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The 2005 Convention Secretariat is looking for a company with proven expertise in the field of project monitoring and evaluation to redesign the International Fund for Cultural diversity (IFCD) project monitoring and evaluation framework, and to conduct an impact study of IFCD-funded projects.Interested agencies and companies should submit their proposal by Friday 3rd of May 2019 at noon...
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UNESCO and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Ethiopia will co-organize a public consultation meeting to discuss the future of Ethiopia’s cultural policy as well as steps to implement its recently adopted Film Policy.This meeting, to be held on 30 April 2019 at the Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (ARCCH) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, will be opened by HE...
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Can media play a part in building peace and promoting reconciliation? Under the topic “Media for Democracy”, World Press Freedom Day 2019 will address the current challenges faced by media in elections. The global conference, jointly organized by UNESCO, the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the African Union, will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1-3 May...
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UNESCO Headquarters | 5 - 7 June 2019The seventh session of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions met in Paris to examine the state of implementation of the 2005 Convention and discuss how this contributes to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. It took important decisions on the future activities of the...
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Do you know what policies have been implemented in Mongolia to support contemporary cultural expressions? Are you curious about global best practices, emerging challenges and opportunities in the cultural sector across the world? Are you aware of funding opportunities available to Mongolian artists and organizations? Would you like to contribute to future cultural policies?Find the...
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Call for Expression of Interest for the project implementation in Mauritius RE|SHAPING CULTURAL POLICIES FOR THE PROMOTION OF FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS AND THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS Project funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) 2018-2021 Deadline: 17 May 2019 The purpose of this call is to solicit expression of interest from individuals...
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Henok Mebratu has a bird’s eye-view of the Ethiopian film industry. He is a film director and a producer with five feature films, over 20 documentary pieces and a few TV shows under his belt. He was selected as Emerging Talent at Cannes Festival in 2012 and discussed Ethiopia’s emerging film industry at Berlinale Africa Hub in 2019. At Action Media, he specializes in providing full...
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Henok Mebratu has a bird’s eye-view of the Ethiopian film industry. He is a film director and a producer with five feature films, over 20 documentary pieces and a few TV shows under his belt. He was selected as Emerging Talent at Cannes Festival in 2012 and discussed Ethiopia’s emerging film industry at Berlinale Africa Hub in 2019. At Action Media, he specializes in providing full production...
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Basma El Husseiny has seen people and places traumatized by conflicts. The cultural manager with thirty years of experience formed Action for Hope in 2013 to empower vulnerable population through culture, and the organization has worked in Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt. A member of UNESCO’s expert facility for the implementation of the 2005 Convention on the Promotion and Protection of the Diversity...
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UNESCO's 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions recognizes the fundamental role played by civil society in the achievement of its objectives. Therefore, the Convention's governing bodies ensure the involvement of civil society organisations (CSOs) in the implementation of the Convention and encourage their participation at statutory meetings...
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On 30 April 2019, over 250 cultural professionals gathered in Addis Ababa to attend the public consultation meeting co-organized by UNESCO and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to discuss the future of Ethiopia’s cultural policy and steps to implement its recently adopted Film Policy.The meeting was opened jointly by H.E. Ms Bizunesh Meseret, State Minister for Culture of Ethiopia, H...
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The 2005 Convention stipulates that Parties should adopt measures aimed at enhancing the diversity of media and diversity in media, including through public service broadcasting, and more recently, public service media.The training in Seychelles aims to raise awareness among media professionals on the importance of media diversity and diversity in the media. It will identify the gaps...
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As part of the 7th session of the Conference of Parties (4-7 June 2019), UNESCO is organizing a screening of the film The Mercy of the Jungle.Directed by Rwandan Joël Karekezi, The Mercy of the Jungle is set in 1998 during the second Congo war. The film tells the story of two Rwandan soldiers who are separated from their battalion in the Kivu region, on the border between Congo and Rwanda,...
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“Protect journalists, including press cartoonists, artists, ‘artivists’ and others who are at risk of attack for exercising their right to freedom of expression” – emphasizes the final Declaration adopted in Addis Ababa on 3 May during the World Press Freedom Day 2019. The unprecedented attempt to directly link press and artistic freedom issues reflects the international community’s growing...
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Mongolian creativity is on the rise. Record number of artists are representing the country at international events such as Venice Art Biennale. This year’s Silk Road International Fashion Week is due to take place in Mongolia. Competition for audience, however, is increasingly fierce and imbalanced; share of global exports of cultural goods by top 10 countries has reached 79 per cent...
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The UNESCO Office in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) is organizing a study tour to Poland from 11 to 19 May 2019 for students from the FOCUS Film School.The Study Tour will seek to enhance cooperation between Uzbek and Polish institutions and organizations in the field of the film industry, in particular between the “Focus Film School” in Uzbekistan and Polish film institutions, such as the Wajda...
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Exactly 10 years ago, a group of cultural professionales gathered at the U40-World Forum "Cultural Diversity 2030" in Paris, during which the “Proposals for Cultural Diversity 2030” was collaboratively developed.The German Commission for UNESCO (GCU) will organize a celebration for the 10th anniversary of the Forum in cooperation with the International Federation of Coalitions for...
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During the 7th Conference of Parties, a series of talks – Create | 2030 – will be held to discuss how investments in creativity can have a direct impact on achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.Create | 2030 Talks will take place at UNESCO HQ in Paris and feature artists, academics, policy makers and entrepreneurs from around the world. It introduces innovative ideas for the...
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Global leaders and non-governmental actors will meet at UNESCO Headquarters to discuss the implementation of the UNESCO’s Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Expressions at the Conference of Parties from 5 to 7 June.All working documents and information documents are found here.Timetable The provisional timetable can be found here.Create | 2030Create | 2030, a...
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Maguette Dieye is a cultural project manager at Diagn’art in Saint Louis, Senegal, where she works to bring positive changes to her community through power of dance. Becoming a professional in the field of culture did not come easy; a capacity-building training funded by International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) gave her the practical knowledge she needed to step up her career. The...
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Loeurt To has witnessed the growth of performing arts industry in Cambodia first hand. Through his capacity building project funded by the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD), Phare Ponleu Selpak, To’s arts organization, has contributed to the professionalization of over 360 cultural actors. To is attending the 7th Conference of Parties with the mission to connect with his peers...
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Mauricio Delfín is director of Asociación Civil Solar, a cultural organization that builds bridges between Peruvian civil society and policy makers. Solar has fostered the creation of digital and social platforms aimed at fostering the democratization of the cultural and creative sectors. He attends the 7th Conference of Parties to extend the bridges from Peru across the globe. Why did you...
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The seventh session of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005) has opened on 5 June 2019 at UNESCO HQ in Paris.On its first day of the three-day conference, His Excellency Abdoul Karim Sango, Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism of Burkina Faso, was elected Chairperson to lead the global meeting. In...
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Diverse faces of Peruvian creative sector gathered on 14 May 2019 in Lima: among two hundred attendees were ministry and public institution representatives, universities and academic centers, civil society organizations and creators. What brought this array of cultural key players was the launch of the 2018 Global Report “Re-Shaping Cultural Policies”, UNESCO’s flagship publication on today’...
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Music may account for only 4% of Africa's cultural and creative industries, but it is one of the most dynamic sectors of the continent.Despite the efforts put in place today, access to the music market remains unbalanced. To promote equal access to cultural goods and services as well as to increase the mobility of artists, the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) invests in...
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The 7th Conference of Parties to the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, ratified by 145 countries and the European Union, closed its doors on 7th June. The second edition of the Civil Society Forum brought together over 80 non-governmental actors from around the world, adding diversity of voices to the cultural policy discussions.Under the...
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The XLV meeting of Ministers of culture of Mercosur will be hosted by UNESCO on June 27, 2019 at Villa Ocampo, Argentina, in the presence of Ministers and State Secretaries of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.Ministers and their delegations will discuss the different regional cultural policies prioritized in the 2019-2020 work program of...
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The African Music Development Program (AMDP) developed by the International Music Council (ICM) aims to strengthen the music sector on the continent and contribute to youth employment.With the support of various partners, including the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD), more than 95 young people benefited from field training with specialists. "One of the key components of this...
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Culture can accelerate economic development and social cohesion of Mali – The message was clear on 17 June 2019 in Bamako at a launch of the project Reshaping Cultural Policies for the Promotion of Fundamental Freedoms and the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.The event was a valuable occasion for over 60 cultural professionals to come together in the spirit of furthering the Malian cultural and...
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When it comes to cultural governance, there is no magic formula. Each country possesses unique strengths and challenges that must be considered if policies are to effectively unleash the potential of local artists and creators. What is universal is the cultural and creative industries’ (CCIs) potential, producing US$250 billion per year and employing more people aged 15-29 than any other sector....
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Call for Expression of Interest for project implementation in Georgia EU/UNESCO Expert Facility on the Governance of Culture in Developing Countries: Support for new regulatory frameworks to strengthen the cultural and creative industries and promote South-South cooperation Project funded by the European Union (EU) 2018-2021Deadline [EXTENDED]: 13 September 2019The purpose of...
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In 2018, the City of Bogota recorded 28,046 companies in the creative and cultural industries, of which 29.2% were headed by women. These are some figures from study conducted by Yanhaas, from October 2017 to February 2018, under the supervision of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce (BCC).In December 2016, the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce received a grant of 99,987 USD through the International Fund...
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Cultural and creative industries (CCIs) are increasingly recognized as a significant source of income and driver of job creation, often through micro, small and medium enterprises. In the face of transformation of CCIs due to digital technologies, Gabon and South Sudan have joined UNESCO’s new initiative, funded by the EU, to create new regulatory frameworks aiming to harness the creative sectors...
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A Korean Funds-in-Trust to UNESCO project is supporting a series of “training of trainers” workshops in Kigali in the fields of Performing Arts (music, theatre, dance), Film Production and Visual Arts as well as Creative Entrepreneurship, which were identified as priority areas for training following a mapping of capacity gaps carried out in 2018 by Ishyo Arts Centre.The Korean Funds-in-Trust to...
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The XLV meeting of Ministers of culture of Mercosur was hosted by the UNESCO Montevideo Office at Villa Ocampo, Argentina, on June 27, 2019. Amongst the key topics discussed were: enhancing market access and regional integration for cultural and creative industries, boosting the creative economy for youth, facilitating circulation of cultural goods and services, and promoting the mobility of...
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On Wednesday, June 26, 2019, the Ministry of Muslim Affairs, Culture and Waqfs Assets in collaboration with UNESCO organized a consultation and finalization workshop on the National Cultural Policy and its Action Plan, in the presence of 30 stakeholders at the People's Palace in Djibouti.Following the launch of the UNESCO project for the development of the first national cultural policy...
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Join the 2005 Convention team!Seeking for Associate Project Officer in Knowledge ManagementDeadline: 31 July 2019 (midnight, Paris time)For the ongoing development of the Knowledge Management System of the 2005 Convention, UNESCO is looking for an Associate Project Officer - KMS to join the Secretariat of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of...
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The UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions supports governments and civil society to design and implement policies that encourage the creation, production, distribution of and access to diverse cultural goods and services. To achieve this goal, UNESCO has run a capacity-building...
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