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Regional Perspectives | Latin America and the Caribbean
The VII Ibero-American Congress of Culture, hosted by the Government of Mexico, concluded that it was necessary to strengthen cultural cooperation in order to build a new social pact for sustainable development of the region. Ministerial representatives of 22 countries participated during the five days of discussions, co-organized with the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) and the Organization of Ibero-American States for Science, Education and Culture (OEI). Recommendations and reflections were presented on behalf of the six working groups covering the themes of citizenship, institutions, health and culture, the economic dimension of culture, the social dimension of culture and the environmental dimension of culture. Andorra will host the upcoming edition in 2021 and Portugal in 2022.
A conference looking ahead to the major MONDIACULT event - programmed for 2022 - was held as part of the Creative Mexico Forum in October. Several high-ranking officials in the Mexican government, cultural experts and the Assistant Director-General for Culture of UNESCO joined the discussion on the theme of “The day after: on the way to the MONDIACULT 2022 World Cultural Policy Congress”. The 2022 Congress will take place 40 years after the original MONDIACULT which was a major milestone in shaping the debate on cultural policies globally.
The Transcultura programme has launched the first Cultural Heritage and Cultural and Creative Industries Training Advisory Board in the Caribbean. An initial series of virtual meetings with culture heritage and creative industries experts, artists and practitioners has taken place since September, at which participants have stressed the need to generate a regional platform that works as an integrated information system to provide visibility to Caribbean artists and the cultural and creative industries sector activities. Funded by the European Union and implemented by UNESCO, the programme aims to deepen integration within the Caribbean region through culture.
A conference looking ahead to the major MONDIACULT event - programmed for 2022 - was held as part of the Creative Mexico Forum in October. Several high-ranking officials in the Mexican government, cultural experts and the Assistant Director-General for Culture of UNESCO joined the discussion on the theme of “The day after: on the way to the MONDIACULT 2022 World Cultural Policy Congress”. The 2022 Congress will take place 40 years after the original MONDIACULT which was a major milestone in shaping the debate on cultural policies globally.
The Transcultura programme has launched the first Cultural Heritage and Cultural and Creative Industries Training Advisory Board in the Caribbean. An initial series of virtual meetings with culture heritage and creative industries experts, artists and practitioners has taken place since September, at which participants have stressed the need to generate a regional platform that works as an integrated information system to provide visibility to Caribbean artists and the cultural and creative industries sector activities. Funded by the European Union and implemented by UNESCO, the programme aims to deepen integration within the Caribbean region through culture.
27 November 2020
Last update:20 April 2023
