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Convention on Cultural Diversity

Newsletters /Bulletins/Boletíns
2000- Volume 1

• No 1: English Français (pdf)
  Welcome; Culture and Seattle; Building the network; Founding meeting announcement
• No 2 , April 2000: English Français (pdf)
  Greetings; News; Upcoming Events; Report on WTO post-Seattle; Contact Information; Administrative Information
• No 3: April 2000 English  Français  Español (pdf)
  Founding Meeting; Web site; Monitoring Developments; Contacts Needed
  No 4: May 2000, English Français (pdf)
  Santorini agenda
• No 5: July 2000, English Français (pdf)
  Preparations for Santorini; Statement of Principles; Monitoring Developments at the WTO
• No 6: English (pdf)
  WTO’s Agenda on Trade in Services Moves Forward; Revised Agenda for Santorini
• No 7: English Français Español (pdf)
  INCD Conference and Founding Meeting; Next INCD Meeting; WTO’s Agenda on Trade in Services Moves Forward – Part 2; INCD Santorini Statement; Meeting of Experts on Cultural Diversity at UNESCO; Events
• No 8: English Français Español (pdf)
  Post-Santorini reflections; Member Reports; Next Steps; WTO News; Events; Towards a New Cultural Democracy: James Early
   

2001- Volume 2

• No 1: January 2001, English, Français, Español (pdf)
  Inside the Maze; INCD’s Upcoming Appearances; INCD’s Recent Appearances; From Santorini to Switzerland; Events

• No 2: March 2001, English, Français, Español (html)
  Are American negotiators softening or just appropriating our language?; GATS and Culture Campaign in Canada; Berlin in the Americas; Appearances of the INCD; Building Consensus on Culture and Trade; Lucerne Agenda; Events

• No 3: May 2001 English, Français, Español (html)
  Free Trade Area of the Americas: Cultural Sector Involvement; General Agreement on Trade in Services – Negotiations Begin

• No 4: July 2001 English, Français, Español (html)
  Lucerne Conference; Report on Recent Developments at the WTO; FTAA Draft Released; Events

• No 5: August 2001 English, Français, Español (html)
  Big Box vs History; Precarious Occupations; Cultural Heritage and Globalization

• No 6: October 2001 English, Français, Español (html)
  International Network for Cultural Diversity Takes a Step Towards A Global Cultural Pact; Latest Action Against Canadian Cultural Policy; Building Cultural Solidarity; Events and Announcements

• No 7: December 2001 English, Français, Español (html)
  South African Meeting Announced; WTO’s New Round of Trade Negotiations; Events
   

2002 - Volume 3

• No 1: January 2002 English, Français, Español (html)
  UNESCO General Conference adopts Declaration on Cultural Diversity; The Death of France’s Cultural Exemption; Changes in the German Broadcasting System; Events

• No 2: February 2002 English, Français, Español (html)
  World Social Forum 2002; Culture and Trade – Recent Developments; Events and Announcements

• No 3: April 2002 English, Français, Español (html)
  Hemispheric Dialogue; La Francophonie: Recent Initiatives; Announcements

• No 4 : May 2002 English, Français, Español (html)
  And the GATS came back…GATS: A growing threat to culture; GATS in Sweden; Culture and Trade: An update from Australia; Announcements

• No 5 : June 2002 English, Français, Español  (html)
  NEPAD, the G8 and Culture; The INCD in South Africa; Announcement and Events

• No 6: July 2002 English, Français, Español (html)
  INCD News; Cultural Observatories here, there and everywhere; OAS Summit of Ministers of Culture; UNESCO launches Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity; News from INCD members

• No 7: August 2002 English, Français (html)
  Comments on the INCD Draft Convention on Cultural Diversity; Overview of recent studies dealing with the instrument; INCD News; Events and Announcements

• No 8: September 2002 English, Français, Español (html)
  The United States Returns to UNESCO; Other news from UNESCO: Culture and the WSSD, Intangible Cultural Heritage and Cultural Diversity; INCD News: INCD Coordinator at the Nordic Film Institute, INCD in Mexico, INCD in South Africa; Events and Announcements

• No 9: November 2002 English Français Español (html)
  Cape Town Conference; 5th Ministerial of the INCP, The Summit of La Francophonie; Free Trade Updates; INCD News; Events and Announcements

• No 10: December 2002 English Français Español (html)
  INCD Fourth Annual Conference; World Social Forum India/Brazil; INCD Reports from Europe; INCD News; GATS EU Declaration
  
   

2003 - Volume 4

• No 1: January 2003 English Français Espaňol
  INCD News; Update on Gats Negotiations; Social Forums; The Decline of the American Empire; Events and Announcements

• No 2: February 2003 English Français  Espaňol
  INCD News and Events; Second International Meeting of Cultural Professional Organizations; UNESCO DG Matsuura Takes on the Convention; Events and Announcements
• No 3: March 2003  English  Français  Espaňol
  INCD News and Events; Status Report on UNESCO’s Work Program on a Convention Covering Intangible Cultural Heritage; Telecommunications: the next frontier; Events and Announcements
• No 4: April 2003  English Français Espaňol
  INCD News and Events; UNESCO Executive Board: Convention on Cultural Diversity; UN World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development Launched; Halifax Meeting of Experts; WTO's Doha Round Breaks Down; Events and Announcements
• No 5: May 2003  English Français Espaňol
  INCD News and Events; UNESCO Takes the Plunge on Cultural Diversity; FTAA; Events and Announcements
• No 6: June 2003 English  Français Espaňol
  INCD News and Events; Stockholm+5: More minuses than pluses?; Entertainment Industry Coalition for Free Trade joins the fray; Statements, speeches and publications: Cultural Diversity on the move; Events and Announcements
• No 7: July 2003 English Français Espaňol
  INCD News and Events; WTO Mini-ministerials: so much for transparency; Culture and the FTAA; 1st African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Meeting of Ministers of Culture; Events and Announcements
• No 8: August 2003 English Français Espaňol
  INCD News and Events; UNESCO and the Instrument; The INCP Releases Draft Instrument; Events and Announcements
• No 9: September 2003 English Français Espaňol
  INCD News and Events - Croatia Conference; The WTO in Cancun/Artists Letter; Steps Towards the Convention on Cultural Diversity - Commission of the European Communities - European Parliament Resolution - African Union; Australia and the FTA – Culture matters; Events and Announcements
• No 11: November 2003 English Francais Espaňol
  INCD News and Events; A victory for cultural diversity in Paris; FTAA in Miami; Intangible Cultural Heritage; Events and Announcements
• No 12: December 2003 English  Français Espaňol
  INCD News and Events; The Timeline for the UNESCO Draft Convention on Cultural Diversity; The Screen Quota and the Korean Film Industry; Australia and the Trade Talks; Mexican Government Jeopardizes Cultural Infrastructure; The INCD in Africa; Events and Announcements
   

• No 1: January 2004 English Français Espaňol
  INCD News and Events; Report on the First Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society; Reports from Brazil; Report from Meetings in Mumbai; Events and Announcements
• No 2: February 2004 English Français Espaňol
  INCD News and Events; Moroccan Police lash out at culture advocates; INCD Lobbies UNESCO; European Film Community Opposes Financing Criteria Changes; News (good and bad) from Mexico; Southern African Customs Union and United States free trade treaty; FTAA Declaration Undermines Culture; Events and Announcements
• No 3: March 2004 English Français Espaňol
  INCD News and Events; Australia/U.S. Treaty a Loss for Cultural Diversity; Celebrating Cultural Diversity at the World Social Forum; Morocco / US Trade Negotiations Concluded As Part Of Middle East Plan; Events and Announcements
• No 4: April 2004 English Français Espaňol
  INCD News and Events; UNESCO Holds Second Experts Meetings; Report from New York; Report from INCD / NACSA Workshops in South Africa; European Film Community Celebrates Victory; Events and Announcements
• No 5: May 2004 English Français Espaňol
  INCD News and Events; Central American Countries Lose in Trade Deal with United States; Events and Announcements
• No 6: June 2004 English Français Espaňol
  INCD News and Events; Working for An Effective Convention on Cultural Diversity; UNESCO Continues to Move Forward with the Convention on Cultural Diversity; Report From Conferences in the UK; Local Governments Agenda Supports Cultural Diversity; Raising  Cultural Issues in the Multilateral Fora; World Bank Invites Comments on On-line Report; Events and Announcements
• No7: July 2004 English Français Espaňol
  INCD News and Events, Report on UNESCO Developments; In Favour of Limits to Foreign Ownership in Broadcasting; Koreans Battle to Save the Screen Quota System; New Cultural Policy Group Launched in Europe;Events and Announcements
• No 8: August 2004 English Français Espaňol
  INCD News and Events; UNESCO Releases Draft Convention; European Strategy for the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Third Countries; CRIS Reports from “Our Media Conference”; WTO Moves Forward with DOHA Round; United Nations Report on Human Development Focuses on Culture; IFACCA Posts Discussion Paper on Cultural Indicators; Events and Announcements
• No 9: September 2004 English Français Espaňol
  INCD News and Events, Government of Brazil/UNCTAD Launch Project to Create an International Cultural Forum, Report from 2^nd Inter-American Meeting of Culture Ministers, Mexican Position on the UNESCO Draft Convention, Report from Barcelona, World Heritage Site Threatened, Events and Announcements
• No 10: October 2004 English Français Espaňol
  INCD News and Events, Report from First Round of Intergovernmental Meetings at UNESCO, Media Trade Monitor Site Launched, Government of Brazil Launches New Film Initiative, Events and Announcements
• No 11: November 2004 English Français Espaňol
  Report from INCD Annual Meeting in Shanghai, U.S. Meeting Set, WTO Campaign Launched, INCD Statement on the European Commission UNESCO Position, Canadian Culture Minister Meet, Report from Meeting in Mongolia,Events and Announcements
• No 12: December 2004 English Français Espaňol
  INCD News and Event , Updates on UNESCO Convention Process, INCD in Europe, Council of Europe Publishes report on Media Concentration, News and Announcements