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UNESCO designates 66 new Creative Cities, including Valparaíso (Chile)
On 30 October 2019 66 cities have been designated as UNESCO Creative Cities by the DirectorGeneral of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay As laboratories of ideas and innovative practices the UNESCO Creative Cities bring a tangible contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through innovative thinking and action Through their commitment cities are championing sustainable development actions that directly benefit communities at urban level All over the world these cities each in its way make culture the pillar not an accessory of their strategy says UNESCO DirectorGeneral Audrey Azoulay This favours political and social innovation and is particularly important for the young generations The new 66 UNESCO Creative Cities are Afyonkarahisar Turkey Gastronomy Ambon Indonesia Music Angoulême France Literature Areguá Paraguay Crafts and Folk Art Arequipa Peru Gastronomy Asahikawa Japan Design Ayacucho Peru Crafts and Folk Art Baku Azerbaijan Design Ballarat Australia Crafts and Folk Art Bandar Abbas Iran Islamic Republic of Crafts and Folk Art Bangkok Thailand Design Beirut Lebanon Literature Belo Horizonte Brazil Gastronomy Bendigo Australia Gastronomy Bergamo Italy Gastronomy Biella Italy Crafts and Folk Art Caldas da Rainha Portugal Crafts and Folk Art Cebu City Philippines Design Essaouira Morocco Music Exeter United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Literature Fortaleza Brazil Design Hanoi Vietnam Design Havana Cuba Music Hyderabad India Gastronomy Jinju Republic of Korea Crafts and Folk Art Kargopol Russian Federation Crafts and Folk Art Karlsruhe Germany Media Arts Kazan Russian Federation Music Kırşehir Turkey Music Kuhmo Finland Literature Lahore Pakistan Literature Leeuwarden Netherlands Literature Leiria Portugal Music Lliria Spain Music Mérida Mexico Gastronomy Metz France Music Muharraq Bahrain Design Mumbai India Film Nanjing China Literature Odessa Ukraine Literature Overstrand Hermanus South Africa Gastronomy Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago Music Portoviejo Ecuador Gastronomy Potsdam Germany Film Querétaro Mexico Design Ramallah Palestine Music San José Costa Rica Design Sanandaj Iran Islamic Republic of Music Santiago de Cali Colombia Media Arts Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Music Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Film Sharjah United Arab Emirates Crafts and Folk Art Slemani Iraq Literature Sukhothai Thailand Crafts and Folk Art Trinidad Cuba Crafts and Folk Art Valladolid Spain Film Valledupar Colombia Music Valparaíso Chile Music Veszprém Hungary Music Viborg Denmark Media Arts Viljandi Estonia Crafts and Folk Art Vranje Serbia Music Wellington New Zealand Film Wonju Republic of Korea Literature Wrocław Poland Literature Yangzhou China Gastronomy The UNESCO Creative Cities Network now counts a total of 246 cities The member cities that form part of the Network come from all continents and regions with different income levels and populations They work together towards a common mission placing creativity and the creative economy at the core of their urban development plans to make cities safe resilient inclusive and sustainable in line with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Further information Creative cities network