Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, Quadrennial Periodic Report (2007-2011), 25 April 2012

Being the first quadrennial Report to the 2005 UNESCO Convention, it is based on the context prior to Italian ratification in 2007. The National Report outlines the normative and institutional framework concerning the scope of interest of the Treaty. Section on measures is divided in cultural policies and measures, international cooperation and preferential treatment, and culture and sustainable development / financial support. As even the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expression highlighted in its analytical summary of the periodic reports (CE/12/6.IGC/4), it is noteworthy Italy’s engagement in strengthening international cooperation in the cultural field.