Burkina Faso
Convention Status: Ratified
Date of Ratification: 15/9/2006
Point of Contact
Salfo OUEDRAOGO
Direction Générale des Etudes et des Statistiques Sectorielles du Ministère de la Culture, des Arts et du Tourisme
03 BP 7007 Ouaga 03
Ouagadougou
Burkina FasoSalfo Ouedraogo
Ministère de la Culture, des Arts et du Tourisme
Burkina Faso
News and Events
13/2/2020
UNESCO project enables ten African female filmmakers to work with director Naomi Kawase in Japan
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, and Japanese filmmaker Naomi Kawase on Thursday...
12/12/2019
Call for Applications: Immersive residency for African female filmmakers
Deadline: 10 January 2020“It is important for the film sector to make the voice of Africa heard, to...
4/12/2019
Burkina Faso: towards a third quadrennial periodic report
Burkina Faso is in the process of drafting its third quadrennial periodic report from 3 to 7...
8/3/2019
UNESCO calls for more structured cultural policies promoting gender equality at the 2019 FESPACO
The 26th edition of the Pan-African Film and Audiovisual Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) was held...
22/2/2019
Action! UNESCO supports women and cinema in Africa at FESPACO
UNESCO will put the spotlight on women and policies to support the film sector in Africa during the...
Project(s)
Reshaping Cultural Policies for the Promotion of Fundamental Freedoms and the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has partnered with UNESCO in the implementation of the project “...
Reshaping Cultural Policies for the Promotion of Fundamental Freedoms and the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
This project responds to the expressed needs of Parties to the 2005 Convention seeking support to strengthen the human and institutional...
Burkina Faso: Making art and culture education a reality
Through its Strategy for Accelerated Growth and Sustained Development 2011–2015, Burkina Faso has recognized...
Capacity building in Burkina Faso
In recent years, Burkina Faso has seen a consolidation of its legislative support for the cultural sector as evinced...
UNESCO Culture for Development Indicators (CDIS)
The Culture for Development Indicators Suite (CDIS) is an advocacy and policy tool that...