A Caribbean Coalition for Cultural Diversity has been established to advocate cultural positions of the region relating to the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005).
Creation of the Caribbean CCD was announced during the creativity and innovation assembly of the Commonwealth People’s Forum taking place on the eve of Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM) next weekend.
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How effective will the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions prove to be as an international instrument for upholding the right of countries to apply cultural policies?

After two years of work implementing the Convention, it is still too soon to answer this question. However, in light of the implementation priorities established for the next two years during the Second Conference of the Parties in Paris this past June, there is some cause for concern.