World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

The United Nations General Assembly with its Resolution A/RES/57/249 have declared the observance of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development in 2002, following UNESCO’s adoption of the 2001 Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity which recognize the need to “enhance the potential of culture as a means of achieving prosperity, sustainable development and global peaceful coexistence.” UNGA RESOLUTION 57/249 on Culture and development.  The General Assembly,  Recalling its resolutions 41/187 of 8 December 1986, 46/158 of 19 December 1991, 51/179 of 16 December 1996, 52/197 of 18 December 1997, 53/184 of 15 December 1998 and 55/192 of 20 December 2000 on culture and development, Encouraged by the positive international response to the results of the work of the World Commission on Culture and Development and of the Intergovernmental Conference on Cultural Policies for Development organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultura...