UNESCO Adds 63 New Intangible Heritage Listings

The UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, meeting in Asunción (Paraguay) from 2 to 6 December, inscribed 63 new elements on the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage, at the initiative of 90 countries.

At the end of the debates, the 24 Member States of the Committee decided to inscribe 63 new cultural elements, including:

  • 2 elements on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding;

  • 58 elements on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity;

  • 3 programmes on the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

With these new inscriptions, 788 cultural practices in 150 countries are now part of UNESCO's living heritage.

In response to the positive impact of the safeguarding measures put in place since their inscription, 3 elements have also been transferred from the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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