IFCCD – International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity

Culture

The International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity is the voice of cultural professionals around the world

UNESCO

The IFCCD coordinates civil society efforts to implement the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

Trade

The IFCCD informs civil society of the importance of cultural exemption clauses in international trade agreements

Digital

It defends the capacity of governments to put in place policies to protect and promote the diversity of cultural expressions in the digital age

Civil Society

The IFCCD encourages and supports the formation of national coalitions and national groupings committed to the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions

News

Launch of the #Culture2030Goal Statement

Launch Cultural diversity

21 May

Official launch of the #Culture2030Goal Statement on the occasion of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.

Online platforms and culture: the winning actors of the great lockdown?

Artificial intelligence Cultural diversity Cultural policies Digital Trade

19 May 2020

Monthly watch covering all regions of the world, in partnership with GRIC-CEIM.

Protecting culture in trade agreements

Cultural diversity Digital Trade UNESCO

12 May 2020

A series of videos produced by the IFCCD on cultural protection in trade agreements.

Cultural Diversity and COVID-19: The Road to Recovery

UNESCO Cultural diversity Cultural events Cultural policies Digital

14 May 2020

UNESCO will hold the second ResiliArt debate in partnership with the International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity.

Support for the cultural sector is growing around the world… unevenly

Cultural diversity Cultural policies Digital Human rights

29 April 2020

An overview of measures taken around the world in support of culture in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Culture in times of pandemic: a remedy that needs to be taken care of

Cultural diversity Cultural policies Human rights UNESCO

28 April 2020

On April 22, UNESCO organized the first virtual meeting of Ministers of Culture. The meeting gave the floor to 130 ministers from all continents.

Ensuring culture fulfills its potential in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic

Cultural policies Human rights UNESCO

20 April 2020

Statement by the Culture2030Goal campaign.

Global trade facing neo-mercantilism: cultural issues

Cultural diversity Cultural policies Trade

17 April 2020

Monthly watch covering all regions of the world, in partnership with GRIC-CEIM.

Congress 2019

Lomé Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

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5 November 2019

Gathered within the framework of the 6th Congress of the International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (IFCCD), the participants in the regional conference "Pan-African Perspectives for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions" agreed on the following declaration.

6th IFCCD Congress: Election of a new Board of Directors and new officers

Congress Cultural diversity

25 October 2019

At the 6th Congress of the International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (IFCCD), IFCCD members elected a new Board of Directors for the next four years. These newly elected representatives then appointed the new IFCCD officers.

6th IFCCD Congress: A look back at the regional conference

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From Octobre 9 to 11, 2019

The 6th IFCCD Congress was held in Lomé, Togo, from 9 to 11 October 2019. It was divided into a pan-African conference and a general assembly of the International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (IFCCD), and brought together 85 participants from 28 countries, including 16 African countries, for three…

References

Culture, platforms and machines: the impact of artificial intelligence on the diversity of cultural expressions

Artificial intelligence UNESCO

31 January 2019

Report by Mr Kulesz for the 12th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

Study on International Cooperation with French-Speaking African Countries

Digital UNESCO

28 January 2019

Study on international cooperation with French-speaking African countries for the implementation of the Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in the Digital Environment.

Cultural Times : The First Global Map of Cultural and Creative Industries

Cultural diversity Digital Trade

8 December 2015

CISAC – International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers – published in December 2015 a study carried out by EY entitled "Cultural Times – The First Global Map of Cultural and Creative Industries". This study, the first of its kind, assesses the economic and social contribution of culture and…

Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

Digital Trade UNESCO

20 October 2005

The UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions entered into force on 18 March 2007.