With this aim, UNESCO promotes cultural diversity and intercultural understanding through two publishing projects, the Index Translationum, a longstanding publication, and the more recent Clearing House for Literary Translation.

The Index Translationum is the only international index of translations in the world, a database that contains references for 250,000 classic and contemporary authors and cites 500 languages (from the Abaknon of Philippines to South African Zulu). As for the Clearing House, it aims to provide information, advice and on-line communication for all those involved in the discovery of literature: translators, publishers, researchers, librarians and teachers. It has also played a key role in circulating the Manifesto on behalf of cultural diversity from Authors, Literary Publishers and Translators launched by the International Federation of Translators.

To learn about UNESCO's action in this field: