The French baguette is now under UNESCO safeguarding as an item of "intangible cultural heritage." The bread is joined by a number of other global foods, traditions, and crafts. From this year's additions to the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list:
- Al-Mansaf in Jordan, a festive banquet and its social and cultural meanings (Jordan)
- Alheda'a, oral traditions of calling camel flocks (Saudi Arabia – Oman – United Arab Emirates)
- Ancestral system of knowledge of the four indigenous peoples, Arhuaco, Kankuamo, Kogui and Wiwa of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Colombia)
- Artisanal know-how and culture of baguette bread (France)
- August 15th (Dekapentavgoustos) festivities in two Highland Communities of Northern Greece: Tranos Choros (Grand Dance) in Vlasti and Syrrako Festival (Greece)
- Bear festivities in the Pyrenees (Andorra – France)
- Crafting and playing the Oud (Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Syrian Arab Republic)
- Festivals related to the Journey of the Holy family in Egypt (Egypt)
- Festivity of Saint Tryphon and the Kolo (chain dance) of Saint Tryphon, traditions of Croats from Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor) who live in the Republic of Croatia (Croatia)
- Furyu-odori, ritual dances imbued with people's hopes and prayers (Japan)
- Holy Week in Guatemala (Guatemala)
- Hungarian string band tradition (Hungary)
- Knowledge and practices related to cultivating Khawlani coffee beans (Saudi Arabia)
- Kun Lbokator, traditional martial arts in Cambodia (Cambodia)
- Manual bell ringing (Spain)
- Pyongyang Raengmyon custom (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
- Talchum, mask dance drama in the Republic of Korea (Republic of Korea)
- The practice of Modern Dance in Germany (Germany)
- Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China (China)