Memo: Adoption of a Unesco Convention on Cultural Diversity

On 20 October 2005 the Unesco General Conference adopted the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, which was negotiated jointly by the European Commission, on behalf of the Community, and the Council Presidency, on behalf of the Member States. The Convention was the first of its kind in international relations, as it enshrined a consensus that the international community had never before reached on a variety of guiding principles and concepts related to cultural diversity. This text was to form the basis of a new pillar of world governance in cultural matters.

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UNESCO: News: General Conference adopts Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions, 21.10.05 http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=29078&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

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