List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

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UNESCO list cultural heritage list heritage register

The List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding is a UNESCO register identifying traditions and living cultural expressions at serious risk of disappearance that require immediate protection measures.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding canonical	6
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1824706 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Context triple: [Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, relatedList, List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding]

A. Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity is a UNESCO register that recognizes and promotes living cultural traditions and expressions from around the world to help ensure their visibility and safeguarding.
B. Memory of the World Programme
The Memory of the World Programme is a UNESCO initiative dedicated to preserving and providing access to the world’s documentary heritage, including manuscripts, archives, and audiovisual materials.
C. UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger
The UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger is an online reference work that documents and maps endangered languages worldwide, providing information on their vitality and risk of extinction.
D. Memory of the World International Register
The Memory of the World International Register is UNESCO’s global list of documentary heritage of outstanding universal value, created to ensure its preservation and accessibility for future generations.
E. Heritage at risk
Heritage at risk is a global advocacy theme highlighting the threats facing cultural monuments and sites and the urgent need for their protection and conservation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Target entity description: The List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding is a UNESCO register identifying traditions and living cultural expressions at serious risk of disappearance that require immediate protection measures.

A. Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity is a UNESCO register that recognizes and promotes living cultural traditions and expressions from around the world to help ensure their visibility and safeguarding.
B. Memory of the World Programme
The Memory of the World Programme is a UNESCO initiative dedicated to preserving and providing access to the world’s documentary heritage, including manuscripts, archives, and audiovisual materials.
C. UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger
The UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger is an online reference work that documents and maps endangered languages worldwide, providing information on their vitality and risk of extinction.
D. Memory of the World International Register
The Memory of the World International Register is UNESCO’s global list of documentary heritage of outstanding universal value, created to ensure its preservation and accessibility for future generations.
E. Heritage at risk
Heritage at risk is a global advocacy theme highlighting the threats facing cultural monuments and sites and the urgent need for their protection and conservation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO list ⓘ cultural heritage list ⓘ heritage register ⓘ
administeredBy	UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ surface form: Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
adoptedBy	General Conference of UNESCO ⓘ surface form: UNESCO General Conference
appliesTo	festive events ⓘ knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe ⓘ performing arts ⓘ rituals ⓘ social practices ⓘ traditional craftsmanship ⓘ traditions ⓘ
basedOn	Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ surface form: 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
criterion	element must be in need of urgent safeguarding ⓘ element must face risk of disappearance ⓘ state party must prepare a safeguarding plan ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	Memory of the World International Register ⓘ surface form: Memory of the World Register UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: World Heritage List
emphasizes	community participation in safeguarding ⓘ transmission of knowledge and skills ⓘ
focusesOn	intangible cultural heritage ⓘ living cultural expressions ⓘ traditions at risk of disappearance ⓘ
geographicScope	worldwide ⓘ
hasCategory	urgent safeguarding ⓘ
hasOnlineAccess	UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage website ⓘ
hasTypeOfElement	elements shared by several communities or countries ⓘ multinational element ⓘ single national element ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
maintainedBy	UNESCO ⓘ
monitoredBy	UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ surface form: UNESCO Secretariat for the 2003 Convention
partOf	Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ UNESCO culture programmes ⓘ surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage program
purpose	identify intangible cultural heritage at serious risk of disappearance ⓘ mobilize international cooperation for safeguarding endangered intangible cultural heritage ⓘ raise awareness of endangered living cultural expressions ⓘ support urgent safeguarding measures ⓘ
relatedTo	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices ⓘ Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
requires	consent of communities and practitioners ⓘ participation of communities and groups concerned ⓘ safeguarding measures with immediate effect ⓘ
scope	elements nominated by States Parties to the 2003 Convention ⓘ
selectionProcess	decision by the Intergovernmental Committee ⓘ evaluation by a Subsidiary Body or Evaluation Body ⓘ nomination by State Party ⓘ
supports	international assistance for safeguarding projects ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity → relatedList → List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding ⓘ

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Greece) → relatedTo → List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding ⓘ

UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage → relatedList → List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding ⓘ

Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage → providesFor → List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding ⓘ

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices → relatedTo → List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding ⓘ

Li people → intangibleHeritageStatus → List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Operational Directives for the Implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage → relatedTo → List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding ⓘ

meshrep → UNESCOListing → List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding ⓘ

subject surface form: Meshrep