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UNESCO adopts the Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions

UNESCO adopts the Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions

Published on 21 October 2005 - Updated 22 December 2010
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UNESCO adopted the “Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions” at its plenary session on 20 October. Only two countries (the United States and Israel) of the 154 represented opposed the text of the convention and four abstained (Australia, Nicaragua, Honduras and Liberia).

The convention, which is made up of 35 articles, specifies that cultural activities, products and services “must not be treated as having only commercial value” and authorises countries to take “the measures they deem appropriate” to protect their cultural heritage.