Transversal Areas

In addition to being a standalone policy area, culture cuts across the broad spectrum of public policies, acting as an enabler and driver to achieve a variety of development prospects. This transversal dimension of culture echoes the rationale of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which promotes a holistic, webbed approach to sustainable development across its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 Targets ; the 2030 Agenda addresses sustainable development as a set of interrelated variables highlighting the close linkages and synergies between different public policy areas. Although culture does not have a dedicated SDG, it contributes to all 17 SDGs – from poverty alleviation to quality education, employment, social justice and environmental protection – and is explicitly reflected in several targets.