Find information on policies and programmes that address access to cultural participation and support for creative expression by young people.

Read about policies related to cultural diversity and the implementation of the UNESCO’s 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

Find information on policies and programmes that address access to cultural participation and support for creative expression by people with disabilities.

Find information on the role of culture in environmental sustainability; from global developments in policies and programmes, to how these impact on national arts and cultural organisations.

Read about the role of culture in building social justice and equal opportunities: from policies on universal access to cultural services, to cultural democracy, citizenship and building social cohesion.

Read about the role of cultural policies and gender equality: from policies and programmes that address access to cultural participation and support cultural expression by women, to the representation of women in cultural institutions and how positive gender roles in the media and society can be supported.

Read about the role of culture in times of crisis, and its response to global economic issues and natural disasters.

Find information about policies, legislation and international agreements on cultural environments, objects, historic sites, buildings and places of cultural importance. This section includes information on tangible and intangible cultural heritage, and conservation efforts such as policies on cultural heritage sites and traditions.

Find information on culture and human rights: from cultural rights and freedom of artistic expression, to the role of culture in civil, political, social and economic rights.

Find information on policies and programmes that address access to cultural participation and support for creative expression by Indigenous peoples.

Read about the unique role that culture plays in dialogue between nations, religions and people.

Read about the place of language in cultural policies, particularly the protection of endangered, lesser-used and minority languages, and their representation in education, media and different art forms.

Find information on policies and programmes that address access to cultural participation and creative expression by older people.

Find information on the role of culture in sustainable development, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and the well-being of societies.

Find information on policies and programmes that support digitalisation and new media technologies in arts and culture: from information on the digitisation of art works, archives, and cultural heritage, to online cultural content and participation, support for new media art, and creative processes.

Find information on policies and programmes that address access to cultural participation and support for creative expression by people in non-urban, rural or remote areas.