UNESCO, 01 October 2025, International

This document builds on an inclusive, multi-stakeholder process, including regional consultations, global surveys, and contributions from multiple stakeholders, as well as reflections arising from UNESCO’s six cultural conventions. Grounded in the six priority domains of MONDIACULT 2022 Declaration and with an ethical, human rights-based and human-centred approach, itincorporates two focus areas …

UNESCO, 01 October 2025, International

The present report was prepared by an Independent Expert Group convened by UNESCO to gather views and ideas on culture and artificial intelligence. In recognition of the central role of knowledge and ideas in transformation, this initiative reflects UNESCO’s role as a laboratory of ideas. By generating novel insights, the document aims to contribute – among other sources – to the discussions at M…

UNESCO, 01 October 2025, International

Nosotros, los Ministros, Ministras y Autoridades responsables de Cultura de los Estados Miembros y de los Miembros Asociales de la UNESCO, reunidos en Barcelona los días 29, 30 de septiembre y 1 de octubre, 2025, en respuesta a los urgentes y complejos desafíos de nuestro tiempo y basándonos en la visión común establecida en la Declaración Final de MONDIACULT 2022, reafirmamos nuestro compromiso …

UNESCO, 01 October 2025, International

A pesar de los avances, persisten desigualdades de género significativas en los sectores culturales y creativos. Si bien las mujeres constituyen la mayoría del alumnado en disciplinas relacionadas con la cultura y ocupan una proporción considerable de empleos en estos sectores, continúan enfrentando numerosas barreras a lo largo de sus carreras: desde el acceso y la participación desiguales en la…

UCL | University College London, 30 September 2025, International

In an era of multiple interrelated crises, governments have a critical role in shaping economies. The question is no longer whether the state should intervene, but how and towards whatends. Arts and culture, from visual arts to music and design, are the foundations for reimagining alternative futures, fostering civic identity, and mobilising collective action.1 Yet they remain underutilised and u…

European Parliament, 30 September 2025, International

Access to culture is a fundamental human right according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: cultural rights are indispensable for the dignity and the free development of the personality, and 'everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, [and] to enjoy the arts'. Despite this legal underpinning, not everyone in the EU has equal access to culture. P…