UNESCO, culture, aid and development in the new millennium

Abstract

This chapter analyzes the efforts made primarily by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to contribute to the international development agenda and the reasons why culture is marginalized in the agenda. It focuses on UNESCO as the key international and intergovernmental organization working on culture. Culture is recognized in the Master Plan on Spanish Cooperation as the very fabric of society and the internal force for its development. Culture is a driver of human development as it is a source of resilience, innovation, and creativity. Culture is also defined as an enabler of social cohesion, which can only grow through respect for and understanding of cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue. Both cultural and biological diversity, as well as local and indigenous knowledge and management practices contribute to sustainable environmental management practices and to ensuring environmental, agricultural and food sustainability.

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