Missions

The Key Missions of the IFCCD are:

• To support the ratification process of the UNESCO
  Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural
  Expressions;
• To ensure an active participation of the Federation in
  the implementation of the Convention, in particular by associating the
  Federation with the work of the Convention monitoring organizations and by
  supporting any action which strengthens its enforcement on the national,
  regional and international levels;
• To track and to assess the implementation of the
  Convention: to combine the monitoring work conducted by each of the coalitions;
• To ensure that all States and governments refrain
  from making liberalization undertakings with respect to the exchange of goods
  and services in all cultural sectors, which could be contemplated during
  bilateral, regional or international trade negotiations;
• To promote the exchange of information and dialogue
  with respect to best practices in the field of cultural policies on the
  national, regional and international scale;
• To encourage and support the creation of new national
  coalitions for cultural diversity in all regions of the world and, in
  particular, in countries which have not yet ratified the UNESCO Convention;
• To promote the Convention to the public at large, to
  cultural professionals, and in the media by organizing international campaigns;
• To distribute the latest information on cultural
  diversity and trade negotiations;
• To support national coalitions, at their request, in
  national awareness campaigns with respect to specific stakes which are
  compatible with the fundamental objectives of the Federation.