The German Commission for UNESCO and the International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (IFCCD) are seeking up to 40 young specialists from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Northern America and the Arab region with proven competence and interest in the area of relevant aspects of the Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions to participate at the U40-World Forum in Paris.

The Forum is the main part of the U40-Capacity Building Programme “Cultural Diversity 2030” (2008-2010) initiated by the German Commission for UNESCO in 2007.  The U40-World Forum will be held in Paris and precede the Second Conference of Parties to the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and the Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in June 2009.

Interested professionals are invited to apply by submitting a short paper (max. 800 words) and a CV by 15 March 2009 to Ms Anna Steinkamp, steinkamp@unesco.de.

For further details about the Forum and application procedure please the website of the German Commission for UNESCO.