Gathered at the Eighth Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture, which took place in Barbados on September 19 and 20, the authorities of the member countries of the Organization of American States (OAS) approved today the Declaration of Bridgetown on “Strengthening of the creative economy and culture sector: Repositioning the culture sector to secure sustainable development.” The Declaration stresses the importance of harnessing the power of the creative economy and the culture sector to support jobs and growth, and the need to safeguard and promote culture to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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