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G20 Culture Ministers commit to accelerate cultural recovery
This marks the third time the Culture Ministers’ Meeting was convened at the G20 Platform, following the Saudi and Italian Presidency in 2020 and 2021.
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Collaboration, culture, community: The Group of Twenty (G20) Culture Ministers take a group photo, at Borobudur, Central Java, on Sept. 13.
"Culture is the motivator and enabler of sustainable development, and Indonesia is committed to facilitating cultural recovery, as well as supporting artists and cultural practitioners,” declared Nadiem Makarim, Education, Culture, Research and Technology Minister at the Group of Twenty (G20) Culture Ministers’ Meeting in Borobudur, Central Java, on Sept. 12-13.
This marks the third time the Culture Ministers’ Meeting was convened at the G20 Platform, following the Saudi and Italian Presidency in 2020 and 2021. All G20 Culture Ministers participated in the two-day event, as well as invited countries and representatives from UNESCO. At the meeting, ways forward for sustainable cultural recovery were discussed, since the pandemic and multidimensional crisis have challenged cultures’ abilities to support people, communities and the economy.
Makarim reiterated that, “There is no community without culture, no nation without community,” and called for the spirit of cooperation and gotong royong in building a better world.
The meeting highlighted the essential role culture plays in sustainable development and promoted partnerships for cultural resources to create an inclusive ecosystem for art and culture.
G20 culture ministers successfully agreed on concrete actions, including collaboration and engagement with multi-stakeholders; promoting initiatives on education, training, digitalization, creative industry, job creation and preservation of cultural sites; as well as encouraging inclusive participation and fostering digital ecosystems.
The ministers also agreed to explore the creation of the Global Arts and Culture Recovery Fund (GACRF). This is Indonesia's initiative in an effort to promote sustainable living and restore cultural-economic sectors.
Several cultural events were organized on the sidelines of the G20 CMM 2022, including Ruwatan Bumi ceremony; Kirab Budaya parade; CMM commemorative stamp; and most notably, the first-ever G20 orchestra, comprising musicians from G20 countries. The orchestra, led by Indonesian maestro, Ananda Sukarlan, presented world-renowned repertoire from Sir Michael Tippett, Puccini, Rossini and Prokofiev.
Borobudur Temple, the venue, is one of Indonesia’s greatest cultural-heritage sites and is listed in UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list. The temple, engraved with natural sculptures and reliefs, stands as a treasure of knowledge and insight across generations, as well as a reminder to preserve our nature and planet.
Indonesia’s G20 Presidency will culminate at the Bali Summit on Nov. 15-16, where the G20 leaders will discuss measures to recover the global economy. Afterward, India will assume the presidency from Dec. 1, 2022 to Nov. 30, 2023.
