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Representatives of cultural professional organizations and coalitions from 10 countries met in Asunción, Paraguay, May 20 to 22 as part of the first Meeting of the Mercosur Coalitions and neighbouring countries. The meeting was organized jointly by the National Secretariat for Culture of Paraguay and the Paraguayan Coalition for Cultural Diversity.

The 24 members of the Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) gathered in Paris from March 23 to 25 for their second extraordinary session. This meeting, their last before the 2nd Conference of Parties in June, focused mainly on the issues of preferential treatment for developing countries, financing mechanisms for the International Fund for Cultural Diversity and the visibility of the UNESCO Convention.

Representatives of cultural organizations from 10 Asia-Pacific Countries gathered in Vancouver, Canada, for a two-day meeting focusing on implications and opportunities presented by the UNESCO Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions for the development of cultural industries in the region.