The Work of Other Institutions on a New Legal Instrument on Cultural Diversity

Several intergovernmental and non-governmental institutions have discussed the advisability of a new legal instrument on cultural diversity. The extremely diverse work of these institutions enriched deliberation undertaken at UNESCO on the elaboration of a convention on the Protection of the Diversity of Cultural Contents and Artistic Expressions. Some of these major institutions are listed below in alphabetical order:

Coalition for Cultural Diversity

• First International Meeting of Cultural Professional Organizations, Montreal, 10-13 September 2001
• Second International Meeting of Cultural Professional Organizations, Paris, 2-4 February 2003
• Third International Meeting of Cultural Professional Organizations, Seoul, 5-7 June ‏2004‏
• Fourth International Meeting of Cultural Professional Organizations, Madrid, 9-11 May 2005

Council of Europe

• Declaration on Cultural Diversity, 7 December 2000

Cultural Industries Sectoral Advisory Group on International Trade

• International Agreement on Cultural Diversity

European Union

• Initiatives concerning cultural diversity

Freiburg Group

• Draft Declaration on Cultural Rights, 1998

International Organisation of Francophonie

• Cotonou Declaration on Cultural Diversity, 14-15 June 2001 (French only)
• Initiatives concerning cultural diversity (French only)

International Network for Cultural Diversity (INCD)

• Draft Convention on Cultural Diversity

International Network of Cultural Policies (INCP)

• Working Group on “Cultural Diversity and Globalization”
• Draft International Instrument on Cultural Diversity