Doha: Doha has joined the UNESCO Network of Creative Cities. It has been designated as a Creative City of Design, a first in the region.
“What better way to celebrate #QatarCreates with this new accomplishment for Qatar! Doha is the first city to be registered for design in the region by the UNESCO in their Creative Cities Network,” H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums, said in post.
Anna Paolini, Director, UNESCO Regional Office in Doha, also congratulated Doha for the achievement.
“MABRUK to Doha for becoming a UNESCO Creative City for design, the first of its kind in the region. Thanks to the vision and leadership of @almayassahamad to bring culture, public art and creativity at the Red heart of Doha,” she posted on social media.
Worldwide, 49 new cities have joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) following their designation by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, in recognition of their commitment to placing culture and creativity at the heart of their development and to sharing knowledge and good practices.
The Network now numbers 295 cities reaching 90 countries that invest in culture and creativity – crafts and folk art, design, film, gastronomy, literature, media arts, and music – to advance sustainable urban development.
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) was created in 2004 to promote cooperation with and among cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development. According to UNESCO the cities which currently make up this network work together towards a common objective: placing creativity and cultural industries at the heart of their development plans at the local level and cooperating actively at the international level.
