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Culture2030Goal - Towards a Revised Draft

Welcome!

Welcome to the Culture2030Goal campaign's survey on a potential culture goal. Since 2013, the campaign has advocated for the inclusion of culture as a distinct goal in the global development framework. The campaign brings together Arterial Network, Culture Action Europe, the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), the International Music Council (IMC), the International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (IFCCD), the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and United Cities and Local Governments Culture Committee (UCLG).

In 2022, on the occasion of the UNESCO MONDIACULT Conference, we launched the Zero Draft of a dedicated or ‘standalone’ goal on culture. Entitled ‘Culture Goal: to ensure cultural sustainability for the wellbeing of all”, it offers ten potential targets, similar to those included in the SDGs. Since then, we have seen the idea of such a goal endorsed by UNESCO and others, and made the focus of the MONDIACULT 2025 Conference.

We are therefore working to update and improve our draft, based on the input of the wider culture and development communities. Your inputs to this survey are essential to achieving this goal. 

None of the questions are obligatory, but your answers are strongly appreciated. There are between 17 and 27 questions, depending your answers, and it may take up to 15 minutes to respond, depending on how much you want to add. You can also save your responses part of the way through and return to the survey.

Please also feel ready to share the survey with your own networks and anyone else who you feel can contribute. Deadline: 30 April 2025.
1. How far do you agree with the following statements?
Space Cell Strongly disagreeDisagreeNeither agree nor disagreeAgreeStrongly agree
A standalone culture goal will cause other stakeholders to recognise the importance of culture in sustainable development
The lack of a culture goal in the 2030 Agenda leaves me less likely to engage with the SDGs
A standalone culture goal will better mobilise arts, culture and heritage practitioners for sustainable development
A culture goal should cite culture as both a goal in itself and a contributor to wider development
A culture goal should take a broad approach, including different aspects of culture
It is possible to have both a dedicated goal and to integrate culture into the delivery of other goals
A standalone culture goal will cause culture to be dealt with in a silo
It is enough for there to be a general reference to culture in the introduction to any future development framework
A culture goal would positively impact the achievement of other Sustainable Development Goals
2. How far do you think that each of the current SDGs would benefit from stronger consideration of culture, through an explicit goal?
Space Cell Not at allSomewhatA lot
SDG 1- No poverty
SDG 2 - Zero hunger
SDG 3 - Good health and wellbeing
SDG 4- Quality education
SDG 5 - Gender equality
SDG 6 - Clean water and sanitation
SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy
SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth
SDG 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure
SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities
SDG 11 - Sustainable cities and communities
SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production
SDG 13 - Climate action
SDG 14 - Life below water
SDG 15 - Life on land
SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the goals
3. How far do you agree that the following elements have their place in a culture goal?
Space Cell Strongly disagreeDisagreeNeither agree nor disagreeAgreeStrongly agree
Realising cultural rights for all
Promoting a culture of peace and global citizenship
Protect and promote all forms of heritage
Protect and promote cultural diversity
Promote local culture and the economic and social rights of artists
Enhance legal conditions for cultural professionals' mobility
Empower indigenous peoples to strengthen their own institutions, cultures and languages
Cultural approaches in urban and environmental policy
Strengthen cultural institutions
Take cultural considerations into account in all development goals
4. Would you like to propose potential indicators for any of the targets set out below? For more detail on the targets, please see the full zero draft of the proposed Culture Goal (p17-18). 
8. How far do you agree with the following statements?
Space Cell Strongly disagreeDisagreeNeither agree nor disagreeAgreeStrongly agree
Culture practitioners in my country are aware of the concept of sustainable development
Culture practitioners in my country are motivated to contribute to the achievement of development goals
Cultural practitioners in my country understand how to engage in the delivery of development goals
My government has made a priority of sustainable development
The culture ministry in my country sees itself as having a role in delivering sustainable development
Other ministries/agencies see culture as having a role in sustainable development
My government makes efforts to mobilise culture to deliver on the SDGs
9. Are you aware of examples of successful integration of culture into wider development policies?
11. Do you think that there is the capacity in your city, region or country to carry out a 'shadow report', assessing how well it is both supporting cultural goals and mobilising culture to deliver on the wider 2030 Agenda?

Shadow reporting refers to efforts such as those already undertaken by some cities when preparing reports about their implementation of the SDGs. In these, they treat culture as a distinct policy area of work towards the overall goal of sustainable development, alongside those which are already recognised explicitly in the SDGs. 
The final questions are about you in order to help understand more about the community answering this survey
14. In which region are you based?
15. From which sector do you come?
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16. How familiar are you with the UN's 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals?
17. Would you like to join the Culture2030Goal mailing list in order to keep up to date with our work?
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