This monthly Tracker is produced by UNESCO to monitor culture in public policy with regards to the UN Sustainable Development Agenda. It highlights developments within national and regional contexts, as well as emerging debates on culture's contribution to sustainable development. Drawing on a variety of sources, it provides a broad overview of cultural policy trends worldwide at the national, regional and international level and looks at ways in which countries integrate culture into other policy areas.
AT A GLANCE
Culture and education are critical pillars for human development. More than this, both are mutually beneficial, with synergies that offer crucial inroads to addressing complex challenges faced by societies. This is important in shaping COVID-19 recovery efforts, not only for regenerating the two damaged sectors, but for building solid and long-lasting public policies that better leverage the nexus between both development areas.
The Cultural Policy Highlights section presents the latest policy measures at national and local level.
The Cutting Edge section delves into the mutually-beneficial relationship between culture and education. Integrating culture in learning enhances quality education, while education strengthens heritage safeguarding and boosts creative skills for the future. Harnessing this alliance also equips societies with the relevant skills, attitudes, values and behaviours to be more agile and resilient to rapidly-changing environments. How can we better harness this resource to generate the human capital for tomorrow, nurture peaceful societies that promote cultural diversity, and expand learning anchored in sustainable principles?
The latest policy developments at regional level are outlined in the Regional Perspectives section.
Culture in the 2030 Agenda examines how the ties between culture and education are being approached by Member States in their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) to track progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).