By encouraging diversity and contemporary creation, UNESCO
endeavours to ensure that all cultures – with due respect for
their equal dignity -- benefit from the development
opportunities opened up by creative industries through
strengthening local markets and providing better access to
international markets, particularly by means of North-South and
South-South cooperation. In the field of creative industries
such as crafts, design, publishing, cinema and music, expert
support is provided to collaboration between public and private
actors, to training activities and to fairs, festivals and shows
with a regional and sub-regional scope in the countries of the
South. Support is also provided to reinforce the cooperation
within the international Creative Cities Network and to promote
linguistic diversity, particularly through translation, as well
as copyright issues as regards authors and creators. Finally the
promotion of Arts Education, which leads to a new World
Conference in 2010, is also at the heart of these