Resources
UN Art and Gifts
UN Alliance of Civilizations
UNESCO
- Art Lab for Human Rights and Dialogue
- RESILIART movement — Artists and Creativity beyond Crisis
- Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity
- Intercultural Dialogue
- UNESCO’s e-Platform on Intercultural Dialogue
- International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures (2013-2022)
- UNESCO report: Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue
- Culture 2030 Indicators
- Strengthening the System of Governance for Culture in Developing Countries
- Diversity of Cultural Expressions
- Videos
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
- Special Rapporteur on Contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
- Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
- Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
- Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
- Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Protecting the diversity of cultural expressions is more important than ever
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and magnified the creative industries’ pre-existing volatility. Due to the complex nature of their work, cultural professionals are particularly affected and lockdown measures around the world directly impact the entire creative value chain.
UNESCO has launched a page that aims to serve as a reference for those seeking to draw inspiration from best practices in the development of appropriate responses adapted to national contexts. UNESCO has also launched a weekly "Culture & COVID-19: Impact and Response Tracker" to provide an overview of the rapidly evolving situation.
Publications
Promoting policy and cooperation to support creativity: peer-to-peer learning toolkit
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.
We need to talk: measuring intercultural dialogue for peace and inclusion
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.
Freedom & Creativity: Defending art, defending diversity
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.
IFCD: 10 Years of Creativity
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.
Culture | 2030 indicators
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.
Culture & working conditions for artists
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.
Investing in Creativity
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.
2018 Global Report - Re|Shaping Cultural Policies
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.
Report on the implementation of the UNESCO 2015 Recommendation on Museums & Collections
Recommendation concerning the Protection and Promotion of Museums and Collections, their Diversity and their Role in Society.