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*Achieve a balanced flow of cultural goods and services and increase mobility of artists and cultural professionals | *Achieve a balanced flow of cultural goods and services and increase mobility of artists and cultural professionals | ||
*Integrate culture in sustainable development frameworks | *Integrate culture in sustainable development frameworks | ||
*Promote human rights and fundamental freedoms | *Promote human rights and fundamental freedoms | ||
==Background of this day== | |||
*Intercultural Dialogue | |||
Equitable exchange and dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, based on mutual understanding and respect and the equal dignity of all cultures is the essential prerequisite for constructing social cohesion, reconciliation among peoples and peace among nations. | |||
*Interreligious Dialogue | |||
UNESCO’s Interreligious Dialogue programme, an essential component of Intercultural Dialogue, aims to promote dialogue among different religions, spiritual and humanistic traditions in a world where conflicts are increasingly associated with religious belonging. | |||
*Culture and Development | |||
Placing culture at the heart of development policy constitutes an essential investment in the world's future and a pre-condition to successful globalization processes that take into account the principles of cultural diversity. | |||
==More information== | ==More information== | ||
[http://www.un.org/en/events/culturaldiversityday/ Cultural Diversity Day] | [http://www.un.org/en/events/culturaldiversityday/ Cultural Diversity Day] |
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