Sustainable Development Goals

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UK Arts, Culture and Young People: Innovative practice and trends

What are the issues that young people and the sector are facing across the UK, and how is creative practice responding to those needs?

Lost+Found project performance installation. Two performers on stage in front of a background projection featuring geometric yellow and black line art.

OFF/TRACK Collective: Imagining New forms of Cultural Production

Dr Poppy Spowage reflects on her CREDO Research Secondment with The British Council.

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A Cultural Relations Approach to Development: Why and how the British Council approach to development works

New report on the valuable approaches that Cultural Relations offer to delivering development programmes in ODA countries.

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Cultural relations, multilateralism and sustainable development

Reflections from the International Cultural Relations Research Alliance conference.

The Missing Foundation: Culture’s place within and beyond the SDGs

Research report: a thought-provoking report on culture’s place within and beyond the UN SDGs.

International higher education partnerships are driving progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals – and the UK can play a vital role in this

The international higher education community has a crucial role in addressing global challenges. The UK has an opportunity to be at the heart of these partnerships.

International higher education partnerships and the Sustainable Development Goals

How can international higher education partnerships tackle urgent global challenges?

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What role is there for cultural relations in the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations Agenda 2030?

The UK is one of 193 UN member states committed to achieving 17 SDGs by 2030. What role is the British Council playing in contributing to sustainable development through cultural relations?

8000 and rising: youth voices on climate action

New research has captured the views and experiences of climate change of over 8,000 young people across 23 countries. More needs to be done to bring these diverse voices into dialogue.

The Missing Pillar – Culture's Contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

A tool to deepen understanding of the link between arts, culture and social and economic development. Learn more about culture's contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals.