (submitted on time) 15/12/2018 (submitted on time) 15/12/2022
Cuba (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted on time)
Cyprus (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013)
Czechia (2009)	15/12/2015 (submitted on time)
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (2010)	15/12/2016 (not submitted)
Denmark (2009)	15/12/2015 (submitted in 2016)
Djibouti (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted in 2017)
Dominica (2005)	15/12/2011 (not submitted)
Dominican Republic (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2014)
Ecuador (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time)
Egypt (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (not submitted)	01376 (2018): 15/12/2022
El Salvador (2012)
Equatorial Guinea (2010)	15/12/2016 (not submitted)
Eritrea (2010)	15/12/2016 (not submitted)
Estonia (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013)
Eswatini (2012)
Ethiopia (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted on time)
Fiji (2010)	15/12/2016 (not submitted)
Finland (2013)
France (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013)	00315 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted in 2015) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021
Gabon (2004)	15/12/2010 (submitted in 2011) 15/12/2016 (submitted on time)
Gambia (2011)	15/12/2017 (not submitted)
Georgia (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time)
Germany (2013)
Ghana (2016)
Greece (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted in 2015)
Grenada (2009)	15/12/2015 (not submitted)
Guatemala (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013)	00863 (2013): 15/12/2014 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021
Guinea (2008)	15/12/2014 (not submitted)
Guinea-Bissau (2016)
Haiti (2009)	15/12/2015 (submitted in 2016)
Honduras (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013)
Hungary (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted on time)
Iceland (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted in 2014) 15/12/2017 (not submitted)
India (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time)
Indonesia (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted on time)	00509 (2011): 15/12/2015 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2019 15/12/2019 00619 (2012): 15/12/2016 (submitted on time) 15/12/2020
Iran (Islamic Republic of) (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2016)	00535 (2011): 15/12/2015 (submitted on time) 15/12/2019 15/12/2019 00534 (2011): 15/12/2015 (submitted on time) 15/12/2019 15/12/2019
Iraq (2010)	15/12/2016 (not submitted)
Ireland (2015)
Italy (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted on time)
Jamaica (2010)	15/12/2016 (submitted in 2017)
Japan (2004)	15/12/2010 (submitted on time) 15/12/2016 (submitted on time)
Jordan (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2014) 15/12/2018 (submitted in -1)
Kazakhstan (2011)	15/12/2017 (submitted on time)
Kenya (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted on time)	00313 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021 00981 (2014): 15/12/2018 (submitted on time) 15/12/2022 01390 (2018): 15/12/2022
Kiribati (2018)
Kuwait (2015)
Kyrgyzstan (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013)	00693 (2012): 15/12/2016 (submitted in 2017) 15/12/2020
Lao People’s Democratic Republic (2009)	15/12/2015 (not submitted)
Latvia (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time)	00314 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021
Lebanon (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted in 2017)
Lesotho (2008)	15/12/2014 (not submitted)
Lithuania (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time)
Luxembourg (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013)
Madagascar (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted on time)
Malawi (2010)	15/12/2016 (submitted in 2017)
Malaysia (2013)
Mali (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time)	00289 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021 00520 (2011): 15/12/2015 (submitted on time) 15/12/2019 15/12/2019
Malta (2017)
Marshall Islands (2015)
Mauritania (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2017)	00524 (2011): 15/12/2015 (submitted in 2017) 15/12/2019 15/12/2019
Mauritius (2004)	15/12/2010 (submitted on time) 15/12/2016 (submitted on time)
Mexico (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time)
Micronesia (Federated States of) (2013)
Monaco (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted in 2014)
Mongolia (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time)	00312 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021 00311 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021 00310 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021 00543 (2011): 15/12/2015 (submitted on time) 15/12/2019 15/12/2019 00873 (2013): 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021 00871 (2017): 15/12/2021 01061 (2015): 15/12/2019 15/12/2019
Montenegro (2009)	15/12/2015 (submitted in 2017)
Morocco (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013)	01256 (2017): 15/12/2021
Mozambique (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted in 2014)
Myanmar (2014)
Namibia (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted on time)
Nauru (2013)
Nepal (2010)	15/12/2016 (not submitted)
Netherlands (2012)
Nicaragua (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2014)
Niger (2007)	15/12/2013 (not submitted)
Nigeria (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time)
North Macedonia (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2016)	01104 (2015): 15/12/2019 15/12/2019
Norway (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted in 2014)
Oman (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted in 2012) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time)
Pakistan (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time)	01381 (2018): 15/12/2022
Palau (2011)	15/12/2017 (not submitted)
Palestine (2011)	15/12/2017 (submitted on time)
Panama (2004)	15/12/2010 (submitted in 2015) 15/12/2016 (submitted on time)
Papua New Guinea (2008)	15/12/2014 (not submitted)
Paraguay (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2016)
Peru (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (not submitted)	00531 (2011): 15/12/2015 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2019 15/12/2019
Philippines (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2014)
Poland (2011)	15/12/2017 (submitted on time)
Portugal (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time)	01065 (2015): 15/12/2019 15/12/2019 01199 (2016): 15/12/2020
Qatar (2008)	15/12/2014 (not submitted)
Republic of Korea (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time)
Republic of Moldova (2006)	15/12/2012 (not submitted)
Romania (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013)
Russian Federation *	15/12/2014 (submitted on time)
Rwanda (2013)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (2016)
Saint Lucia (2007)	15/12/2013 (not submitted)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2009)	15/12/2015 (not submitted)
Samoa (2013)
Sao Tome and Principe (2006)	15/12/2012 (not submitted)
Saudi Arabia (2008)	15/12/2014 (not submitted)
Senegal (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted on time)
Serbia (2010)	15/12/2016 (submitted in 2017)
Seychelles (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (not submitted)
Singapore (2018)
Slovakia (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013)
Slovenia (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time)
Solomon Islands (2018)
South Sudan (2016)
Spain (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013)
Sri Lanka (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time)
Sudan (2008)	15/12/2014 (not submitted)
Suriname (2017)
Sweden (2011)	15/12/2017 (submitted on time)
Switzerland (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time)
Syrian Arab Republic (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time)	01368 (2018): 15/12/2022
Tajikistan (2010)	15/12/2016 (not submitted)
Thailand (2016)
Timor-Leste (2016)
Togo (2009)	15/12/2015 (not submitted)
Tonga (2010)	15/12/2016 (submitted in 2017)
Trinidad and Tobago (2010)	15/12/2016 (not submitted)
Tunisia (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2016)
Turkey (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted on time)	00658 (2017): 15/12/2021
Turkmenistan (2011)	15/12/2017 (submitted on time)
Tuvalu (2017)
Uganda (2009)	15/12/2015 (submitted in 2017)	00749 (2012): 15/12/2016 (submitted on time) 15/12/2020 00904 (2013): 15/12/2014 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021 00982 (2014): 15/12/2018 (submitted on time) 15/12/2022 00911 (2015): 15/12/2019 15/12/2019 01187 (2016): 15/12/2020
Ukraine (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted in 2015)	01194 (2016): 15/12/2020
United Arab Emirates (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time)	00517 (2011): 15/12/2015 (submitted on time) 15/12/2019 15/12/2019 01268 (2017): 15/12/2021
United Republic of Tanzania (2011)	15/12/2017 (not submitted)
Uruguay (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted on time)
Uzbekistan (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time)
Vanuatu (2010)	15/12/2016 (not submitted)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted on time)	00983 (2014): 15/12/2013 (submitted in 2018) 15/12/2022
Viet Nam (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (not submitted)	00309 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021
Yemen (2007)	15/12/2013 (not submitted)
Zambia (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2014)
Zimbabwe (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2014)

* In compliance with paragraphs 168 and 169 of the Operational Directives, the Committee had to examine the report submitted by the Russian Federation, a State non party to the Convention, on two elements originally proclaimed Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity and then incorporated in 2008 in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity