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Best known for its music scene and for being home to world stars such as Bob Marley, the queen of pop, Rihanna, and hip hop artist Nicki Minaj – the Caribbean region hosts a hive of cultural creativity bursting with new talents. Recognizing the Caribbean’s important creative contribution to the global creative economy and its potential to participate as an equal partner in the global...
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Given its richness in cultural diversity, Indonesia acknowledges the importance of culture, including cultural expressions, as an integral part of its national sustainable development plan, especially within the development of its creative economy. Throughout the years, Indonesia has initiated several efforts in order to explore and fulfill the potential contributions of culture. Among their...
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UNESCO Headquarters | 12 – 15 December 2016This session included a number of debates, among which: the Secretariat’s report on its capacity-building and knowledge management activities; the Convention’s contribution to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; the implementation of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) and approval of new projects ; the engagement...
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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 Arabic 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 “Information...
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The Executive Summary of the 2015 edition of the Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies: A decade promoting the Diversity of Cultural Expression for Development”, is now available in Portuguese language.This translation was undertaken through the UNESCO Office in Brasilia, with the financial support of the Center Lucio Costa.This landmark Global Report is UNESCO’s first report tracking the...
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Following South Sudan’s ratification of the 2005 Convention on the protection and the promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in January 2016, UNESCO supported the launching of the first Film Festival in South Sudan, which opened on 4 July 2016 in Juba and runs through 7 July. Founded by South Sudanese filmmaker Mr. Simon Bingo and sponsored by USAID through Internews, and the Embassy...
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Cultural and creative industries contribute up to 10% of the GDP in some developing countries and generate about 30 million jobs worldwide, employing more people aged 15-29 than any other sector - that’s why it’s important to invest in creativity.
The International Fund for Cultural Diversity is now reaching out beyond its existing government donor base and entering into partnerships with...
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With East Africa rapidly emerging as one of the the world’s creative and entrepreneurial hotspots, UNESCO is launching on 27 July 2016 in Uganda, with the financial support of the Republic of Korea, a new project to strengthen the country’s cultural industries and skills of creative professionals.
This project, ‘Creative Industries Development for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions:...
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With East Africa rapidly emerging as one of the the world’s creative and entrepreneurial hotspots, UNESCO is launching on 27 July 2016 in Uganda, with the financial support of the Republic of Korea, a new project to strengthen the country’s cultural industries and skills of creative professionals.This project, ‘Creative Industries Development for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions:...
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Entrepreneurs, cultural policy makers and experts across Pakistan, together with UNESCO are engaging in talks to revitalize support for the country’s creative industries through a project funded by the Danish Centre for Culture and Development (CKU).
‘’Empowering people through active participation in art and cultural activities’’ will run over a 2 year period and will focus on how the...
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In support of the State Party of Kenya’s implementation of the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, which was ratified by Kenya in 2007, UNESCO is sponsoring the sixth edition of Kenya’s innovative Slum Film Festival. This first ever film platform is featuring stories from slums, about slum realities and made by film-makers...
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Recommendations for stronger policies which protect and promote the creative industries in the western Indian state of Goa will be the focus of a UNESCO symposium on 21 and 22 August.Around 30 key players from Goa’s Directorate of Arts and Culture; creative professionals and NGOs working in the field of visual arts, music, the film industry, publishing, and the media will work with...
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UNESCO is sponsoring the sixth edition of Kenya’s innovative Slum Film Festival, taking place in the capital Nairobi through August. Featuring contemporary short, and documentary films from Africa and beyond, the Festival is unique in that it features film makers from slums around the world telling stories about life in their settlements.UNESCO will also present one of the awards during the...
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The impact of the digital revolution on the cultural and creative industries, as underscored in the 2005 Convention on the Protection and the Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, will be the focus of discussions at UNESCO Headquarters on 12 September 2016.Joining the debate will be two leading artists from the Republic of Korea, Mr Han Ho and Mr Byeong Sam Jeon, who will also...
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Artists, musicians, film makers and civil society representatives in Rwanda were invited to a public consultation in Kigali on 8 September 2016 to have their final say on what key cultural policies and measures will be featured in Rwanda’s first periodic report on the implementation of UNESCO’s 2005 Convention on the Protection and the Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
This...
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From gliding past 200 barbershop poles containing messages from typical conversations in a hair salon to immersing yourself in a room full of traditional canvas paintings masked with colourful LED light - watch the highlights of the “Digital meets Creativity” session and contemporary art show. The seminar at UNESCO on 12 September explored the power of digital technology in...
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This first meeting of the editorial board of the 2017 Global Report on the implementation of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, will be held from 21 to 23 September 2016 in Vienna, Austria, with the support of the Arts and Culture Division of the Federal Chancellery of Austria, and the Austrian National Commission for UNESCO.The 2015...
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As world leaders take part in the UN General Assembly in New York to discuss the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UNESCO’s 2005 Convention on the Protection and the Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions continues to play a key role in sustainable development policies around the world.
Creativity and a diversity of cultural expressions...
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Language: English