Second Congress of the IFCCD in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil - November 5 - 8
For more information, please click here : http://www.eidc.com.br/index_ing.php
The importance of Affirming the Principles and Objectives of the UNESCO Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in Other International Forums
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.
Swiss Coalition to Release Final Report: “Cultural Diversity—More than a Slogan”
Click here to read this report : http://www.diversiteculturelle.ch (Available only in French, Italian and German)
Switzerland’s Coalition for Cultural Diversity will be releasing its “white book” on the implementation of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in Switzerland at a public conference in Berne on October 16—the first anniversary of Switzerland’s ratification of the UNESCO Convention.

