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This is cultural diplomacy for sustainable development:

Culture increasingly permeates international relations and foreign policies. Cultural diplomacy is harnessed by countries to promote their cultural distinctiveness, thus enhancing the world’s cultural diversity while paving the way to cooperation and dialogue.

In a globalised, interconnected world where countries are increasingly interdependent, cultural diplomacy can be critical to fostering peace and stability. By supporting mutual understanding, trust and exposure to cultural diversity, it enhances international relations in many areas of cooperation.

This unique form of intercultural dialogue has the power to bolster and renew multilateral cooperation, beyond competing interests, to put forth global public goods, while also tackling some of the pressing issues of our time, such as disinformation, social inequalities, conflict and climate change.