At the 10th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the International Network on Cultural Policy (INCP), held in Seville, Spain, September 20-21, 2007, Ministers of Culture unanimously endorsed the following two-year mandate for the Working Group on Cultural Diversity &Globalization (WGCD&G):

• Supporting the work undertaken by the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions; and
• Exploring the theme of intercultural dialogue with a view to contributing to the ongoing discourse on this transversal issue and highlighting its importance as a key element in promoting social inclusion.

The Working Group on Cultural Diversity and Globalization met on January 23-25, 2008. This meeting was very timely as it allowed participants to talk about the outcomes of the First Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (ICG) which was held in Ottawa, Canada, from December 10 to 13, 2007. During the WGCD&G meeting, a document entitled the Guidelines and modalities for the International Fund on Cultural Diversity was discussed and subsequently submitted to the UNESCO Secretariat on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

The WGCD&G meeting also allowed officials to begin discussing the transversal theme of Intercultural Dialogue with a view to develop tangible results and to define expected achievements over the next two years, as per its mandate.

Agenda

• Agenda (PDF)

List of Participants

• Participants List (PDF)

Working Documents

• Intercultural Dialogue - Final Report (PDF)
• Fund for Cultural Diversity (PDF)
• Civil Society’s Role in the Conference of the Parties and the Intergovernmental Committee Process (PDF)
• Review of INCP Administrative Guidelines: Executive Summary of Recommendations to Contact Group Ministers (PDF)