The Future of Cultural Rights: Shaping the New Sustainable Development

UCLG Committee on Culture

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UCLG is committed to promoting and making visible the role of culture in sustainable development and in response to the challenges facing humanity. This session will allow cities and cultural organizations to present and promote their actions towards the achievement of sustainable development from a cultural and rights-based perspective. The session will also enable further reflection on the crucial role of culture and cultural rights to tackle climate change and achieve gender equality, and will provide insights on its importance for the UCLG Pact of the Future.

• Mr Jo Kyoo-il, Mayor of Jinju
• Mr Park Heong-joon, Mayor of Busan (TBC)
• Mr Taleb Abderrahmane El Mahjoub, Mayor of Tevragh Zeyna, special mention of the 5th edition of the International Award UCLG – Mexico City – Culture 21 (TBC)
• Mr Kun-Wang Lee, CEO, Cultural Foundation of Seongbuk
• Mr Young-Woo Kwon, Director, Cultural Headquarters of Seongbuk, winner of the 3rd edition of the International Award UCLG – Mexico City – Culture 21
• Ms Barbara Lison, President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, IFLA
• Ms Hae Un Rii, former member of the ICOMOS international Board and current President of ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Places of Religion and Ritual
• Representative from the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (TBC)
• Mr Luca Bergamo, former Vice-Mayor of Rome in charge of Cultural Development and co-writer of the UCLG Pact for the Future
• Mr Andrew Potts, Coordinator of the Climate Heritage Network and the UCLG Townhall on Climate and Culture