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UN assembly spotlights culture as driver of sustainable development in digital era
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The President of the General Assembly convened a high-level interactive dialogue under General Assembly resolution 78/161 to examine how culture and digital transformation can advance sustainable development.
The President of the General Assembly called the session to order under General Assembly resolution 78/161 and opened a high-level interactive dialogue on culture and sustainable development with a focus on the digital era.
Speakers from United Nations agencies and more than two dozen member states said culture is an engine for sustainable development and urged action on digital inclusion, cultural rights, and governance of artificial intelligence in cultural spaces.
Ernesto O'Toni, Assistant Director-General for Culture at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), urged “a renewed global framework for culture in the digital era” built on three pillars — equity and access, ethics and governance, and diversity and innovation — and said UNESCO supports tools such as AI readiness assessments and digital capacity networks.
Ilsa Brands Keris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, said “culture and cultural rights are indispensable to sustainable development, peace, and stability,” and cited the 2005 UNESCO…
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