Overview
- UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee meeting in New Delhi inscribed Swiss yodeling on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
- The Swiss Federal Office of Culture said it will strengthen youth development and formal training while systematizing documentation and pursuing research.
- Switzerland’s nomination framed yodeling as a powerful expression of identity and a culture‑building practice.
- Lecturer Nadja Räss, who helped prepare the application, hailed the decision after following the vote live with students before dawn.
- The same session recognized other elements such as Italian cuisine, Icelandic swimming‑pool culture and India’s Diwali, with 55 Representative List nominations reviewed alongside 11 urgent cases and one good‑practice proposal.