The Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention's 20th Anniversary was also celebrated at the Committee Session. The convention is now ratified by 181 State Parties, and the list now includes more than 700 traditions and cultural practices.
55 New Inscriptions
Held from the 5 - 8 December, the 18th Intergovernmental session of the Committee was chaired by Botswana. Following debates, the 24 State members of the Committee decided to inscribe 55 new cultural practices:
6 practices were inscribed on the Intangible Heritage List of Urgent Safeguarding
45 practices were inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
And 4 were inscribed on the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Including these new inscriptions, 730 cultural practices spread across 145 countries now make up UNESCO's living heritage.
