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Mondiacult, the world's largest conference on cultural policy and sustainable development, held its 2025 edition in Barcelona this week with thousands of participants and more than 150 ministers of culture, gathered to set the global agenda for culture in the coming years.
Conspicuous by their absence, neither Israel nor the United States took part in the conference as a result of President Donald Trump's planned withdrawal from UNESCO, at the end of 2026.
The previous Mondiacult, attended by 150 nations, was held Mexico in 2022 and the aim of this edition was to follow up on deals reached there and explore two major current issues: artificial intelligence (AI) and the culture of peace.
The Spanish Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, delivers his speech at the opening of Mondiacult, 28 Sep 2026. Mondiacult
The Mondiacult forum concluded without any binding decisions, but with a declaration of intent that aims to guide cultural policies over the next five years.
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