The opening ceremony of the conference on September 29 was attended by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of Spain, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO for Culture Ernesto Renato Ottone, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain Jose Manuel Albares Bueno, Minister of Culture of Spain Ernest Urtasun, President of the Catalan region Salvador Illa, Ministers, Heads of delegations from 165 countries, representatives of intergovernmental organizations, universities, research institutes, youth professional organizations, cultural experts and partners from the private sector...
The Vietnamese delegation attending the Conference was led by Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung.
After the opening ceremony and plenary session, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung attended the Ministerial Discussion session co-organized by UNESCO and the European Union (EU) with the theme “Culture, a catalyst for sustainable development: Promoting practice-based policies in the policy-making process”.
Minister Nguyen Van Hung affirmed that the Party and State of Vietnam always pay special attention to the cause of cultural and human development, putting culture on par with economics and politics, making culture the focus of national policies and strategies on development, implementing the United Nations' sustainable development goals. "In that process, Vietnam attaches importance to policy making, including cultural policies based on practical data, indicators and practical assessments to closely follow the needs and developments of the situation, better meeting the increasingly deep international integration needs of Vietnam", Minister Nguyen Van Hung emphasized.
Speaking at the discussion session, Ministers of the countries highly appreciated Vietnam for seriously implementing international commitments and successfully implementing models and initiatives such as in Trang An.
With the message "There is no future without culture", the Ministers/Heads of Delegation unanimously affirmed that culture is a fundamental human right, a global public good and an indispensable pillar for building a just, peaceful, inclusive and sustainable society. In particular, the Ministers called for culture to become an independent goal in the United Nations development framework after 2030.
At the same time, the Ministers/Heads of Delegation reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening multilateralism, mobilizing policies, resources and cooperation mechanisms to make culture a pillar of international cooperation and sustainable development in the new era.
The conference identified six key areas for global cultural policy in the coming period (cultural rights; culture and digital transformation; culture and education; cultural economy; culture and climate action; culture, heritage and crisis) and two new focus areas added compared to MONDACULT 2022 (culture and peace, culture and artificial intelligence); and emphasized the development of a global cultural index framework to accurately measure the contribution of culture to development. This is considered an institutional step forward, linking culture directly with global security, technology and data issues.
Also within the framework of the MONDACULT 2025 Conference, on the afternoon of October 1, Minister Nguyen Van Hung will continue to participate in the discussion session on Cultural Economy.
Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/culture-giu-vai-tro-quan-trong-cho-su-phat-trien-ben-vung-toan-cau-717919.html
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