The International Congress "Culture: Key to Sustainable Development" was held in Hangzhou (China) from 15 May to 17 May 2013. This was the first International Congress specifically focusing on the linkages between culture and sustainable development organized by UNESCO since the Stockholm Conference in 1998. As such, the Congress provided the very first global forum to discuss the role of culture in sustainable development in view of the post-2015 development framework, with participation of the global community and the major international stakeholders.
PROGRAMME AND SPEAKERS
CULTURE & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
Useful Documents
- Final Report of the Intergovernmental Conference on Cultural Policies for Development, Stockholm,1998
- Culture: a driver and an enabler of sustainable development (UNESCO Thematic Think Piece)
- The Power of Culture for Development
- Rio+20 Outcome Document: The Future We Want
United Nations Documents
- UN Resolution 65/166 adopted by the General Assembly on Culture and development, 2010
- UN Resolution 66/208 adopted by the General Assembly on Culture and development, 2011
- UNSG Report on Culture and development, 2011
Related Links
- Culture for Sustainable Development Main Page
- Rio+ 20, The Future We Want, UNESCO Webpage
- Culture and Development Thematic Window of the MDG Achievement Fund (MDG-F)
- UNESCO Culture for Development Indicator Suite
Related Publications
- United Nations Creative Economy Report - 2013 Special Edition
- The Creative Economy Report 2010
- 2009 UNESCO Framework for Cultural Statistics
- UNESCO World Report, Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue
Related Events
- International Conference on "Culture for Sustainable Cities", 10-12 December 2015, Hangzhou, China
- United Nations General Assembly Special Thematic Debate on Culture and Sustainable Development in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, 5 May 2014
- United Nations General Assembly Thematic Debate on Culture and Development, 12 June 2013, New York
- ECOSOC, 2013 Annual Ministerial Review, "Science, technology and innovation and the potential of culture for promoting sustainable development and achieving the Millenium Development Goals ", 1-4 July 2013, Geneva
- World Culture Forum, 24-29 November 2013, Bali, Indonesia