User:MartinPoulter/International Fund for Cultural Diversity

The International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) is a fund created by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a result of Article 18 of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. It first became operational in 2010. It is funded by voluntary contributions from the signatories to that convention.

As of April 2023, UNESCO reports that the IFCD has funded 140 projects in 69 developing countries.

The European Commission, though not able to contribute directly to the fund, gave one million Euros to UNESCO from 2010 to 2012 to create an facility to advise developing countries on cultural governance.