The Minister of Arts, Tradition, Tourism and the Artistic Economic system, Advocate Hannatu Musawa, led the African Union delegation to the G20 Tradition Ministers assembly.
The assembly was held this weekend on the Salvador Conference Heart in Brazil, the place she led the African Union to deliberate on Africa's wealthy cultural heritage and its position in selling financial progress, social cohesion and world understanding.
Talking on the assembly, she acknowledged that Africa's participation within the G20 Tradition Ministers assembly marks an necessary milestone in African cultural diplomacy.
The minister, who can also be the First Vice-Chairman of the Workplace of the Specialised Technical Fee on Youth, Tradition and Sports activities within the 55-state African Union membership, additionally thanked the G20 members for together with Africa on the earth group.
She mentioned: “Africa's cultural variety is our biggest power, and we should harness it to drive improvement, unity and shared progress.
“Africa's inclusion brings our distinctive views and priorities to those essential discussions and ensures that the worldwide dialogue higher meets the wants of our nations and folks.
“This primary participation of our continent within the G20 Ministerial Tradition Assembly will allow our continent to debate crucial points for the betterment of the lives of the folks of Africa.
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“The ministerial declaration adopted at the moment is a significant step ahead for Africa. It means stronger help for African tradition, larger cooperation and higher alternatives to advance our imaginative and prescient for the continent, as set out within the AU Agenda 2063.
“This declaration is a robust dedication to work collectively and use tradition as a public software to foster improvement, unity and shared progress.”
Lawyer Musawa highlighted Africa's distinctive views and priorities, enabling world dialogue to satisfy African wants. The assembly emphasised the significance of cultural rights, cultural variety and cultural dialogue as a prerequisite for revolutionary, sustainable, cohesive, resilient, protected and inclusive societies.
The African Union counseled Brazil for its distinctive management as President of the G20 and appears ahead to supporting South Africa's upcoming presidency.
“On behalf of the African Union and our 55 Member States, we acknowledge and respect Brazil's dedication, dedication and laborious work to the Tradition Working Group and this ministerial assembly geared toward rising the visibility of the cultural and inventive sectors worldwide.
We’re eager to work carefully with South Africa to make sure that Africa's cultural priorities stay on the heart of worldwide discussions,” assured Minister Musawa.
The Minister labored with colleagues from Saudi Arabia, Angola, South Africa, Korea, China and France, specializing in crucial areas throughout the Ministry's strategic roadmap.
Notably, the Minister held bilateral discussions with the Brazilian Minister of Tradition, significantly on the rehabilitation of the Nigerian Cultural Home in Salvador as a significant heart for the preservation of cultural heritage and on supporting the Nigeria Vacation spot 2030 initiative. Key outcomes of those engagements embody the institution of working teams between nations to enhance the implementation of precedence areas.
Highlights of the assembly included cultural cooperation and selling cooperation within the arts, heritage conservation and inventive industries between the African Union and G20 Member States, elevated investments in Africa's cultural and inventive sectors, the strategic framework of the AU for reaching inclusive and sustainable improvement and the African economic system. cultural diplomacy efforts to help South Africa's imaginative and prescient and management through the upcoming G20 presidency.
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