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India highlighted culture as a global public good in UNESCO MONDIACULT
2025.
¨ India was represented at UNESCO’s MONDIACULT
2025 conference in Barcelona, Spain, by Union Minister Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat.
¨ The event brought together ministers and
cultural leaders to shape the future of global cultural cooperation.
¨ Shekhawat served as Chair of the Asia-Pacific
Group during the Ministerial Plenary Session.
¨ The session adopted the Rules of Procedure,
Agenda, and elected office bearers under his chairmanship.
¨ Delegates at the Opening Ceremony witnessed
cultural performances and addresses by UNESCO’s Director-General and Spain’s
President.
¨ India’s belief in culture as a global public
good and a key driver of sustainable development was underlined in his speech.
¨ He also spoke at a thematic session on
cultural rights and the economy of culture.
¨ During the conference, Shekhawat held
bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Spain, Iran, Norway, Colombia and
Greece.
¨ Collaboration in heritage conservation,
museums, performing arts, and creative industries was discussed in these
meetings.
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India’s active participation reaffirmed its commitment to positioning
culture as central to inclusive and sustainable development.
