(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Laman Ismayilova read more The ninth session of the Conference of Parties to the Convention
on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural
Expressions has kicked off at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris,
France.
Within the session, representatives of 151 States Parties to the
Convention and the European Union will discuss the state of
implementation of the Convention worldwide and the major challenges
facing the cultural and creative sectors in the post COVID-19
pandemic context, Azernews reports.
The Conference of Parties will determine the strategic
orientations that will underpin the future activities of the
Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the
Diversity of Cultural Expressions for the 2024-2025 period. It will
also elect the Committee's 12 new members.
At the same time, it will be invited to examine a concrete
proposal aiming to rationalize the submission cycles of the
periodic reports and a proposed revision to the Rules of
Procedure.
The issue of strengthening collaboration with the stakeholders
of the Convention, including civil society organizations, micro,
small and medium-sized cultural enterprises and cultural
institutions and organizations, will also be discussed.
Azerbaijan is represented at the session by the Culture Ministry
and the delegation of Azerbaijan's Permanent Mission to UNESCO.
Speaking at the event, the head of the delegation, Deputy
Culture Minister Saadat Yusifova congratulated the countries that
recently joined the Convention for the Protection and Promotion of
the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
The deputy minister outlined that Azerbaijan is committed to the
values and principles of the Convention.
Saadat Yusifova also touched upon the state support for the
development of creative industries. She pointed out that a separate
department has been established for this field in the Office of the
Culture Ministry.
Note that Azerbaijan has been a member of the UNESCO's
Intergovernmental Committee of the 2019-2023 Convention for the
Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
since 2019.
The adoption of the 2005 Convention for the Protection and
Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions was a milestone
in international cultural policy. Through this historic agreement,
the global community formally recognized the dual nature, both
cultural and economic, of contemporary cultural expressions
produced by artists and cultural professionals. Shaping the design
and implementation of policies and measures that support the
creation, production, distribution of and access to cultural goods
and services, the 2005 Convention is at the heart of the creative
economy.
Based on human rights and fundamental freedoms, the 2005
Convention ultimately provides a new framework for informed,
transparent and participatory systems of governance for
culture.
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