10th Anniversary of the Declaration on Cultural Diversity
Detail of the Poster of the Day ©UNESCO
2011 marks the tenth anniversary of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, which represented a turning point in the way the international community thinks about culture, cooperation and development, refuting the theory of the clash of civilizations, and proposing an alternative vision that sees the diversity as a positive strength.
The Declaration has provided the conceptual basement for the development of diverse standard-setting instruments:
Cultural diversity needs today to be addressed in terms of dialogue, dynamics, and relate to the new specific challenges it may pose for languages, educational systems, news and entertainment media and the business world.
The celebration was held on the 2nd November at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris through a special programme featuring the cultural show in broadcast below.
2 November Celebration
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A special meeting of the General Conference was held. Read the speeches of the high-panel of Representatives:
- Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
- H. E. Ms Eleonora Valentinovna Mitrofanova, Chairperson of the Executive Board of UNESCO and Permanent Delegate of the Russian Federation to UNESCO
- H. E. Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia
- H. E. Mr. Georgi Parvanov, President of the Republic of Bulgaria- H. E. Dr. Nassif Hitti, Representative of the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States
- H. E. Mr. Henri Lopes, Ambassador of the Republic of Congo to France
- Mr Miguel Angel Estrella, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Argentina
- H. E. Mr Abdou Diouf, Secretary-General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie
- Cultural Show with music, dance, singing and fashion-show. Please view the video (90 mn) above.
