DAY 2 - Live journal I UCLG Culture Summit

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International efforts to achieve sustainable development, guarantee social inclusion and equitable growth, and reduce the impact of climate change will only be successful if the cultural aspects of life in communities are taken into account. This was one of the conclusions of the second day of debates at the 2^nd UCLG Culture Summit, an event hosted by Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and organised by UCLG. The Summit takes place at the Jeju Culture & Arts Center, Jeju City, Republic of Korea, until Saturday 13 May.

Several sessions today discussed the place of culture in the sustainable development agendas adopted by the United Nations, including the Sustainable Development Goals included in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2015), and the New Urban Agenda emerging from the Habitat III discussions (2016). Some of the world’s largest and strongest networks in the fields of culture and development took part in the discussions and agreed to strengthen their collaboration

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Tomorrow...

Debates of the second UCLG Culture Summit will end on Friday, with contributions that will outline recommendations to strengthen the attention paid to culture in local, national and global strategies on sustainable development. Highlights in the agenda include a plenary discussion on cultural rights and local alliances for culture, and closing speeches by the President of UCLG, Mr. Mpho Parks TAU, the Governor of Jeju, Mr. WON Hee-ryong, and Jeju author Mr. HYUN Ky-young.

After this, on Friday and Saturday, participants will have the opportunity to meet with cultural actors and devote time to in-depth visits to cultural venues and sites across Jeju island

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