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Culture in the 2030 Agenda
Culture and Education in the Voluntary National Reviews Culture and education are crosscutting competencies for achieving all 17 Sustainable Development Goals SDGs of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development They are the mutuallyreinforcing building blocks needed to nurture the skills to deal with todays complex challenges Within their Voluntary National Reviews VNRs which are submitted by Member States to monitor progress towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda several Member States cite training initiatives to boost cultural employment in line with SDG 8 Most VNRs however refer to SDG 4 as the primary reference point for the linkages between culture and education in particular Target 47 which calls for education to promote a culture of peace and nonviolence appreciation of cultural diversity and cultures contribution to sustainable development The VNRs demonstrate that many Member States are approaching this through teaching in and through the arts and culture in formal in school settings