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On Wednesday April 25, at 18:30 pm at the A.G. Leventis Gallery in Nicosia, the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO are co-organizing, in the context of the release of UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies”, an event on the topic of “Cultural Expressions and Pluralism: Aspects of Contemporary Creativity in...
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As part of the project “Strengthening the Sustainability of the Film Industry in Uzbekistan" funded by the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, a first workshop on documentary filmmaking was held between 10 and 12 April in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The event organized by the UNESCO Tashkent Office in partnership with the National Association of Electronic Mass Media (NAEMM)...
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Under the topic “Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and the Rule of Law”, World Press Freedom Day 2018 (Accra, Ghana, 2-3 may 2018) will encourage global discussions about current challenges to freedom of expression, but also media diversity and artistic freedom. On this occasion, UNESCO will organize two sessions: one for the joint launch of the UNESCO Report on “World Trends in...
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Within the framework of the re-designed Aschberg programme for artists and cultural professionals, UNESCO will organize on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2018 (Accra, Ghana, 2-3 may 2018) for the first time a two-day training workshop on 3 and 4 May for civil society and government officials from Ghana on policies and measure to promote and monitor artistic freedom.The training will be...
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The Indonesian language edition of UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” summary will be launched at Fairmont Hotel on 8 May in conjunction with UNESCO’s World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Global Report 2017/2018 and the 2017 Indonesian Press Freedom Index from 8:30am to 15:00pm.The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and...
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The restitution workshop of the first periodical report of Niger was held on Thursday 19 April at the Cultural Center Oumarou Ganda of Niamey in the presence of the Assoumana Mallam Issa, Minister of Cultural Renaissance. The event provided an opportunity for all stakeholders involved to reflect on the ambitious work done in recent months.Niger’s first quadrennial periodic report (QPR) on the...
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Participants of the UNESCO project “Strengthening the sustainability of creative industries in Uganda” came together on 26 April to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD) during an event organized in Kampala, Uganda. The event highlighted the importance of intellectual property rights in sustaining women in creative fields. It also marked the conclusion of the capacity-building project...
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UNESCO and the Embassy of Poland in Uzbekistan in close cooperation with the Film School "Focus" will organize a master class on script writing and film production on 4 May in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The purpose of the master class will be to train young scriptwriters and producers in the preparation of film scripts and to familiarize the participants with the necessary knowledge and skills aimed...
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For the third year running, artistic freedom was in the spotlight of World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) held this year in Accra, Ghana (2-3 May). To mark this occasion, artists, human rights activists and media professionals came together to debate global emerging challenges to artistic freedom in the digital environment. A call for joint action from artists and journalists to work closely together...
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UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” will be launched at Theatre in the Park on 16 May in Harare, Zimbabwe from 10:00am to 1:30pm.The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to implement the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.Specifically, it tracks progress on the...
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In celebration of this year’s World Press Freedom Day, a joint launch of UNESCO’s two new global reports, “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” and the World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Global Report was organized in Jakarta, Indonesia on 8 May. Gathering artists, human rights activists and media professionals, the event highlighted the need to uphold all rights, including...
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The launch of the Mongolian language version of UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” summary was held on 11 May in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The event, gathering over 100 participants, was organized by the UNESCO Beijing office in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports and the Mongolian State University of Arts and Culture (MSUAC) in the...
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In celebration of this year’s World Press Freedom Day (3 May), a joint launch of UNESCO’s two new global reports “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” and the World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Global Report was organized in Bangkok, Thailand. Gathering artists, creators and communicators, the event organized by UNESCO Bangkok called for cultural and media professionals to work...
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Celebrating 20 years of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Conference on Cultural Policies for Development
On 21 May, UNESCO, the Swedish National Commission and the Swedish Arts Council partnered to celebrate 20 years of the landmark Intergovernmental Conference on Cultural Policies for Development held in Stockholm (1998). The event was held in Stockholm and organized on the occasion of the public launch in Sweden of the 2018 edition of the UNESCO’s Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies...
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On 16 May, UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” was launched in Harare, Zimbabwe, bringing together over 200 participants, including representatives from various cultural, media and public institutions. Organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Arts and Recreation, the event highlighted the positive contribution of culture to sustainable development....
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UNESCO organized a media workshop held on 21 and 22 May 2018 in Kigali to reinforce the role of media in promoting the diversity of cultural expressions in Rwanda.The two-day workshop, which is funded by the Government of Sweden in support of the UNESCO 2005 Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, has brought together 25 media...
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As part of the UNESCO project “Strengthening the sustainability of creative industries in Rwanda”, Rwanda held its third National Steering Committee (NSC) meeting on 23 May in Kigali to assess the policy needs of the creative and cultural industries (CCIs).Fourteen members of the Rwandan NSC came together in Kigali to review the findings of Ishyo Arts Centre, the national implementation...
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UNESCO, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), launched the 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” in Hanoi, Vietnam on 23 May. The event, gathering representatives from public, cultural and media institutions, highlighted the most recent policy efforts at the national and international levels to promote and protect the diversity of cultural expressions...
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UNESCO will organize a 5-day workshop in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 11 to 15 June 2018, with the support of the Korean Government (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) and the Korean National Commission for UNESCO. The aim of the workshop will be to raise awareness about the benefits of ratifying and implementing the 2005 Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the...
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The Spanish language version of UNESCO’s 2018 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” s will be launched at National Museum of Colombia on 14 June. The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to implement the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.Specifically, it tracks...
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UNESCO supported the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports to organize a national review of their Culture Policy on 7 June 2018 with the aim of promoting the diversity of cultural expressions through policies and measures to foster creativity, intercultural dialogue and social cohesion for peaceful co-existence among the diverse ethnic communities of South Sudan.On 7 June 2018, UNESCO and the...
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UNESCO, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, launched the 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 7 June. The event, gathering representatives from public and cultural institutions, presented the most recent policy efforts at the national and international levels to promote and protect the diversity of cultural expressions.Culture is both...
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UNESCO, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, the National Commission of Colombia UNESCO and the Regional Centre for Book Development in Latin America and Caribbean (CERLALC) launched the Spanish language version of the 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” in Bogota, Colombia on 14 June. The event highlighted the most recent policy efforts and challenges to...
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UNESCO is extending the deadline for the global survey on policies and measures taken around the world to support the economic and social rights of artists to 31 January 2019. It is coming at a critical time when artists and creators around the world have reiterated calls for stronger rights, fairer remuneration, copyright reform, legislation to give creators a fair deal from global companies,...
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UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” will be launched at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 7 June. The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to implement the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.Specifically, it tracks progress on the following four main goals related...
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UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” will be launched in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 11 May. The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to implement the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.Specifically, it tracks progress on the following four main goals related...
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UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” will be launched in Stockholm, Sweden on 21 May. The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to implement the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.Specifically, it tracks progress on the following four main goals related to...
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UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” will be launched in Bangkok, Thailand in conjunction with UNESCO’s World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Global Report 2017/2018 on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day (May 3). The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to implement the UNESCO 2005...
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UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” will be launched in Hanoi, Viet Nam on 23 May. The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to implement the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.Specifically, it tracks progress on the following four main goals related...
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UNESCO and the Embassy of Poland in the Republic of Uzbekistan in close cooperation with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Stud Tours to Poland, and «Leaders of Change» Foundation, will organize an official visit to Poland for policy-makers and specialists in the field of the film industry in Uzbekistan from 1 to 8 JulyThe aim of this activity is to support the development of the film industry in...
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UNESCO, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts (MoCFA), launched the Khmer version of the 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” summary in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 28 June. The event, gathering representatives from the government and civil society, highlighted the economic potential of cultural and creative industries (CCIs) nationally and internationally CCIs...
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As more and more East African countries look to the cultural and creative industries as a vector for sustainable development, UNESCO puts more tools and resources at their disposition through the UNESCO’s 2005 Convention as a framework for informed, transparent and participatory systems of governance for culture and the creative industries.With support from Korean Funds-In-Trust, UNESCO published...
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The IFCD Panel of Experts will meet from 18 to 19 July at UNESCO HQ in Paris as part of the evaluation of the projects submitted during the 9th Call for funding of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD).This meeting follows the pre-selection made by the National Commissions, which ended in May as well as the Technical Evaluation of the Secretariat of the 2005 Convention for the...
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“MobiCiné: transforming film distribution and access” was one of the 7 projects selected among the 227 projects submitted during the 8th Call for funding of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) of UNESCO in 2017On 28 June 2018, the Senegalese association Culture Waw organized a press conference to present its upcoming activities. Guiomar Alonso Cano, Head of the Culture Sector at...
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UNESCO and El Salvador’s Ministry of Culture launched the 2018 Global Report, “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” in San Salvador on 24 July at the National Anthropology Museum. The event, gathering representatives from the government and civil society, highlighted the economic potential of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) nationally and internationallyCCIs are on the rise in El Salvador....
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The U40 Empowered: a UNESCO-Sabrina Ho initiative promoting young female cultural entrepreneurs in the digital creative industries by investing in their creative potential. Behind this initiative, is Sabrina Ho, a cultural entrepreneur and philanthropist from Macau, who is making creativity her top priority.Ms Ho, in 2016 you were ranked among Forbes Asia’s Next Tycoons. Can you tell us...
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On August 31, UNESCO announced the four winning projects of the new "U40 Empowered, UNESCO-Sabrina Ho" initiative: #BeYourVoice (Mexico); Digital Theater by women for women (Palestine); DigitELLES (Senegal); and Academy of Digital Arts (Tajikistan). The projects, selected after a call for funding launched in February 2018, all seek to support and promote the participation of women in the digital...
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Within the framework of its “Investing in Culture and Creativity” Programme, the European Union will partner with UNESCO to support new activities in the areas of cultural heritage and creative industries. The partnership starts with two programme activities: the promotion of Silk Roads Cultural Heritage Corridors in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Iran; and the creation of new regulatory...
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On September 4th, Culture Action Europe (CAE) in cooperation with Freemuse, organized the conference “Listen to the Silenced: The state of artistic freedom in Europe”, at the European Parliament, hosted by Ms. Julie Ward, Member of the European Parliament within the Socialist and Democrats Group.The event was organised within the framework of the new Report by Freemuse “The State of Artistic...
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UNESCO’s Khmer version of the 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” will be launched in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 28 June.The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to implement the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.Specifically, it tracks progress on the following...
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UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” will be launched in San Salvador on 25 July.The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to implement the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.Specifically, it tracks progress on the following four main goals related to...
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UNESCO Headquarters | 11 – 14 December 2018 | Room IIThe Intergovernmental Committee of the 2005 Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions met at UNESCO HQ from 11 to 14 December 2018 in Room II.During its 12th session, the Committee adopted revisions to the operational guidelines on Article 9 (“Information sharing and transparency”), including...
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UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report Re|Shaping Cultural Policies will be launched in Ottawa and Quebec on 25 and 28 September.The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to implement the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.Specifically, it tracks progress on the following four main goals related...
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On 21 September 2018, UNESCO will inaugurate a new Chair in Cultural Policy and Cultural Diplomacy at the Instanbul Bilgi University (Turkey).The UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme was created in 1992 to promote international inter-university cooperation and networking and to enhance institutional capacities through knowledge sharing and collaborative work. Through this network, higher education and...
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Save the date: 6-7 December 2018, VeniceRegistrations will open in October 2018Join us in Venice to review culture’s impact on local development in presence of high-level representatives from national and local governments, culture and creative sectors, and international organisations.What’s the issue?Cultural and creative sectors transform local economies in various ways:Generating...
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