June 27, 2022

The UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity 20th anniversary book produced and published by the Khalili Foundation has been distributed to the Presidents and Prime Ministers attending the 2022 Commonwalth Heads of Government meeting in Kigali, Rwanda.

At the special request of the Commonwealth Secretary-General, who contributed a keynote article about the Commonwealth’s diverse cultures, the book was distributed at the Heads of Government Lounge at the CHOGM main venue.

It is hoped that this will promote discussion around cultural diversity among the highest levels of decision-making in government across 54 countries that span multiple Contitents and represent 2.4 billion people.

You can learn more about the Khalili Foundation’s work with the Commonwealth here.

Sir David Khalili, Chairman of the Khalili Foundation and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, launched the World Festival of Cultural Diversity at a special meeting at the UNESCO HQ in Paris.

The World Festival of Cultural Diversity is a global, synchronised celebration of cultural diversity supported by UNESCO. It is a year-round programme of events and activities leading up to the UN World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development on 21st May.

The Festival is created and coordinated by the Khalili Foundation to spotlight efforts around the world to preserve and promote cultural diversity, especially through the cultural sector. Cultural and educational institutions from around the world will participate.

At the UNESCO event titled “The Time to Invest in Creativity is Now!” the Khalili Foundation premiered the Festival trailer and called on organisations to participate by nominating events in their own programmes.

The event also sought to promote the activities of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD).