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(d)
Create educational and training materials that incorporate examples of
best practice and adopt a cultural rights perspective, and disseminate these materials
widely;
(e)
Increase arts and culture education with a view to enhancing technical
excellence and to promoting human rights, increasing the acceptance of equality and
diversity, and recognizing complexity and layers of meaning;
90.
Non-governmental organizations, including those in the fields of development,
conflict transformation and human rights, when engaging the arts in their work,
should:
(a)
Recognize and respect the aesthetic dimensions that grounds the
strength of these initiatives;
(b)
Involve artists and cultural actors, including those working at the
relevant local levels, in all stages of their work;
(c)
Aim for sustainability of initiatives so that work can continue should
external funding become unavailable.
91.
Funding organizations at the national, regional and international levels should:
(a)
Seek opportunities to convene and support multidisciplinary teams to
work together over time;
(b)
Support documentation of work in this area and the development of
regional nodes, opportunities and infrastructures for the field, including
apprenticeships and the development of educational and training materials;
(c)
Involve artists and cultural advisors in defining clear and flexible
assessment plans that take into account changes in conditions and assess impact upon
and accountability of all parties, as well as involving them in reviewing calls for
proposals and proposals;
(d)
92.
Support translation of cultural initiatives into multiple languages.
International organizations and bodies should:
(a)
Build and strengthen “coalitions for culture” and integrate culture into
all international peacebuilding processes;
(b)
Advocate for and educate about arts-based and cultural initiatives
aiming at promoting human rights, targeting in particular the multiple stakeholders
whose policies and actions influence the context for this work and its outcome;
(c)
Advocate for and support the use of arts and culture in policies aimed at
dealing with past and current human rights violations, discrimination, exclusion,
fundamentalism and extremism, and trauma caused by violent events;
(d)
Create opportunities for multidisciplinary engagement on approaches to
improve society’s respect for and implementation of human rights, including cultural
rights, and ensure that the perspectives and knowledge of artists and local culture
actors are taken into consideration.
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