The Power of Culture in Sustainable Development 24 - 27 November 2013, Bali, Indonesia
I extend a warm invitation to delegates from all corners of the world to gather in Bali during November, 2013, and actively participate in the World Culture Forum.
I extend a warm invitation to delegates from all corners of the world to gather in Bali during November, 2013, and actively participate in the World Culture Forum.
The first decade of the 21st century has
witnessed fluctuating global growth and fortunes, conflicts and new
geopolitical formations. These strategic changes demand that culture in
all its manifestations be championed as an indispensable agent of change
and reconciliation in the face of unprecedented globalisation.
In the opening address to the debate in
the UN General Assembly on 12 June this year, I underlined that ‘the
significance of the nexus between culture and development for the
post-2015 Agenda is not yet fully grasped’. The World Culture Forum
presents a space to address this urgent need promoting cultural
democracy as an empowering tool.
Indonesia, one of the most culturally
and linguistically diverse countries in the world, is initiating the
World Culture Forum as an inclusive and strategic platform for
discussing, debating, understanding and promoting the power of culture
in sustainable development.
It gives me great pleasure to invite
Heads of State, Nobel Laureates, Ministers of Culture, top experts,
senior policy-makers, NGOs, cultural practitioners and other
stakeholders to this significant global gathering.
I look forward to welcoming you to Bali.
DR. H. SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO
President, Republic of Indonesia
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