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To thé Permanent Délégationsof thé Parties to thé 2005 Convention on thé Protection and Promotion of thé Diversity of Guttural Expressions 5 April 2023 Culture Sector Thé Assistant Director-General Ref: CLT/DCE/23/L38 Sir/ Madam, On behalf of thé Director-General, l would like to invite your country to make an annual voluntary contribution to thé International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD). This call for contributions is in accordance with thé décision of thé Intergovernmental Committee for thé Protection and Promotion of thé Diversity ofCultural Expressions (Décision 16. IGC 6), taken at its 16th Session, which took place from 7-10 February 2023. Please find attached modalities for contributions. l would first like to extend my gratitude for your country's valuabte support in thé protection and promotion of cultural diversity worldwide. Your country continues to offer timely and consistent support to thé IFCDyear on year, making it one of thé Parties we can rely on to successfully deliver our mandate to foster sustainable development through thé cultural and créative industries. l would also like to commend and congratulate ail those involved from your country who ensured thé successful delivery of thé UNESCOWorld Conférence on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development - MONDIACULT2022, held in Mexico City in September 2022. Thanks to your support, we achieved a historié déclaration for culture, adopted by 150 countries, calling for thé strengthening and adaptation of cultural policies to contemporary global challenges and positioning culture as a global public good with a view to ensuring its récognitionas a stand-alone goal in thé post-2030 development agenda. Today, as we embark on a new year, l count on your country's engagement more than ever to help us achieve our ambition that thé IFCD acts as a fundamental driver of change, bolstering support to thé laws, policies and people who drive thé cultural and créative industries globally, but especially in countries of thé Global South. At thé récent 16th Session of thé Intergovernmental Committee, 11 new projects were approved funding from thé IFCD for 2023, an increase of five additional projects compared with 2021. This reflects thé initial résulte of thé IFCD communication and fundraising strategy (2021-2023), which has successfulty maintained donations from Parties at over US$1, 000, 000 for thé past two years. It further represents UNESCO's renewed commitment to increase support to thé cultural and créative industries globally, which are still recovering from thé impact ofthéCOVID-19pandemic, as well as efforts to prioritize initiatives in Africaand Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and projects that focus on youth and gender equality. Unlted Nations Educational,Scientiflcand Cultural Organization 7, Place de Fontenoy 75352 Paris 07 SP France T: +33 (0)145 68 10 00 This year, projects from Argentina, Barbados, Botswana, Chile, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Tunisiawere selected forfunding, with Botswana, Egypt, Ghana and Pakistan receiving IFCD support for thé first time. This brings thé total support from thé IFCD towards thé cultural and créative sectorto US$10. 3 million since 2010, through a total of 140 projects implemented in 69 developing States. In 2023, we are maximizing our efforts to reach thétarget income of US$1, 800, 000. This would allow us to offer funding to an increased number of eligible créativeand cultural projects and make available thé resources to continue showcasing thé work and impact of thé IFCD to thé world. l would therefore like to appeal to your country to provide, if possible, more than 1% of its contribution to UNESCO's regular budget this year. Looking forward to your country's support to thé IFCD, please accept, Sir/Madam, thé assurance of my highest considération. Yours sincerely, ! v^ . Ernest Otton R. r Ce: National Commissions National Contact Points Field Offices Enc. : Annex providing modalities for your country's contribution ANNEX ESTONIA VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY (IFCD) Amount of the voluntary contribution corresponding to 1 per cent of your total contribution to UNESCO’s budget for 2023: 1,524 USD Payments are to be made only by bank transfer to one of the following bank accounts: In USD: Account holder: UNESCO Bank: Citibank, N.A. Address: 111 Wall Street, New York, New York 10043, USA Account n°: 36378785 SWIFT BIC: CITIUS33 ABA: 021000089 In Euros: Account holder: UNESCO Bank: Société Générale, Paris, France Account N° - IBAN: FR76 30003 03301 00037291909 97 BIC-SWIFT: SOGEFRPP Important: Reference to be quoted in any payment instruction: code 182REV9000