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This peer-to-peer learning toolkit is designed to assist in the process of creating, strengthening, and updating the policy environment supporting cultural and creative industries and sectors at the local and national levels.
For the first time, We Need to Talk presents evidence of the link between intercultural dialogue and peace, conflict prevention and non-fragility, and human rights.
This special edition focuses on one of the overarching goals of the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions Convention: Promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms and, in particular, artistic freedom.
The goal of International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) is to invest in projects that lead to structural changes, demonstrating the value and opportunities that culture brings to sustainable development processes.
The Thematic Indicators for Culture in the 2030 Agenda initiative is an innovative effort to establish a methodology for demonstrating culture’s role and contribution to the implementation of the SDGs. It aims to help decision-makers by building a coherent and strong narrative on culture and development that is evidence-based.
This study uncovers persisting and emerging challenges artists and cultural professionals face and examines how countries around the world are addressing these issues through policymaking.
The cultural and creative industries generate annual global revenues of US$2,250 billion and exports of over US$250 billion. These sectors, which currently provide nearly 30 million jobs worldwide and employ more people aged 15?29 than any other sector, can even make up to 10% of GDP in some countries.
The Global Report series monitors the implementation of the 2005 Convention and provides new and valuable evidence to inform cultural policy making and advance creativity for development.
Recommendation concerning the Protection and Promotion of Museums and Collections, their Diversity and their Role in Society.