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On the occasion of European Development Days, to be celebrated in Brussels on 15-16 June 2016, UNESCO has released a new publication, “Investing in Culture for Sustainable Development. Impact and achievements of the UNESCO/EU Expert Facility Project”.This publication features the outcomes of the flagship project “Expert Facility to strengthen the system of governance of culture in developing...
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The Basic Texts of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions are now available in Russian language. This edition contains the text of the Convention adopted by UNESCO’s 33rd General Conference on 20 October 2005, as well as its Operational Guidelines. This edition includes, in particular, the revised guidelines for Article 9 on “...
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On 8 June 2016, the Chinese edition of the Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies. A decade promoting the Diversity of Cultural Expression for Development", was officially launched at the Fourth Annual Conference of World Cultural Forum (Taihu, China, 7-9 June 2016) in Macao.The translation in Chinese language was made possible thanks to the support of the Social Sciences Academic Press, the...
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UNESCO's first Global Report on the implementation and impact of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and the Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions was launched at the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education in Brussels on 21st June, 2016.Re|Shaping Cultural Policies was presented to the Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education, Silvia Costa,...
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Recognizing the value of culture in the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda was debated during the European Development Days, held in Brussels on 16 and 17 June 2016.In the session entitled “Culture, where art thou? In search of culture in the Sustainable Development Goals: From the UNESCO Convention 2005 to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” ...
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The Aileen Getty Foundation has made a 15,000 Euro donation to UNESCO’s International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) at a special event highlighting the need for more support for filmmakers from the developing world. The event took place on the side-lines of the International Cannes Film Festival 2016 (May 18).UNESCO’s Fund empowers artists, strengthens cultural policy-making - contributing...
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