Forty years ago, the world's nations came together behind the World Heritage Convention, inspired by the idea that we share a heritage that is universal and that draws all cultures together.
The MoU seeks to promote the diversity of cultural expressions and a dialogue among cultures in the spirit of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity (2001).
Ten years ago, the international community came together to highlight the importance of dialogue among cultures and its commitment to diversity by unanimously adopting the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity.