Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity

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UNESCO program cultural heritage recognition program intangible cultural heritage initiative

The Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity was a UNESCO program that recognized and promoted outstanding examples of living cultural traditions and expressions worldwide prior to the creation of the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity	5
Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity	3
Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity	2
Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity canonical	2
Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity proclamations	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage program	1
UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity (Silbo Gomero)	1
list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity	1

How this entity was disambiguated

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

Target entity: Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
Context triple: [Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, predecessor, Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity]

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. Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is a UNESCO treaty adopted in 2003 that aims to protect and promote living cultural expressions and traditions worldwide.
C. 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.
D. UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
The UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is the main international body responsible for implementing the 2003 Convention, including evaluating nominations and overseeing measures to protect and promote living cultural traditions worldwide.
E. 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.
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: Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
Target entity description: The Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity was a UNESCO program that recognized and promoted outstanding examples of living cultural traditions and expressions worldwide prior to the creation of the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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. Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is a UNESCO treaty adopted in 2003 that aims to protect and promote living cultural expressions and traditions worldwide.
C. 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.
D. UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
The UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is the main international body responsible for implementing the 2003 Convention, including evaluating nominations and overseeing measures to protect and promote living cultural traditions worldwide.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO program ⓘ cultural heritage recognition program ⓘ intangible cultural heritage initiative ⓘ
administeredBy	UNESCO ⓘ
appliesTo	communities ⓘ groups ⓘ in some cases individuals ⓘ
basedOn	UNESCO 1989 Recommendation on the Safeguarding of Traditional Culture and Folklore ⓘ linked to: Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
category	UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage program ⓘ linked to: Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
conventionAdopted	2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ linked to: Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
countryOfOrganization	France ⓘ
dissolved	2008 ⓘ
field	intangible cultural heritage ⓘ living cultural expressions ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ
firstEdition	2001 ⓘ
goal	promotion of living cultural traditions ⓘ raising awareness of cultural diversity ⓘ recognition of outstanding intangible cultural heritage ⓘ safeguarding of oral and intangible heritage ⓘ
hasTypeOfHeritageRecognized	knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe ⓘ oral traditions and expressions ⓘ performing arts ⓘ social practices, rituals and festive events ⓘ traditional craftsmanship ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Paris ⓘ
inception	1998 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
notableOutcome	influenced development of the 2003 Intangible Heritage Convention ⓘ raised international visibility of intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
numberOfProclamationRounds	3 ⓘ
operator	UNESCO ⓘ
partOf	UNESCO culture sector activities ⓘ
relatedTo	Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
replacedBy	Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
resultedIn	list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ linked to: Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
scope	worldwide ⓘ
secondEdition	2003 ⓘ
selectionBody	UNESCO jury of experts ⓘ
selectionCriteria	exemplary role in cultural diversity ⓘ need for urgent safeguarding measures ⓘ outstanding value as intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
selectionMethod	periodic international proclamations ⓘ
statusOfProclaimedMasterpieces	incorporated into the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
thirdEdition	2005 ⓘ
website	https://ich.unesco.org ⓘ

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