Tuesday 27 / May / 2025
Muscat: A national workshop titled "Mechanisms of registration to the International Fund for Cultural Diversity” was organised in Muscat on Tuesday to highlight challenges facing societies in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as the role of cultural innovations in driving sustainable development.
The workshop was held under the auspices of Habib Mohammed Al Riyami, Chairman of the Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for Culture and Science. It aimed to enlighten participants about the UNESCO-affiliate “International Fund for Cultural Diversity”, review mechanisms for submitting requests for support from the Fund and develop strategies for managing financial resources for cultural activities.
The workshop was organised by the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, the working team of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity and the "Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (ALECSO)".
The International Fund for Cultural Diversity aims to promote sustainable development, diminish poverty in developing countries and support cultural projects aimed to produce cultural products or activities or focus on cultural outputs like arts, cinema and media arts.
The International Fund for Cultural Diversity was established to protect the “forms of cultural expression” under the auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). Oman joined the Fund in 2007.
