World We Want 2015 consultation on culture and development
Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 6:15AM The following letter has been received from UNFPA about the culture and development consultation which is taking place on the World We Want 2015 website:
Dear Colleagues
Greetings to you all. UNFPA, along with UNESCO and UNDP, is co-leading the Culture and Development consultation, one of six dialogues on implementation of the evolving Post-2015 development agenda which will follow the MDGs (Millenium Development Goals). It is a second phase of consultations, following the global, national and online thematic consultations held in 2012-13.
On themes of how culture relates to development, we are hosting e-discussions and putting out a call for papers on best practices (links below). Themes range from poverty reduction to gender equality, urbanization and climate change, and reconciliation.
We warmly invite participation from you and your colleagues and partners, and also kindly ask that you disseminate widely among your networks. Deadline is 15 July 2014. The e-discussions and papers will feed into the Secretary General's final reports.
Call for papers on best practices: http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/443618
Culture in the Post-2015 Agenda
Culture, gender equality and women’s empowerment
Culture, sustainable cities and urbanization
Culture, the environment and climate change
Culture, inclusion and reconciliation
Thank you and best wishes,
Melissa Garcia, on behalf of UNFPA
Dear Colleagues
One of the 6 tracks under the UNDG led Dialogues on Post-2015 Implementation <http://www.worldwewant2015.org/sitemap> focuses on Culture and Development <http://www.worldwewant2015.org/culture2015> . A broad concept to be sure, but one that is informative to how we move forward pluralistically towards a post-2015 development agenda. Referred to as an enabler and driver for sustainable development, culture is ubiquitous, ever evolving and continuously impacts issues such as gender equality , how we teach and learn, where we live, how we interact with our environment, our notions of inclusion and reconciliation, our creative economy, and our values.
Convened by UNFPA, UNESCO and UNDP, an online set of consultations have been launched to consider various integrated issues that are emerging from the global and intergovernmental deliberations on a new post-2015 development framework. This consultation is part of a series of consultations on ‘Culture and Development’ that will be conducted globally, regionally, nationally and online. Online consultations have been opened as one of the venues to stimulate discussion and engagement. The consultations will address six themes: 1) poverty reduction, 2) education, 3) gender equality and women’s empowerment, 4) sustainable cities and urbanization, 5) the environment and climate change, and 6) inclusion and reconciliation. The consultations are expected to result in a final report that synthesizes the e-debate and the global, regional and national consultations. Twitter: #culture2015.
We hope you will be able to engage in these discussions and please share within your networks to others that would also like to engage.
E-Discussions:
Culture in the Post-2015 Agenda
http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/440843
Culture and Poverty Reduction
http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/440842
Culture and Education
http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/440840
Culture, gender equality and women’s empowerment
http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/440838
Culture, sustainable cities and urbanization
http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/440836
Culture, the environment and climate change
http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/440834
Culture, inclusion and reconciliation
http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/440833
Should you have any technical queries, feel free to contact Mr Muni Ahlawat (muni.ahlawat@undp.org);
For any substantive /UNFPA-specific queries, please contact Melissa Garcia (mgarcia@unfpa.org).