It was the highlight of the WOMEX festival, which reminded me how the best art can assert cultural pride while promoting cross-cultural unity.

NPR: The Musical Worlds of WOMEX

They have a large middle class, a measure of cultural unity and self-awareness, a strong and sophisticated voice in politics, and numerous role models of excellence.

ECONOMIST: A Gypsy awakening

Perhaps as a consequence, British historians are less likely than their French or German counterparts to assume that European unity is necessarily synonymous with peace and cultural progress.

ECONOMIST: European unity

The Prize rewards outstanding contributions by organizations and individuals to the cause of Latin American and Caribbean unity and integration based on respect for cultural traditions and humanist values.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN BRASILIA

Linguistic and cultural diversity are of strategic importance for people around the world in strengthening the unity and cohesion of societies.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

That led to a public row and recriminations - both at odds with the vision of unity and prosperity, as the city uses its hard-won cultural title to rebrand its image at home and abroad.

BBC: Divided opinions as Derry prepares for City of Culture 2013

It promotes an activity of outstanding merit, anywhere in the world in favour of unity and integration of Latin American and Caribbean countries, as well as the preservation of their identities, cultural traditions and historical values.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences