<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>The <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/mondiacult/">UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – MONDIACULT</a> is the world’s leading cultural policy conference. The 2025 edition will bring thousands of participants to Barcelona to shape the global cultural agenda for the years to come.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Organised by UNESCO and hosted by the Government of Spain, the conference brings together ministers from UNESCO’s 194 Member States alongside policymakers, cultural leaders and civil society. It provides a unique forum to take stock of progress since the historic <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/mondiacult-2022-states-adopt-historic-declaration-culture?hub=171169">MONDIACULT Declaration</a>, which defined a set of cultural rights to be safeguarded and secured culture’s place on international agendas including the G20, G7 and G77+China.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>As the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda nears its conclusion, MONDIACULT 2025 represents a pivotal moment. It will build momentum towards recognising culture as a stand-alone goal in the post-2030 development agenda, reinforcing its role at the heart of sustainable development worldwide.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>MONDIACULT 2025 will take place from <strong>29 September to 1 October 2025 </strong>at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB), Spain. The programme includes intergovernmental plenary sessions, thematic debates, side events and exhibitions. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/mondiacult/">UNESCO – MONDIACULT 2025</a>.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p>