Convention On The Protection And Promotion Of The Diversity Of Cultural Expressions

　　Article 18 - International Fund for Cultural Diversity

　　1. An International Fund for Cultural Diversity, hereinafter referred to as "the Fund", is hereby established.

　　2. The Fund shall consist of funds-in-trust established in accordance with the Financial Regulations of UNESCO.

　　3. The resources of the Fund shall consist of:

　　(a) voluntary contributions made by Parties;

　　(b) funds appropriated for this purpose by the General Conference of UNESCO;

　　(c) contributions, gifts or bequests by other States; organizations and programmes of the United Nations system, other regional or international organizations; and public or private bodies or individuals;

　　(d) any interest due on resources of the Fund;

　　(e) funds raised through collections and receipts from events organized for the benefit of the Fund;

　　(f) any other resources authorized by the Fund's regulations.

　　4. The use of resources of the Fund shall be decided by the Intergovernmental Committee on the basis of guidelines determined by the Conference of Parties referred to in Article 22.

　　5. The Intergovernmental Committee may accept contributions and other forms of assistance for general and specific purposes relating to specific projects, provided that those projects have been approved by it.

　　6. No political, economic or other conditions that are incompatible with the objectives of this Convention may be attached to contributions made to the Fund.

　　7. Parties shall endeavour to provide voluntary contributions on a regular basis towards the implementation of this Convention.

　　
Article 19 - Exchange, analysis and dissemination of information

　　1. Parties agree to exchange information and share expertise concerning data collection and statistics on the diversity of cultural expressions as well as on best practices for its protection and promotion.

　　2. UNESCO shall facilitate, through the use of existing mechanisms within the Secretariat, the collection, analysis and dissemination of all relevant information, statistics and best practices.

　　3. UNESCO shall also establish and update a data bank on different sectors and governmental, private and non-profit organizations involved in the area of cultural expressions.

　　4. To facilitate the collection of data, UNESCO shall pay particular attention to capacity-building and the strengthening of expertise for Parties that submit a request for such assistance.

　　5. The collection of information identified in this Article shall complement the information collected under the provisions of Article 9.

　　
V. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER INSTRUMENTS

　　Article 20 - Relationship to other treaties: mutual supportiveness, complementarity and non-subordination

　　1. Parties recognize that they shall perform in good faith their obligations under this Convention and all other treaties to which they are parties. Accordingly, without subordinating this Convention to any other treaty,

　　(a) they shall foster mutual supportiveness between this Convention and the other treaties to which they are parties; and

　　(b) when interpreting and applying the other treaties to which they are parties or when entering into other international obligations, Parties shall take into account the relevant provisions of this Convention.