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December 11, 2015
47 cities join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network
Photo: Starstruck. Austin, Texas. Austin has just been designated UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts. Photographer, Image Credit & Copyright © Thomas Hawk.
Paris, 11 December 2015 - UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, has announced the designation of 47 cities from 33 countries as new members of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. The results of this year’s Call bears witness to the Network’s enhanced diversity and geographical representation with 22 cities from countries not previously represented.
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network has welcomed the following cities within its seven creative fields (Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Film, Gastronomy, Literature, Media Arts and Music):
- Adelaide (Australia) - Music
- Al-Ahsa (Saudi Arabia) - Crafts and Folk Art
- Austin (United States of America) - Media Arts
- Baghdad (Iraq) - Literature
- Bamiyan (Afghanistan) - Crafts and Folk Art
- Bandung (Indonesia) - Design
- Barcelona (Spain) - Literature
- Belem (Brazil) - Gastronomy
- Bergen (Norway) - Gastronomy
- Bitola (The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) - Film
- Budapest (Hungary) - Design
- Burgos (Spain) - Gastronomy
- Denia (Spain) - Gastronomy
- Detroit (United States of America) - Design
- Duran (Ecuador) - Crafts and Folk Art
- Ensenada (Mexico) - Gastronomy
- Gaziantep (Turkey) - Gastronomy
- Idanha-a-Nova (Portugal) - Music
- Isfahan (Iran [Islamic Republic of]) - Crafts and Folk Art
- Jaipur (India) - Crafts and Folk Art
- Katowice (Poland) - Music
- Kaunas (Lithuania) - Design
- Kingston (Jamaica) - Music
- Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) - Music
- Liverpool (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) - Music
- Ljubljana (Slovenia) - Literature
- Lubumbashi (Democratic Republic of the Congo) - Crafts and Folk Art
- Lviv (Ukraine) - Literature
- MedellÃn (Colombia) - Music
- Montevideo (Uruguay) - Literature
- Nottingham (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) - Literature
- Obidos (Portugal) - Literature
- Parma (Italy) - Gastronomy
- Phuket (Thailand) - Gastronomy
- Puebla (Mexico) - Design
- Rasht (Iran [Islamic Republic of]) - Gastronomy
- Rome (Italy) - Film
- Salvador (Brazil) - Music
- San Cristobal de las Casas (Mexico) - Crafts and Folk Art
- Santos (Brazil) - Film
- Sasayama (Japan) - Crafts and Folk Art
- Singapore (Singapore) - Design
- Tartu (Estonia) - Literature
- Tongyeong (Republic of Korea) - Music
- Tucson (United States of America) - Gastronomy
- Ulyanovsk (Russian Federation) - Literature
- Varanasi (India) - Music
For the very first time, two Indian cities — Varanasi and Jaipur — have joined UNESCO Creative Cities Network. This is a historic first for India in this elite global compact.
Launched in 2004, the Network now comprises 116 cities worldwide. It aims to foster international cooperation with and between cities committed to investing in creativity as a driver for sustainable urban development, social inclusion and cultural vibrancy.
By joining the Network, cities commit to collaborate and develop partnerships with a view to promoting creativity and cultural industries, to share best practices, to strengthen participation in cultural life, and to integrate culture in economic and social development strategies and plans.
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