Twelfth session of the Intergovernmental Committee
The Intergovernmental Committee of the 2005 Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions met at UNESCO HQ from 11 to 14 December 2018 in Room II.
During its 12th session, the Committee adopted revisions to the operational guidelines on Article 9 (“Information sharing and transparency”), including the framework for Quadrennial Periodic Reports. The purpose of this revision is to harmonize the periodic reporting framework with the monitoring framework of the 2005 Convention. The Committee also approved a roadmap to implement the operational guidelines concerning the Convention in the digital environment and the new projects to be financed under the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD). It discussed a stakeholder outreach strategy for the 2005 Convention and finalized its report on activities to be presented to the seventh session of the Conference of Parties.
A new series of public talks entitled Create|2030 was launched in the framework of the Committee in order to align its debates with the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development Goals. This year four Create|2030 Talks were organized:
- SDG 5: “You Are Next. Empowering women in the digital arts” (11 December, 3pm)
- SDG 8: “Artificial intelligence: a new working environment for creators” (13 December, 10am)
- SDG 16: “What is artistic freedom to you?” (13 December, 3pm)
- SDG 17: “Civil Society: a partner for change in the governance of culture” (14 December, 10am)
Working Documents
Information Documents
Information Documents from civil society
Speech by the Assistant Director-General for Culture of UNESCO Ernesto Ottone R.
Participation of civil society
In accordance with Rule 7.4 of the and its , nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) having interests and activities in the field covered by the Convention who wish to participate as observers to a session or all sessions of the Committee, are asked to submit a written request to the Director-General of UNESCO. Only NGOs which meet the criteria provided by the to the operational guidelines of Article 11 (Role and participation of civil society) are eligible. The request must be accompanied by the documents mentioned in paragraph 2 of the .
Decisions
DCE/18/12.IGC/Dec.
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Bureau Members
Chairperson: Mr Anwar Moghith (Egypt)
Rapporteur: Ms Mélanie Afferi (Côte d’Ivoire)
Vice-Chairpersons: Canada, China, Colombia and Slovakia