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

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

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

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