Lahore has been selected as the Unesco Creative City in 2019, an announcement made by Unesco’s director-general, further stating that it would favour ‘political and social innovation’ especially for the youth in Pakistan.
The project is being run by Unesco’s Creative Cities to make these places laboratories of ideas and innovative practices and help bring solid contribution to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals through innovative thinking and action. Lahore has been selected for its literature. Cities are generally chosen for their uniqueness in contribution to gastronomy, music, design, media arts and film, come from all continents and regions, with varying income levels and populations. The cities chosen work towards a common mission of placing creativity at the core of urban development to make cities safe, resilient, inclusive and sustainable.
Ammarah Niaz
Lahore
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