Reflections on Cultural Diversity

Numerous UNESCO initiatives bear witness to the rich debate led by the Organization on the challenges of cultural diversity today. The following lists presents in chronological order a selection of relevant conferences, round tables, colloquiums, seminars and other meetings, as well as reports, publications and studies.

Conferences and Round Tables

• 2005 - International Conference:  "Favoriser la diversité culturelle", 14 November, Paris (only in French)
• 2002 - Round Table of Ministers of Culture: Intangible Cultural Heritage – a Mirror of Cultural Diversity, 16-17 September, Istanbul
• 2000 - Round Table of Ministers of Culture 2000-2010 : Cultural Diversity: Challenges of the Marketplace, 11-12 December, UNESCO, Paris
• 1999 - Round Table of Ministers of Culture: "Culture and Creativity in a Globalized World", 2 November, on the occasion of the 30^th session of the General Conference, UNESCO, Paris
• 1998 – Intergovernmental Conference on Cultural Policies for Development, 30 March – 2 April, Stockholm, Sweden
• 1982 - World Conference on Cultural Policies (MONDIACULT) and Mexico City Declaration, Mexico City, Mexico

• 2006 – National Workshop on Sensitization of Policy Makers on Cultural Diversity and Development, 15-16 March, Kampala, Uganda
• 2006 - Sub-regional meeting on Intercultural Dialogue, Cultural Tourism and Cultural industries / Consultation on UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, 10-12 January, Teheran, Iran
• 2004 - « World Day for Cultural Diversity in Central America », 21 may, Managua, Nicaragua
• 2004 - Symposium: Cultural Diversity and Globalization : The Arab-Japanese Experience of Interregional Dialogue, UNESCO, 6-7 may, Paris
• 2002 - Expert Meeting: Audiovisual Services - Improving Participation of Developing Countries, UNESCO and UNCTAD, 13-15 November, Geneva, Switzerland
• 2000 Meeting of the Experts Committee: Strengthening of UNESCO’s role in promoting Cultural Diversity in the Context of Globalization, 21-22 September, UNESCO, Paris
• 2000 - Regional consultative meeting: Future of Cultural Industries in Africa, 5-8 September, Cotonou, Benin
• 2000 - Symposium of experts : Future of Cultural Industries in Central and Eastern Europe, 30 June – 1 July, Warsaw
• 1999 - Symposium of experts: Culture, a form of merchandise like no other? 14-15 June, UNESCO, Paris
• 1999 - Colloquium: Towards a constructive pluralism, 28-30 January, UNESCO, Paris
• 1998 - Seminar: Economic Integration and Cultural Industries in Latin America, convened by SELA (Latin American Economic System), UNESCO, the Andrés Bello Agreement and the National Fund for the Arts, July, Buenos Aires, Argentina

• 2005 - World Report: Towards Knowledge Societies, UNESCO
• 2000 - World Culture Report: Cultural Diversity, Conflict and Pluralism, UNESCO
• 1998 - World Culture Report: Culture, Creativity and Markets, UNESCO
• 1996 - Report of the World Commission on Culture and Development: Our Creative Diversity, UNESCO

• 2005 – International Flows of Selected Cultural Goods and Services, 1994-2003, Institute for Statistics/Sector for Culture, UNESCO, Montreal/Paris
• 2005 - Measuring Linguistic Diversity on the Internet, UNESCO, Paris
• 2004 - All Different, All Unique: Young people and UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity,  UNESCO, Paris
• 2004 - UNESCO and the Issue of Cultural Diversity: Review and Strategy, 1946-2007
• 2003 - Déclaration universelle de l'UNESCO sur la diversité culturelle : commentaires et propositions, Série Diversité culturelle n°2, UNESCO, Paris
• 2002 – Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity: a vision, a conceptual platform, a pool of ideas for implementation, a new paradigm, Cultural Diversity Series n°1, UNESCO, Paris
• 2003 - Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Information Society, UNESCO, Paris
• 2000 - International Flows of Selected Cultural Goods, 1980-98, Institute for Statistics, UNESCO, Paris
• 2000 - Culture, Trade and Globalization, Questions and Answers, UNESCO, Paris
• 2000 - Intergovernmental Conference on Cultural Policies for Development, Final Report, UNESCO, Stockholm