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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...
Type: News
Language: English
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...
Type: News
Language: English
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:...
Type: News
Language: English
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:...
Type: Event
Language: English
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...
Type: News
Language: English