Which international organisation has inscribed Yoga in the representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?

Which international organisation has inscribed Yoga in the representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?
[A]UNIDO
[B]UNICEF
[C]UNISDR
[D]UNESCO

UNESCO
India’s one of the ancient practices “Yoga” has been inscribed as an element in the UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of humanity during the 11th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. With this, Yoga has become the 13th intangible cultural heritage that has been listed from India so far with UNESCO. Previous ones includes Chhau dance,Buddhist chanting of Ladakh, Sankirtana-the ritual singing, drumming, and dancing of Manipur, the traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab and Ramlila- the traditional performance of the Ramayana.


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