Latin American and Caribbean Ministers of Culture advocate for the role of culture in development

UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean,
21 March 2013, Suriname

On 14 and 15 March 2013, in Paramaribo, Surinam, Latin American and 
Caribbean Ministers ratified the importance of culture and cultural 
diversity as major means for regional cooperation and sustainable 
development at the 19th Forum and First 
Meeting of the Ministers of Culture of the Community of Latin American 
and Caribbean States (CELAC).

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