European Commission

First awareness workshop "CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT" in the Democratic Republic of Congo - Kinshasa 22 and 23 February 2011


The organization by the European Commission's first awareness workshop of cultural actors and policies in the Democratic Republic of Congo was held in Kinshasa on 22 and 23 February 2011 and brought together participants from the Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo. This was to help national authorities to take more aware of the possibilities that the cultural sector is to support the economic, social and human development of their country. The participants recognized the urgent need to develop a strategy for enhancing the cultural dimension within the future development plans of the two countries and identified a series of actions - within the respective national policies and within the framework of international cooperation and partnership with the European Union - to ensure its implementation.