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UNESCO welcomes a new report on freedom of artistic expression by Freemuse, an independent international organization advocating freedom of expression for musicians and composers.The report Entitled: ‘Art Under Threat’ registered 469 cases of censorship and attacks on artists and violations of their rights in 2015, nearly double the number of cases from 2014 with a 98%...
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A new online platform has been created for the submission of the quadrennial Periodic Reports, due every four years after ratification by Parties to the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.The Periodic Reporting is essential in order to track progress on the implementation of the 2005 Convention and to help Parties plan for the future in good...
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Government officials, NGO staff, cultural and creative professionals in the Asia Pacific region attended an introductory session on how to submit projects to the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD). The IFCD was established by the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions and its goal is to invest in projects that lead to...
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On 9 June 2012, a hands-on practical training session for African National Commissions on the 2005 Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions took place in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The session was organized as part of UNESCO’s Pilot Capacity-Building Programme in Africa. The training session was attended by 35 participants from 28 African National...
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The Lithuanian National Commission for UNESCO, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania and the Embassy of Canada in Lithuania, is organizing on Friday 18 March, 2016 in Vilnius, Lithuania, a conference on the 2005 Convention and Sustainable Development. The integration of culture into national sustainable development plans and policies, as underlined in the 2005...
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Under the framework of the implementation of the 2005 Convention, Octavio Kulesz, a member of the UNESCO Expert Facility is undertaking a regional study in Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain and Mexico, funded by the Government of Spain, that will incorporate the perspectives of artists, entrepreneurs in cultural sectors and various public sector representatives, and Ministers of...
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The 1st March 2016, Senegal, one of the first countries to ratify the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, in 2006, began its preparatory works to elaborate its first periodic report. The first work session took place at le Grand Theatre National in Dakar involving the participation of around 40 representatives from ministries and civil society...
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A “National Workshop on the Periodic Reporting of the UNESCO 2005 Convention” was organized by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia and UNESCO Jakarta from 1 to 3 March 2016, in Jakarta. This workshop was part of a series of capacity-building activities UNESCO implemented in Indonesia. Funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), the...
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