The second extraordinary session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions took place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris 23-25  March 2009.

Speeches at the Opening Ceremony

• Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO (PDF)
  In French 

Oral Report (PDF)

• Oral report of the Rapporteur (in French)
  CE/09/2.EXT.IGC/208/9 | fr 

Detailed Draft Summary Record (PDF)

• Detailed draft summary record  |  en | fr 

Decisions and Participants (PDF)

• Decisions
  CE/09/2.EXT.IGC/208/Dec. |  en | fr  
   
• List of Participants
  CE/09/2.EXT.IGC/208/INF.2 en & fr  

Working Documents

• Adoption of the Agenda
  CE/09/2.EXT.IGC/208/2 Rev. | en pdf - doc | fr pdf - doc
   
• Adoption of the detailed draft summary records of the second ordinary session of the Committee
  CE/09/2.EXT.IGC/208/3 | en pdf - doc | fr pdf  - doc
   
• Draft operational guidelines on Article 16 of the Convention
  CE/09/2.EXT.IGC/208/4 | en pdf - doc | fr pdf - doc
   
• Documents to be approved by the second session of the Conference of Parties
  CE/09/2.EXT.IGC/208/5 | en pdf - doc | fr pdf - doc
   
• Alternatives for fundraising  for the International Fund for Cultural Diversity
  CE/09/2.EXT.IGC/208/6 | en pdf - doc | fr pdf - doc
  
  
• Alternatives for fundraising for the International Fund for Cultural Diversity
  CE/09/2.EXT.IGC/208/6 Add. | en pdf - doc | fr pdf - doc
   
• Measures to increase the visibility and the promotion of the Convention
  CE/09/2.EXT.IGC/208/7 | en pdf - doc | fr pdf - doc
   
• Report of the Committee on its activities and decisions to the Conference of Parties
  CE/09/2.EXT.IGC/208/8 | en pdf - doc | fr pdf - doc 
  
   

Information Documents (PDF)

• Provisional timetable
  CE/09/2.EXT.IGC/208/INF.1 Rev. | fr | en

• Reference documents on Article 16 of the Convention
   CE/09/2.EXT.IGC/208/INF.3 | fr | en
  
  
• Replies to the questionnaire concerning the elaboration of the operational guidelines on Article 16 of the Convention 
  CE/09/2.EXT.IGC/208/INF.4 | fr & en
  
  
• Table of replies of Parties and civil society to the questionnaire on Article 16 of the Convention (question by question)
  CE/09/2.EXT.IGC/208/INF.5 Rev. | fr & en
  
  
  Replies to the questionnaire concerning the elaboration of the operational guidelines on Article 16 of the Convention received after the deadline
  
  Burkina Faso
  Norway
  Switzerland
  Tunisia
  Peru

Participation of civil society representatives at the sessions of the Intergovernmental Committee

In accordance with Rule 7.4 of the Provisional Rules of Procedure of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions and with Decision 1.EXT.IGC 5 adopted at its first extraordinary session (24-27 June 2008), nongovernmental organizations (ONG) having interests and activities in the field covered by the Convention wishing to participate as observers to a session or all sessions of the Committee, are asked to submit a written request to the Director-General of UNESCO. Are eligible only NGOs who respond to the criteria of Annex II of Decision 1.EXT.IGC 5.