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MONDIACULT 2022 | Culture as a global public good: a human-centered agenda for cultural policies
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Organizer(s):
Date: 29 September 2022, 2 - 3 p.m.
Venue: Los Pinos, Sal贸n Avila Camacho
Focal point: Ms Margherita Licata, Private Services Specialist 路 International Labour Organization at United Nations, licata@ilo.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the crucial role of culture in uplifting communities while fostering resilience and social cohesion, thus, underlining its nature as a global public good which should be upheld and promoted for a comprehensive, sustainable, and human-centred development. As the international community is urged to reshape public policies for the benefit of people and the planet, reasserting the transformative role of culture from a wide array of perspectives is fundamental.
This Inter-Agency Platform side event aims to inform this debate by envisioning a human-centred agenda for cultural policies revolving around: decent work, skills and innovation, and educational models to redress inequalities within and beyond the cultural sector; a more effective human-rights based governance system (from cultural rights to broader social and economic rights, such as Indigenous Peoples' rights); and the impact of culture across the development spectrum.
The discussion will also consider technology transformations and its implications for cultural diversity, the protection of intellectual property and the fair remuneration of cultural professionals. This comprehensive approach, made possible by the inputs provided by participating UN agencies, has the ambition to set out guidance on key actions to shape cultural policies and enable the sector to reclaim its vital societal role as a public good that builds communities, fosters cultural diversity and mutual understanding, and lifts people out of poverty and exclusion.
Agenda and List of Speakers
Agenda
Opening Remarks
- Mr. Ernesto Ottone R, Assistant Director-General for Culture of UNESCO
- Ms. Kajsa Ravin, Director General at the Swedish Arts Council and Vice Chairperson of the Nordic Culture Fund鈥檚 board
Panel Discussion: How to foster a human-centred agenda for a sustainable, inclusive and resilient culture sector?
- Ms. Paola Leoncini Bartoli, Director Cultural Policies and Development, UNESCO
- Ms. Margherita Licata, Private Services Specialist, Sectoral Policies Department, ILO
- Ms. Johanne Bouchard, Human Rights Officer / Dragana Korljan, Special Procedures unit coordinator, OHCHR
- Mr. Florian Hoepfner, Senior Durable Solutions Officer, UNHCR
- Ms. Maria Nuria Sanz Gallego, Senior Adviser for Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment, FAO
Moderator introduces the next section
Reaction from stakeholders: What action is mostly needed to support culture as a public good?
- Mr. Beat Santschi, President of the International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (IFCCD) and Vice-President of the International Federation of Musicians
- Mr. Maigua, Kiwar, Indigenous community leader, Ecuador
- Mr. Jordi Pascual, Coordinator of the Culture Committee, United Cities and Local Governments
- Mr. Heladio Reyes Cruz, leader of ECOSTA Yutu Cui, Social Solidarity Society of small farmers in Oaxaca, Mexico. Coordinator of local projects related to the preservation of Agrobiodiversity in Mexico.
- Mr. Jose Luis Loera, Coordinator of Peace Education and Solidarity, Programa Casa Refugiados.
Q&A
Conclusion: Working towards Agreed Actions
