Policy and Monitoring
Monitoring framework
The monitoring framework of the Convention determines, for each of the overarching goals of the Convention, key expected results, areas of monitoring, core indicators and means of verification.
Periodic reports
Upon ratification, Parties commit to submit “periodic reports” every four years on the policies and measures they have adopted and on the challenges they have encountered in implementing the Convention. These reports are key instruments for civil society to engage with government officials in assessing progress made to protect and promote the diversity of cultural expressions.
Policy monitoring platform
This interactive platform currently displays over 4590 policies and measures from the periodic reports of 124 Parties to the Convention submitted between 2012 and 2022.
Global survey on the Status of the Artist
In 2022, UNESCO launched a global consultation on the implementation of the 1980 Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist. It focuses on eight thematic areas: legal and regulatory frameworks; fair remuneration and access to financing; social and economic rights; digital environment; preferential treatment; artistic freedom; equality, inclusion, and diversity; and responses to COVID-19.
Digital roadmaps
The following countries have shared their national roadmap with the Secretariat:
Monitoring and research
The reports submitted by Member States and Parties to the Convention help to advance knowledge on the cultural and creative sector around the world. They are the primary sources of data for the Secretariat's publications, which include the "Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity" Global Report series (2022, 2018, 2015) and its interim reports (2020, 2021), as well as the Policy and Research series.
The 2005 Convention Global report publishes a synthesis of the latest information on the impact of the 2005 Convention at country-level - including how they contribute to the Convention’s four goals – and the cutting-edge debates at the international level. This publication is the first edition of the biennial report published in 2015.
