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The first Chair on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions was established at Laval University (Law Faculty), during a ceremony held on November 17, 2016 at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Quebec City, Canada.
This Chair, placed under the authority of Professor Véronique Guèvremont, also Vice Dean for Studies and Research at the Law Faculty, will focus on several areas of research of relevance...
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The results of the selection process for submitted project proposals, in the framework of the 7th Call for the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD), have been published and can now be consulted here.
The IFCD Panel of Experts has recommended to the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions the following six project proposals...
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UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Artistic Freedom and Creativity Deeyah Khan calls for increased mobility of artists and better representation of women in creation.
Ms Khan, Norwegian Filmmaker and Music Producer, will be advocating for the implementation of UNESCO's 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
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Ms Deeyah Khan was appointed as UNESCO’s first ever Goodwill Ambassador for Artistic Freedom and Creativity at UNESCO Headquarters, in Paris, on 21st November 2016.
The ceremony featured speeches by UNESCO’s Director General, Irina Bokova, and Ms Laila Bokhari, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, of Norway. Following the ceremony, a debate on freedom of artistic creation featuring...
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The capacity building workshop for the elaboration of Colombia’s first periodic report will take place on November, 30th and December, 1st 2016, at Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, in Bogota. This workshop is organized in the framework of the “Enhancing fundamental freedoms through the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions” project.Colombia ratified the 2005 Convention on the...
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