We are the UKCCD
The UK Coalition for Cultural Diversity
The UKCCD defends our right to cultural creativity, diversity and pluralism at both local and international level.
We use the framework of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions to guide our work. As a founding member of the International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity, we represent UK civil society alongside government at UNESCO. In Europe, we engage at a high level with cultural creator organisations, the European Parliament, and the European Commission, advocating for cultural rights and diversity across the region.
About the UKCCD
“Cultural policy determines which stories are told and which voices are heard”
UKCCD supports UNESCO’s Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. We work with the European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity, ECCD and our International Federation of Cultural Coalitions, IFCCD.
To Promote
Promoting cultural rights and diversity of expression in the UK. Affirming the central place of culture in international law and society.
To Support
Supporting the principles of public service broadcasting. Advising government and UK Commission for UNESCO on the Convention.
To Defend
Advocating to exclude audiovisual and other relevant cultural sectors from trade agreements so as to allow local sovereignty in cultural policy.
To Monitor
Monitoring Artificial Intelligence, and its effect on cultural diversity, and analysing the impact of UK policy on the cultural sector.
To Campaign
Lobbying and liaising with over 600 cultural organisations through our International (IFCCD) and European (ECCD) Federations.
Latest News
Find out what the UKCCD have been up to and how we are campaigning for our right to cultural creativity, diversity and pluralism at both local and international level.
Investment Obligations in local film and tv programming in France, Germany and Belgium: A Patchwork of Demands — and a Landmark Court Battle
The 2018 EU Audio-visual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) requires EU Member States to ensure that streaming platforms carrying European content devote a share of their revenues to local production — but it leaves the specifics to each country. The result is a...
Improving cultural relations and especially artist and performers mobility between UK and EU
After the first ever grassroots Forum on EU:UK Cultural relations on 18 October in Brussels, another organisation called the Cultural Exchange Coalition has been set up with a more precise focus on the freedom of movement of artists and performers. The CEC brings...
Culture Exchange Coalition (CEC) visits European Parliament to highlight touring problems post Brexit
“The CEC brings together creative and cultural organisation from across the UK and EU with a shared ambition to transform the inaugural 2025 UK:EU Summit’s Common Understanding commitment to support cultural exchange into meaningful actions – strengthening creative...
Become a Member
UKCCD membership offers your organisation a powerful voice in shaping cultural policy, access to international networks including UNESCO and over 600 creator organisations, and influence on national and global decisions affecting the creative industries, media, and public service broadcasting.
Key Documents
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Resources
Access a comprehensive archive of key documents, reports, and newsletters detailing UKCCD’s national, European, and international actions, including work with UNESCO and global cultural networks.
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