It seeks to promote innovative and creative approaches that enhance culture as a bridge and dynamic force of co-operation, creating opportunities and mechanisms for inclusive economic development, social cohesion, and peace.

UNESCO: Irina Bokova: we must build bridges between societies to make the most of the power of culture | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Music, theatre and crafts are priorities in this respect, each contributing uniquely to deepening social cohesion and fostering economic development, especially in a context where cultural tourism is a rising vector of growth.

UNESCO: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE(29/11/2010)

Finally, culture, as a means of communication, social cohesion, economic growth and creativity remains a priority for UNESCO, since it continues to bridge the peoples of the world.

UNESCO: 70 Years

The Royal Government of Cambodia has long acknowledged the important role that culture plays in shaping national identity, strengthening social cohesion and contributing to the economic development of Cambodia, and its initiative and leadership will no doubt be integral in developing and implementing effective policies and actions in the field of culture.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN PHNOM PENH

"Within societies, economic difficulties exacerbate tensions that negatively affect the way migrants are seen and threaten social cohesion, " said the President of Romania, Traian Basescu, calling for the rejection of public statements condoning racism and stigmatization.

UNESCO: The Director-General calls for mobilizing culture as a driver of inclusion at the 5th Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

It's weird to be an economics journalist reporting this: because I am coming to the conclusion that this is the next phase of the economic story - penury at the edge of Europe eating away at both social cohesion and the resilience of the financial system.

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