World Commission on Culture and Development (WCCD)
Commission mondiale de la culture et du développement (CMCD)
Comisión Mundial de Cultura y Desarrollo (CMCD)
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Founded
1992-12-11 Paris France
History
11 Dec 1992, Paris (France), under resolution 26C/3-4, adopted 6 Nov 1991, by the General Conference of B-XB3383 - UNESCO, and resolution 46/158, adopted 19 Dec 1991, by the General Assembly of A-XA3375 - United Nations (UN). Inaugural meeting: 17-21 Mar 1993, Paris. Ceased to exist on publication of final report, end 1995.
Aims
Prepare a policy-oriented World Report on Culture and Development to be submitted to the General Conference of UNESCO and to the United Nations General Assembly by the end of 1995, and addressed to intergovernmental, governmental and nongovernmental fora and to the general public, in order to promote wide dissemination and follow-up; frame proposals for both urgent and long-term action to meet cultural needs in the context of development; make recommendations designed to provide guidance for policy-making in the sphere of both development and culture.
Events
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Commission (independent, specifying its own mandate, work programme and budget, members serving in a personal capacity), comprises: President; 5 honorary members; 12 further men and women drawn from all regions, eminent in diverse disciplines, chosen by Director-General of UNESCO in cooperation with WCCD's President and the UN Secretary-General; Executive Secretary (ex officio). Secretariat at UNESCO Headquarters.
Finance
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UIA Org ID
XE3214
Last News
1995
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