The “Culture: The key to unlocking local sustainable development” UNESCO online conference took place on October, 23. 

The meeting united 250 delegates from 180 creative cities and allowed creative cities’ representatives to share their best practices. The participants discussed the implementation of UNESCO Cultural Program in accordance with the MONDIACULT 2022 Declaration.
Ulyanovsk took part in the meeting’s sections on strengthening sustainable economic development of creative cities in digital era as well as on developing  creativity oriented city policies. Our colleagues from Russian cities - Saint Petersburg, Kazan, Kargopol participated in the conference as well.

“International conferences with our colleagues from all of the UNESCO Creative Cities is a great opportunity to learn about the best projects of the world that aim to develop cities’ creative industries. It is a valuable experience”, - said Elena Toporkova, Head of the Department of Culture and Organization of Leisure for the Population of the Ulyanovsk City Administration. 

At the end of the meeting, the presentation of the host city of the UNESCO Annual Conference took place. In 2024, Braga, Portuguese City of Media Arts, will be the host.