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.
2018 | |||
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Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Khon, masked dance drama in Thailand | Thailand |    | |
| Rūkada Nātya, traditional string puppet drama in Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | | |
2016 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Momoeria, New Year's celebration in eight villages of Kozani area, West Macedonia, Greece | Greece | | |
2014 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Nongak, community band music, dance and rituals in the Republic of Korea | Republic of Korea | | |
2011 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Ceremonial Keşkek tradition | Turkey | | |
2010 | |||
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding | |||
| Meshrep | China | | |
2009 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Daimokutate | Japan | | |
2008 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Arts of the Meddah, public storytellers | Turkey | | |
| Carnival of Oruro | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | | |
| Cocolo dance drama tradition | Dominican Republic | | |
| El Güegüense | Nicaragua | | |
| Gangneung Danoje festival | Republic of Korea | | |
| Mystery play of Elche | Spain | | |
| Ningyo Johruri Bunraku puppet theatre | Japan | | |
| Olonkho, Yakut heroic epos | Russian Federation | | |