Describe the main features of the measure/initiative:
Main aims:
Strengthening civil society organisations in monitoring the Convention; helping to link the theatre sector with civil society organisations and UNESCO
Target groups:
The national and international theatre sector; international civil society actors
Expected results:
Providing those in the theatre sector with in-depth knowledge of the Convention and its goals; promoting stronger engagement with cultural policy among theatre organisations
Website of the measure/initiative, if available:
What are the results achieved so far through the implementation of the measure/initiative?:
First survey-based database of ITI centres worldwide established in 2019 about the implementation of the 2005 Convention; 30% of ITI centres participated in the online survey; importance of the Convention for the performing arts highlighted; further need for action emphasised, such as more financial and human resources for the ITI centres; cooperation and communication improved with the National Commissions for UNESCO, such as those in Eastern Europe; conceptual and editorial input provided via the international CSO interim steering committee for the second civil society report on the implementation of the 2005 Convention, published in 2019