One hundred delegates from NGO’s attended the 1st extraordinary session of the Intergovernmental Committee and issued recommendations on the contributions of civil society to the implementation of the UNESCO Convention.

Read the conclusions.

These concerns were notified in a letter dated February 26, 2008 to Mrs Albanel, French Culture Minister, to Mr Peter Mandelson, Commissioner for External Trade and to Mrs Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Information Society and Media at the European Commission in Brussels. See the answers received from Mrs Albanel on April 24th 2008 and from Mr Mandelson on May 10th 2008.

Coalitions for Cultural Diversity from 37 countries on all continents and representing organizations from the cultural and the arts sectors gathered in Seville, Spain from September 18-19, 2007 and declared the official creation of the International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (IFCCD). The Federation recognized the 42 existing coalitions as its founding members.
Read the declaration (.pdf file)