Cultural development

Invites all States, intergovernmental bodies and organizations of the UN system and non-governmental organizations: (a) to implement the recommendations of the Action Plan on Cultural Policies for Development adopted by the Intergovernmental Conference on Cultural Policies for Development; (b) to cooperate with Unesco for the purpose of ensuring effective follow-up to the Action Plan; (c) to intensify their efforts to integrate cultural factors into their development programmes and projects so as to ensure sustainable development that fully respects cultural diversity, taking into account their cultural values and identity; encourages Unesco to pursue its ongoing task of promoting throughout the UN system a greater awareness of the crucial relationship between culture and development, taking into account the diversity of cultures and the need to apply the recommendations of the Stockholm Conference.

Adopted without vote, 91st meeting

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Adopted at the 91st plenary meeting, 15 Dec. 1998.