2005 Convention Texts
2005 Convention Texts
Date
2017
Publication Source
UNESCO
Publication Type
Statutory Texts
About this publication
The 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions is an international treaty that provides a policy framework for the governance of culture. This Convention recognizes the distinctive nature of culture as an important contributor to economic and social development and ensures that artists, creative professionals, practitioners and citizens worldwide can create, produce, disseminate and enjoy a broad range of creative goods, services and activities, including their own.
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SDG(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Sustainable systems of governance for culture
Cultural and creative sectors
Media diversity
Digital environment
Partnering with civil society
Balanced flow of cultural goods and services and mobility of artists and cultural professionals
Mobility of artists and cultural professionals
Flow of cultural goods and services
Treaties and agreements
Culture in sustainable development frameworks
National sustainable development policies and plans
International cooperation for sustainable development
Human rights and fundamental freedoms
Gender equality
Artistic freedom