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The importance of deepening dialogue to ensure participative, transparent and informed culture policy making and implementation was singled out as the main driver for boosting the diversity of cultural expressions in Burkina Faso. Meeting in Bobo-Dioulasso, twenty-two experts spent three days in a capacity building workshop designed to monitor and bolster national cultural policy.
The highly...
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The research organisation BOP Consulting is working with UNESCO to gather information and data for the 2017 edition of the UNESCO Global Report on the role of civil society in the promotion and implementation of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
The Global Report is designed to identify the principal advances made in...
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Radio facilitates public participation, the circulation of new ideas and the sharing of cultural expressions such as music. UNESCO promotes media diversity and the diversity of cultural expressions in Rwanda. Photo courtesy of Ishyo Arts Centre, one of the civil society participants in a UNESCO-run initiative in Rwanda.
Journalists, government representatives, civil society actors,...
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UNESCO Havana joined in on World Radio Day in Cuba on 13 February to discuss community participation in radio production and explore how radio can be more responsive to citizens’ needs and cultural diversity.
“Radio is very important in Cuba, particularly provincial and community radio for encouraging local dialogue. Of the 96 radio stations in the national network, some 40 have a municipal...
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Media Promotes Gender Equality was the major topic of this year’s World Radio Day in Viet Nam where more than 250 members of the press, academics, students and representatives from international organisations celebrated the transformative power of radio.
Public participation in radio was the overall theme of this year’s World Radio Day under the slogan “Radio is You!” As Susan Vize,...
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Mauritius, with the support of UNESCO, has launched an initiative to design a new law to professionalize the status of artists in Mauritius. Defining their professional status, improving their economic and social working conditions - including through preferential treatment measures - and recognizing their role in the sustainable development of the island were at the heart of discussions held...
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Djibouti and Mauritius have both recently taken initiatives to strengthen the socio-economic conditions of their artists, in accordance with the 1980 Recommendation on the Status of the Artist.
In recent years, several African countries have enhanced legislation related to this essential issue which ensures that artists can continue their work and enjoy the same rights as other working citizens...
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On 3 March 2017 the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) launched its eighth call for funding requests. Since 2010, the IFCD is providing more than 6 million USD in funding for 90 projects in 51 developing countries, covering a wide range of areas. Public authorities/institutions and NGOs from developing countries that are Parties to the 2005 Convention, as well as international...
Type: Call
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What are the emerging trends and development in the cultural field? How can countries and other stakeholders translate the provisions in the 2005 Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions into action? What are the policy areas of change and progress? These are some of the central questions experts will be exploring during their second Editorial Board...
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Deconstructing stereotypes and promoting freedom of artistic expression for female artists are at the core of the debate on Women and the Arts, taking place at UNESCO Headquarters this week with UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for artistic creativity, Deeyah Khan. International Women’s Day, on 8 March, is a chance to celebrate women’s achievements but also examine the barriers that still exist in...
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Cultural policies for artistic freedom and the mobility of artists were at the forefront of the public discussion organized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Stockholm, on 2 March 2017. The event was organised by the Swedish Arts Council and the Swedish National Commission for UNESCO, in cooperation with UNESCO.
Staffan Forssell, Director General of the Swedish Arts Council, opened the...
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Sixteen Japanese students attended an information workshop at UNESCO headquarters, on Friday 3 March, focusing on the linkages between trade and culture.
The Section for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions hosted the exchange session.
The undergraduate and graduate students of Kobe University, accompanied by Professor Kazunari Sakai, learnt about the 2005 Convention on the Protection and...
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The 2017 edition of International Women’s Day provided the perfect opportunity for artists and cultural professionals to reflect on what gender equality means in the arts and creative industries around the world. While barriers to access for female artists to the international arts market and their invisible contribution to innovation in artistic expression have long been debated, the focus...
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Zimbabwe is ready to embark upon gathering cultural statistics. A workshop organised by UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa, gathered participants from the government, civil society, bilateral embassies and UN agencies to explore the best methods for collecting a solid evidence base in order to measure the impact of cultural resources.
The Executive Breakfast forum on 21 March initiated a...
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Copyright law may not be the most glamourous topic in the arts but ask any published author about it and you begin to understand its importance. In 2014, UNESCO’s International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) worked with government and civil society to protect authors in Zimbabwe. For World Book and Copyright Day 2017, we revisit that project.
“In the book sector, the illegal...
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UNESCO Headquarters | 12 - 15 June 2017During its 6th ordinary session, the Conference of Parties examined several Agenda items, including: follow-up to the Recommendations of the External Auditor’s Report; the Secretariat’s Report of its activities and the Secretariat’s report on the International Fund for Cultural Diversity and its fundraising strategy.
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Artistic freedom is a pillar of freedom of expression. And UNESCO, for the second year running, will highlight, with the financial support of the government of Denmark, the issue as part of the World Press Freedom Day discussions. A high-level panel and artists’ panel will introduce the topic of artistic freedom at a pre-event on 2 May, debating cultural policies. The former UN Special Rapporteur...
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On the 3rd May, World Press Freedom Day celebrates the importance of freedom of the press and freedom of expression more broadly.
This year’s celebration in Jakarta, Indonesia will be an opportunity to further explore how artistic freedom is increasingly recognised as a pillar of fundamental freedoms.
Musician and filmmaker Deeyah Khan is no stranger to violations on her artistic freedom...
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After a consultation meeting held on 30 November 2016 in Ouagadougou and a training workshop in Bobo Dioulasso between 24 and 26 January 2017, a restitution workshop was held on Tuesday 25 April 2017 at the Ouagadougou City Council, in the presence of the national team responsible for drawing up the periodic report.
"This is a work that is to be commended both for its content and for the highly...
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Dagfinn Høybråten, Secretary-General of the Nordic Council of Ministers, delivered a video message as part of the World Press Freedom Day high-level panel and artists’ panel introducing the topic of artistic freedom at a pre-event on 2 May, debating cultural policies.His message follows up on the “Helsinki Declaration” from last year’s World Press Freedom Day in which Ministers from six...
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Nigeria is an African cultural powerhouse. Its US$ 600-million film industry, “Nollywood”, is the world’s second largest film industry by volume. Nigeria’s music and fashion industries are leading Nigeria’s cultural exports. To take stock of various policies and measures supporting Nigeria’s cultural and creative industries, the Nigerian Government and UNESCO brought together a range of...
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The City of Mexico (CDMX) and the International Friendly Fair of Cultures (FICA), in cooperation with the UNESCO Office in Mexico, will be organizing an international forum in Mexico City, from 29 May to 2 June 2017, around five main topics inspired by the 2005 Convention on the Protection and the Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions : Diversity of contents and Intercultural...
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On 19-20 May 2017, the seminar “Ahead of the Curve: the meaning and relevance of UNESCO’s 2005 Convention to our Contemporary World” will be organized in Berlin at the Robert Bosch Academy by the Robert Bosch Academy and the German Commission for UNESCO. The purpose of the seminar is to gather thinkers, activists and/or representatives of key civil society organisations to consider the...
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UNESCO organized between 4 and 5 of May 2017 a series of training and information workshops in Tunis, gathering multiple stakeholders to strengthen the country’s efforts to protect and promote the diversity of cultural expressions. The discussions focused on reinforcing the active participation of different groups, including civil society actors and media professionals, in implementing the...
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The Jakarta Declaration, adopted by the participants at the UNESCO World Pres Freedom Day Conference, held in Jakarta, Indonesia (1-4 May 2017), calls in an unprecedented way on UNESCO to “promote artistic freedom as a pillar of freedom of expression and as a cornerstone of participatory democracy, and support artistic creation and ensure access to cultural life for all members of society”....
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On 17 May, Colombia presented its first quadrennial report of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. The restitution meeting took place in the Palacio de San Carlos, headquarters of the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with the national team responsible for the elaboration of the periodic report, the UNESCO Quito Office, and...
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Parties that have ratified UNESCO’s Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions will examine ways to apply the guiding principles of the Convention in the digital environment, when they hold their biennial meeting at UNESCO Headquarters from 13 to 15 June. During the event, participants will approve Operational Guidelines on the Implementation of the...
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In 2014, UNESCO launched the four-year project “Enhancing fundamental freedoms through the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions” with funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).The project, implemented in 12 countries (Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, Tunisia, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe) aims to...
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Representatives from 144 countries, plus the European Union, have approved a set of guidelines on contemporary culture in the digital environment to help countries ensure that artists and producers benefit fully and fairly from the information technologies’ potential at the stages of creation, production and distribution.UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova welcomed this development saying, “This...
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Adoption of new operational guidelines on the implementation of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in the digital era marked the 6th Conference of Parties to the 2005 Convention. The Conference also welcomed some 30 organisations who gathered for their first formal Civil Society Forum to enrich dialogue on the future of cultural policy.The...
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From 22 to 23 June 2017, in cooperation with Laval University (Quebec, Canada) and its UNESCO Chair on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, the UNESCO Secretariat for the 2005 Convention will organize in Montreal (Canada) a first meeting of international experts to discuss the overall implementation strategy of the new Aschberg programme for artists and cultural professionals.The aim of the new...
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From 20-22 June 2017, a consultative Meeting on the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in Northeast Asia will be organized in Qingdao, China. The meeting is jointly organized by the UNESCO Beijing Office, the Secretariat of the UNESCO 2005 Convention and the National Commission of the People’s Republic of China for UNESCO.The meeting will...
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The UNESCO Beijing Office, the Secretariat of the UNESCO 2005 Convention and the National Commission of the People’s Republic of China for UNESCO joined hands in the organization of a Consultative Meeting on the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in Northeast Asia, held from 20 to 22 June 2017, in Qingdao, China. The purpose of this...
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As part of a wider exercise to promote transparent and evidence-based policy making, the Global Report series serves as a benchmarking and monitoring tool, by analyzing current trends; by tracking progress and by identifying the principal advances made, but also the difficulties, weaknesses and challenges faced by Parties in the implementation of the 2005 Convention since its adoption.The...
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Every four years, countries who ratified the UNESCO’s 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions commit to submit a report on the ways the Convention has been implemented at the country-level.As part of the project Enhancing Fundamental Freedoms through the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, funded by the Government of Sweden (Swedish International...
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Thanks to IFCD funding, Ayiti Mizik, a Haitian association of music professionals, released Haiti’s first mapping of its music industry. The project, which benefited from US $ 85,080 in funding since 2016, aimed to promote Haiti’s music industry.The first of its kind, the project highlighted the importance of having quantitative data and detailed information on the music industry.More than 1,500...
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