" The task of our time is to fully integrate the evidence the unity of mankind lies in its diversity. "
On Friday May 21 be held on World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development , since 2001 marks the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, which this year has a special relevance, since it included within the framework of the celebration of International Year of Rapprochement of Cultures . The goal this year is " put the seal on the rapprochement between cultures in all policy-making at local, national, regional and international levels, involving the greatest number of participants," in the words of Ms. Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO.
Therefore, for the third consecutive year, will be held during 17 to 27 May the International Festival Diversity that this time apart from the traditional musical, artistic and intellectual UNESCO Headquarters you are more spread around the world thanks to the commitment of some Member States such as China, many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Italy, Morocco and Canada, among others.
The aim of the festival is not valuing differences, but assert that diversity is not between cultures, but inherent in the very idea of \u200b\u200bculture, and thus constitutive of cultures.
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