Charles Seeger started a chain of ideas, which lead the diplomat Luis Hector Correa de Azevedo to influence the UNESCO.

In 1948, Jaime Torres Bodet collected four experts to establish the four main music organization of the time.

The International Federation of Jeunesse's Musicales is a non-governmental organization focus on the education for the young people around the globe.

The principles contained in the Five Music Rights (originally written in English) have been translated into French, Spanish, Arabic, and Mandarin Chinese.

[6] IMC undertakes many initiatives within the music ecosystem – such as developing projects, organizing conferences, awarding prizes, etc.

One of the IMC's regular activities is the annual International Rostrum of Composers, a forum offering representatives of national broadcasting organisations the opportunity to exchange and publicize works of contemporary classical music.

The Prize was addressed to both musicians and musical institutions, in alignment with the purposes of the United Nations Charter and UNESCO's Constitution.

Some advocacy actions are carried out in alliance with other international organisations such as the #Culture2030Goal[10] campaign for the inclusion of culture among the Sustainable Development Goals.