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UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” will be launched in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 11 May. The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to implement the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.Specifically, it tracks progress on the following four main goals related...
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UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” will be launched in Stockholm, Sweden on 21 May. The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to implement the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.Specifically, it tracks progress on the following four main goals related to...
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UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” will be launched in Bangkok, Thailand in conjunction with UNESCO’s World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Global Report 2017/2018 on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day (May 3). The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to implement the UNESCO 2005...
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UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” will be launched in Hanoi, Viet Nam on 23 May. The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to implement the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.Specifically, it tracks progress on the following four main goals related...
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UNESCO and the Embassy of Poland in the Republic of Uzbekistan in close cooperation with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Stud Tours to Poland, and «Leaders of Change» Foundation, will organize an official visit to Poland for policy-makers and specialists in the field of the film industry in Uzbekistan from 1 to 8 JulyThe aim of this activity is to support the development of the film industry in...
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UNESCO, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts (MoCFA), launched the Khmer version of the 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” summary in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 28 June. The event, gathering representatives from the government and civil society, highlighted the economic potential of cultural and creative industries (CCIs) nationally and internationally CCIs...
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As more and more East African countries look to the cultural and creative industries as a vector for sustainable development, UNESCO puts more tools and resources at their disposition through the UNESCO’s 2005 Convention as a framework for informed, transparent and participatory systems of governance for culture and the creative industries.With support from Korean Funds-In-Trust, UNESCO published...
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The IFCD Panel of Experts will meet from 18 to 19 July at UNESCO HQ in Paris as part of the evaluation of the projects submitted during the 9th Call for funding of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD).This meeting follows the pre-selection made by the National Commissions, which ended in May as well as the Technical Evaluation of the Secretariat of the 2005 Convention for the...
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“MobiCiné: transforming film distribution and access” was one of the 7 projects selected among the 227 projects submitted during the 8th Call for funding of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) of UNESCO in 2017On 28 June 2018, the Senegalese association Culture Waw organized a press conference to present its upcoming activities. Guiomar Alonso Cano, Head of the Culture Sector at...
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UNESCO and El Salvador’s Ministry of Culture launched the 2018 Global Report, “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” in San Salvador on 24 July at the National Anthropology Museum. The event, gathering representatives from the government and civil society, highlighted the economic potential of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) nationally and internationallyCCIs are on the rise in El Salvador....
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The U40 Empowered: a UNESCO-Sabrina Ho initiative promoting young female cultural entrepreneurs in the digital creative industries by investing in their creative potential. Behind this initiative, is Sabrina Ho, a cultural entrepreneur and philanthropist from Macau, who is making creativity her top priority.Ms Ho, in 2016 you were ranked among Forbes Asia’s Next Tycoons. Can you tell us...
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On August 31, UNESCO announced the four winning projects of the new "U40 Empowered, UNESCO-Sabrina Ho" initiative: #BeYourVoice (Mexico); Digital Theater by women for women (Palestine); DigitELLES (Senegal); and Academy of Digital Arts (Tajikistan). The projects, selected after a call for funding launched in February 2018, all seek to support and promote the participation of women in the digital...
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Within the framework of its “Investing in Culture and Creativity” Programme, the European Union will partner with UNESCO to support new activities in the areas of cultural heritage and creative industries. The partnership starts with two programme activities: the promotion of Silk Roads Cultural Heritage Corridors in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Iran; and the creation of new regulatory...
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On September 4th, Culture Action Europe (CAE) in cooperation with Freemuse, organized the conference “Listen to the Silenced: The state of artistic freedom in Europe”, at the European Parliament, hosted by Ms. Julie Ward, Member of the European Parliament within the Socialist and Democrats Group.The event was organised within the framework of the new Report by Freemuse “The State of Artistic...
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UNESCO’s Khmer version of the 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” will be launched in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 28 June.The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to implement the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.Specifically, it tracks progress on the following...
Type: Event
Language: English
UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” will be launched in San Salvador on 25 July.The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to implement the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.Specifically, it tracks progress on the following four main goals related to...
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UNESCO Headquarters | 11 – 14 December 2018 | Room IIThe Intergovernmental Committee of the 2005 Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions met at UNESCO HQ from 11 to 14 December 2018 in Room II.During its 12th session, the Committee adopted revisions to the operational guidelines on Article 9 (“Information sharing and transparency”), including...
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UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report Re|Shaping Cultural Policies will be launched in Ottawa and Quebec on 25 and 28 September.The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to implement the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.Specifically, it tracks progress on the following four main goals related...
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Language: English
On 21 September 2018, UNESCO will inaugurate a new Chair in Cultural Policy and Cultural Diplomacy at the Instanbul Bilgi University (Turkey).The UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme was created in 1992 to promote international inter-university cooperation and networking and to enhance institutional capacities through knowledge sharing and collaborative work. Through this network, higher education and...
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Save the date: 6-7 December 2018, VeniceRegistrations will open in October 2018Join us in Venice to review culture’s impact on local development in presence of high-level representatives from national and local governments, culture and creative sectors, and international organisations.What’s the issue?Cultural and creative sectors transform local economies in various ways:Generating...
Type: Event
Language: English