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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Art of Neapolitan ‘Pizzaiuolo’ | Italy |    | |
| Chogān, a horse-riding game accompanied by music and storytelling | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | | |
| Kolo, traditional folk dance | Serbia | | |
2016 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Living culture of three writing systems of the Georgian alphabet | Georgia | | |
| Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz | Afghanistan – Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Iraq – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan – Pakistan – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – Turkey | | |
| Palov culture and tradition | Uzbekistan | | |
| Winegrowers’ Festival in Vevey | Switzerland | | |
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices | |||
| Regional Centres for Craftsmanship: a strategy for safeguarding the cultural heritage of traditional handicraft | Austria | | |
2015 | |||
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding | |||
| Traditional Vallenato music of the Greater Magdalena region | Colombia | | |
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 | | |
| Epic art of Gorogly | Turkmenistan | | |
| 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 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Al-Zajal, recited or sung poetry | Lebanon | | |
| Askiya, the art of wit | Uzbekistan | | |
| Ritual and ceremonies of Sebeïba in the oasis of Djanet, Algeria | Algeria | | |
2011 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Tsiattista poetic duelling | Cyprus | | |
2010 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Human towers | Spain | | |
2009 | |||
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding | |||
| Ca trù singing | Viet Nam | | |
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Quan Họ Bắc Ninh folk songs | Viet Nam | | |