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Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or
its Restitution in case of Illicit Appropriation;
(viii) promote related awareness of and involvement in the UNESCO policy on fighting
illicit traffic through capacity-building activities including the expansion, translation
and updating of the Cultural Heritage Laws Database and related information-sharing
endeavours;
(ix)
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(xi)
ensure the effective implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of
the Intangible Cultural Heritage, in particular by organizing meetings of the governing
bodies, and their subsidiary and consultative bodies for the examination of nomination
files for the statutory lists; supporting and processing requests for international
assistance from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund; and facilitating the participation
of communities, practitioners, NGOs, non-profit making organizations, experts and
centres of expertise in the implementation of the Convention;
enhance the protection and transmission of intangible cultural heritage by supporting
States Parties in developing and/or strengthening national policies and human capacities
in the field of intangible cultural heritage; implementing international assistance-funded
safeguarding activities and effective utilization of “best practices” for public awareness
and strengthened safeguarding capacities targeting in particular youth and women;
support the governing bodies of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion
of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions through the timely organization of statutory
meetings and assuring the effective management of the International Fund for Cultural
Diversity, as well as the further development of knowledge management resources and
tools;
(xii) develop awareness raising activities to enhance the visibility of the Convention and
further increase the number of Parties to it, as well as to support the development and/
or strengthening of policies that promote the creation, production, distribution and
enjoyment of cultural expressions at the national level, and collect and disseminate best
practices in this regard;
Biennial sectoral priority 2: Advocating for the inclusion of culture and
intercultural dialogue in development policies to foster a culture of peace
and non violence
(xiii) advocate for the inclusion of culture in international development policies and its
integration in United Nations joint programming exercises, including UNDAFs, as
well as developing strategic partnerships promoting the role of culture in sustainable
development;
(xiv) convene an international conference on Culture and Development in 2013;
(xv) strengthen management tools for sustainable development in cities and enhance
cooperation between the cities of industrialized countries and developing countries;
(xvi) continue efforts to create an enabling environment for the emergence of cultural and
creative industries and for their positive impact on economic development in developing
countries;
(xvii) mobilize innovative partnerships to promote and strengthen the role of museums as
social, educational and economic actors, particularly in Africa and the Least Developed
Countries, to build their capacities in the fields of (i) safeguarding the heritage,
(ii) awareness raising of cultural diversity, and (iii) economic entrepreneurship in local
handicrafts, cultural industries and cultural tourism;
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