UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity

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UNESCO declaration international normative instrument soft law instrument

The UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity is a landmark 2001 normative instrument that affirms cultural diversity as a common heritage of humanity and a key driver of sustainable development, human rights, and intercultural dialogue.

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Label	Occurrences
UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity canonical	5
Article 3 – Cultural diversity as a factor in development	1
Article 5 – Cultural rights as an enabling environment for cultural diversity	1
Article 6 – Towards access for all to cultural diversity	1
UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, main body of articles	1
UNESCO Universal Declaration on Human Rights and Cultural Diversity	1
Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity	1

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Target entity: UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity
Context triple: [UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, relatedTo, UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity]

A. UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
The UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions is a 2005 international treaty that safeguards and promotes diverse cultural expressions worldwide by recognizing culture as both a driver of development and a public good requiring specific policy protection.
B. UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance
The UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance is a 1995 international normative document that defines tolerance as a fundamental human right and global responsibility, guiding education, legislation, and policy to combat intolerance and violence worldwide.
C. Constitution of UNESCO
The Constitution of UNESCO is the foundational legal charter that establishes the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s purposes, structure, and guiding principles.
D. Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is a UNESCO treaty adopted in 2003 that aims to protect and promote living cultural expressions and traditions worldwide.
E. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is an international human rights instrument that sets out minimum standards for the survival, dignity, and well-being of Indigenous peoples worldwide, including their rights to self-determination, culture, land, and resources.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity
Target entity description: The UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity is a landmark 2001 normative instrument that affirms cultural diversity as a common heritage of humanity and a key driver of sustainable development, human rights, and intercultural dialogue.

A. UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
The UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions is a 2005 international treaty that safeguards and promotes diverse cultural expressions worldwide by recognizing culture as both a driver of development and a public good requiring specific policy protection.
B. UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance
The UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance is a 1995 international normative document that defines tolerance as a fundamental human right and global responsibility, guiding education, legislation, and policy to combat intolerance and violence worldwide.
C. Constitution of UNESCO
The Constitution of UNESCO is the foundational legal charter that establishes the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s purposes, structure, and guiding principles.
D. Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is a UNESCO treaty adopted in 2003 that aims to protect and promote living cultural expressions and traditions worldwide.
E. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is an international human rights instrument that sets out minimum standards for the survival, dignity, and well-being of Indigenous peoples worldwide, including their rights to self-determination, culture, land, and resources.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO declaration ⓘ international normative instrument ⓘ soft law instrument ⓘ
adoptedBy	UNESCO General Conference ⓘ linked to: General Conference of UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ⓘ linked to: UNESCO
adoptionDate	2001-11-02 ⓘ
adoptionPlace	Paris ⓘ
adoptionSession	31st session of the UNESCO General Conference ⓘ
adoptionYear	2001 ⓘ
affirms	cultural diversity as a common heritage of humanity ⓘ cultural diversity as a factor of development ⓘ link between cultural diversity and human rights ⓘ
aimsAt	building inclusive societies ⓘ ensuring harmonious interaction among people and groups with plural, varied and dynamic cultural identities ⓘ
article	Article 1 – Cultural diversity: the common heritage of humanity ⓘ Article 10 – Strengthening capacities for the production and dissemination of cultural goods and services ⓘ Article 11 – Building partnerships between the public sector, the private sector and civil society ⓘ Article 12 – The role of UNESCO ⓘ Article 2 – From cultural diversity to cultural pluralism ⓘ Article 3 – Cultural diversity as a factor in development ⓘ linked to: UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity Article 4 – Human rights as guarantees of cultural diversity ⓘ Article 5 – Cultural rights as an enabling environment for cultural diversity ⓘ linked to: UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity Article 6 – Towards access for all to cultural diversity ⓘ linked to: UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity Article 7 – Cultural heritage as the wellspring of creativity ⓘ Article 8 – Cultural goods and services: commodities of a unique kind ⓘ Article 9 – Cultural policies as catalysts of creativity ⓘ
contains	12 main articles ⓘ Action Plan for the implementation of the Declaration ⓘ preamble ⓘ
defines	cultural diversity as a source of exchange, innovation and creativity ⓘ
emphasizes	the importance of cultural policies ⓘ the role of cultural diversity in achieving sustainable development ⓘ the role of culture in social cohesion ⓘ
followedBy	Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions ⓘ linked to: UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
inspired	Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions ⓘ linked to: UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
keyConcept	cultural diversity as a condition for peace ⓘ cultural diversity as a driver of development ⓘ respect for cultural identities and human dignity ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	non-binding ⓘ
promotes	access for all to cultural life ⓘ cultural pluralism ⓘ dialogue among cultures ⓘ respect for cultural identities ⓘ
recognizes	cultural rights as an integral part of human rights ⓘ the importance of linguistic diversity ⓘ the need to safeguard the intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
relatedTo	UNESCO Universal Declaration on Human Rights and Cultural Diversity ⓘ linked to: UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
subject	cultural diversity ⓘ cultural heritage ⓘ cultural rights ⓘ human rights ⓘ intercultural dialogue ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ
UNESCOResolutionNumber	31C/Resolution 25 ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions → relatedTo → UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity ⓘ

UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity → article → Article 3 – Cultural diversity as a factor in development ⓘ