Centring culture in reinforcing SDG delivery and achieving the goals of the Pact for the Future

With the SDG Summit Declaration underlining the role of culture as an enabler of development and determinant of policy effectiveness, the question is: how can we realise this potential across the SDGs?
The Culture2030Goal campaign is built around the understanding that unless culture is recognised as a key factor in achieving the SDGs, we miss opportunities, waste energy, and ultimately under-perform in our pursuit of the 2030 Agenda.
This is both about the potential to mobilise the power of culture and heritage as a sector, and what we can achieve through more comprehensively integrating cultural rights and factors as a vector of success.
With the Summit of the Future now looking to identify key actions that can lift barriers to sustainable development and deliver on the promise of multilateralism, this session asks - what would a world which integrates culture into decision-making look like?
The session drew on a variety of perspectives, from experts looking strategically at how culture fits into the global agenda, to practitioners from the fields of education, wellbeing and local development. Through it, we that viewers will feel readier to mobilise culture to support progress in their areas of focus, and cultural professionals in turn readier to help make sustainable development happen.
Speakers
Ms Lily Pandeya (India)
Ms Ege Yildirim (Turkiye)
Mr Jordi Pascual (Catalonia, Spain)
Mr Damilare Oyedele (Rwanda, Nigeria)