The Role of Culture in Development
Hangzhou, China, 15 May 2013 – His Highness the Aga Khan today delivered the keynote address at a conference entitled “Culture: Key to Sustainable Development” organised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, the National Commission of the People’s Republic of China and the Hangzhou Municipal Government in Hangzhou, China.
As Chairman of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), the Aga Khan shared examples of how the Trust had been able to use culture as a catalyst for development. The examples included the restoration, through the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme, of 20 major heritage sites in nine different countries – many of them at UNESCO World Heritage Sites – including Kabul, Cairo and Zanzibar.
Press Release: http://www.akdn.org/Content/1181
Speech: http://www.akdn.org/Content/1180
TheIsmaili: http://www.theismaili.org/cms/1439
Conference Website: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture
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