Monitoring and Reporting

The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) serves as an international laboratory of ideas and hub for innovative urban experiences, intended to capitalize on the full potential of culture and creativity for sustainable development at the local level.
Last update:3 February 2025
Demonstrating Cities鈥 commitment to the UCCN Mission
Demonstrating Cities鈥 commitment to the UCCN Mission
Presenting a 4-year Action Plan
Presenting a 4-year Action Plan
Providing insights into cities鈥 achievements
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Measuring Creative Cities鈥 contribution to sustainable development, in line with the MONDIACULT 2022 Declaration
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Every four years, member cities are required to submit a report online, with the aim of:

  • Demonstrating their steadfast commitment towards the implementation of the UCCN Mission Statement both at the local and international level;
  • Renewing their engagement through the presentation of an action plan for the following four years;
  • Obtaining insights into cities鈥 achievements and lessons learnt, as well as the impact of the designation; and
  • Building an information and knowledge pool to leverage local cultural policies and practices for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the MONDIACULT 2022 Declaration.

The UCCN Reporting Exercise helps to more effectively chart progress, showcase concrete achievements of the UCCN, highlight effective policies, strategies and partnerships and support the development and evidence-based formulation and implementation of new, evidence-based action plans. It also raises awareness of emerging issues regarding the role of culture and creativity in sustainable urban development.

Following the adoption of the MONDIACULT 2022 Declaration at the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development in September 2022, which reaffirmed culture as a 鈥済lobal public good鈥, the UCCN Reporting Exercise fosters the Network鈥檚 commitment to supporting systemic anchoring of culture in public policies at the local level through strengthened engagement and mobilization of local stakeholders and partners.

Launched online in 2024, the revised UCCN Reporting Exercise comprises two components:

Part I - Creative Cities鈥 contribution to UCCN鈥檚 implementation (former Membership Monitoring Report); and 

Part II - Creative Cities鈥 contribution to sustainable development, in line with the MONDIACULT 2022 Declaration and UNESCO Culture Sector鈥檚 priorities.

The next UCCN Reporting Exercise will be launched in 2027, and subsequently every four years, with a common submission deadline for all member cities. All member cities will then complete both Part I and II, with the exception of the member cities to be designated in 2025, which will only complete Part II.

Member cities' reports
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Almost 500 reports in total

submitted by member cities over the years

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Over 200 reports submitted in 2024

as part of the first revised UCCN Reporting Exercise

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Showcasing a variety of policies and initiatives

implemented at both local and international level

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Illustrating the impact of culture and creativity

for sustainable urban development

The ideas and opinions expressed in the reports below are those of the author; they are not necessarily those of UNESCO and do not commit the Organization. The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout these reports do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

Periodic Reports - 2023

Creative CityCreative FieldReport
AfyonkarahisarGastronomyReport Afyonkarahisar 2023
AngoulemeLiteratureReport Angouleme 2023
AsahikawaDesignReport Asahikawa 2023
BallaratCrafts and Folk ArtReport Ballarat 2023
Bandar AbbasCrafts and Folk ArtReport Bandar Abbas 2023
BangkokDesignReport Bangkok 2023
BarcelonaLiteratureReport Barcelona 2023
BelemGastronomyReport Belem 2023
BendigoGastronomyReport Bendigo 2023
BergenGastronomyReport Bergen 2023
BurgosGastronomyReport Burgos 2023
IsfahanCrafts and Folk ArtReport Isfahan 2023
JinjuCrafts and Folk ArtReport Jinju 2023
KargopolCrafts and Folk ArtReport Kargopol 2023
KazanMusicReport Kazan 2023
碍谋谤蝉别丑颈谤MusicReport K谋r艧ehir 2023
LeeuwardenLiteratureReport Leeuwarden 2023
LiverpoolMusicReport Liverpool 2023
LliriaMusicReport Lliria 2023
PortoviejoGastronomyReport Portoviejo 2023
RashtGastronomyReport Rasht 2023
RomeFilmReport Rome 2023
San JoseDesignReport San Jose 2023
SanandajMusicReport Sanandaj 2023
SantosFilmReport Santos 2023
SarajevoFilmReport Sarajevo 2023
SlemaniLiteratureReport Slemani 2023
SukhothaiCrafts and Folk ArtReport Sukhothai 2023
TongyeongMusicReport Tongyeong 2023
ValleduparMusicReport Valledupar 2023
ValparaisoMusicReport Valparaiso 2023
YangzhouGastronomyReport Yangzhou 2023

Periodic Reports - 2022

Creative CityCreative FieldReport
BilbaoDesignReport Bilbao 2022
BusanFilmReport Busan 2022
FlorianopolisGastronomyReport Florianopolis 2022
GwangjuMedia ArtsReport Gwangju 2022
HamamatsuMusicReport Hamamatsu 2022
HeidelbergLiteratureReport Heidelberg 2022
HelsinkiDesignReport Helsinki 2022
JingdezhenCrafts and Folk ArtReport Jingdezhen 2022
NassauCrafts and Folk ArtReport Nassau 2022
PragueLiteratureReport Prague 2022
SuzhouCrafts and Folk ArtReport Suzhou 2022
TorinoDesignReport Torino 2022
TsuruokaGastronomyReport Tsuruoka 2022

Periodic Reports - 2021

Creative CityCreative FieldReport
AlbaGastronomyReport Alba 2021
AmaranteMusicReport Amarante 2021
AucklandMusicReport Auckland 2021
Baguio CityCrafts and Folk ArtReport Baguio City 2021
BarcelosCrafts and Folk ArtReport Barcelos 2021
BeijingDesignReport Beijing 2021
BogotaMusicReport Bogota 2021
BragaMedia ArtsReport Braga 2021
BrasiliaDesignReport Brasilia 2021
BrazzavilleMusicReport Brazzaville 2021
BristolFilmReport Bristol 2021
BrnoMusicReport Brno 2021
BucheonLiteratureReport Bucheon 2021
BuenaventuraGastronomyReport Buenaventura 2021
CairoCrafts and Folk ArtReport Cairo 2021
Cape TownDesignReport Cape Town 2021
CarraraCrafts and Folk ArtReport Carrara 2021
ChangshaMedia ArtsReport Changsha 2021
ChengduGastronomyReport Chengdu 2021
Chiang MaiCrafts and Folk ArtReport Chiang Mai 2021
ChordelegCrafts and Folk ArtReport Chordeleg 2021
CochabambaGastronomyReport Cochabamba 2021
DaeguMusicReport Daegu 2021
DubaiDesignReport Dubai 2021
DublinLiteratureReport Dublin 2021
DurbanLiteratureReport Durban 2021
Enghien-les-BainsMedia ArtsReport Enghien-les-Bains 2021
FabrianoCrafts and Folk ArtReport Fabriano 2021
FrutillarMusicReport Frutillar 2021
GabrovoCrafts and Folk ArtReport Gabrovo 2021
GeelongDesignReport Geelong 2021
GrazDesignReport Graz 2021
GuadalajaraMedia ArtsReport Guadalajara 2021
HangzhouCrafts and Folk ArtReport Hangzhou 2021
HatayGastronomyReport Hatay 2021
IcheonCrafts and Folk ArtReport Icheon 2021
IstanbulDesignReport Istanbul 2021
JeonjuGastronomyReport Jeonju 2021
Joao PessoaCrafts and Folk ArtReport Joao Pessoa 2021
Kansas CityMusicReport Kansas City 2021
KoldingDesignReport Kolding 2021
KortrijkDesignReport Kortrijk 2021
KosiceMedia ArtsReport Kosice 2021
KrakowLiteratureReport Krakow 2021
KutahyaCrafts and Folk ArtReport Kutahya 2021
LillehammerLiteratureReport Lillehammer 2021
LodzFilmReport Lodz 2021
Macao SARGastronomyReport Macao SAR 2021
MadabaCrafts and Folk ArtReport Madaba 2021
ManchesterLiteratureReport Manchester 2021
Mexico CityDesignReport Mexico City 2021
MilanLiteratureReport Milan 2021
MoreliaMusicReport Morelia 2021
NorwichLiteratureReport Norwich 2021
OstersundGastronomyReport Ostersund 2021
OuagadougouCrafts and Folk ArtReport Ouagadougou 2021
PaducahCrafts and Folk ArtReport Paducah 2021
Panama cityGastronomyReport Panama city 2021
ParatyGastronomyReport Paraty 2021
PesaroMusicReport Pesaro 2021
Porto-NovoCrafts and Folk ArtReport Porto-Novo 2021
QingdaoFilmReport Qingdao 2021
QuebecLiteratureReport Quebec 2021
ReykjavikLiteratureReport Reykjavik 2021
Saint-EtienneDesignReport Saint-Etienne 2021
San AntonioGastronomyReport San Antonio 2021
SapporoMedia ArtsReport Sapporo
SeattleLiteratureReport Seattle 2021
SeoulDesignReport Seoul 2021
ShanghaiDesignReport Shanghai 2021
ShekiCrafts and Folk ArtReport Sheki 2021
SydneyFilmReport Sydney 2021
TerrassaFilmReport Terrassa 2021
罢茅迟辞耻补苍Crafts and Folk ArtReport 罢茅迟辞耻补苍 2021
TorontoMedia ArtsReport Toronto 2021
TunisCrafts and Folk ArtReport Tunis 2021
UtrechtLiteratureReport Utrecht 2021
WuhanDesignReport Wuhan 2021
YamagataFilmReport Yamagata 2021
窜补丑濒茅GastronomyReport 窜补丑濒茅 2021

Periodic Reports - 2020

Creative CityCreative FieldReport
AswanCrafts and Folk ArtReport Aswan 2020
BerlinDesignReport Berlin 2020
BolognaMusicReport Bologna 2020
BradfordFilmReport Bradford 2020
Buenos AiresDesignReport Buenos Aires 2020
EdinburghLiteratureReport Edinburgh 2020
GhentMusicReport Ghent 2020
Iowa CityLiteratureReport Iowa City 2020
KanazawaCrafts and Folk ArtReport Kanazawa 2020
KobeDesignReport Kobe 2020
LyonLiteratureReport Lyon 2020
MelbourneLiteratureReport Melbourne 2020
MontrealDesignReport Montreal 2020
PopayanGastronomyReport Popayan 2020
Santa FeCrafts and Folk ArtReport Santa Fe 2020
SevilleMusicReport Seville 2020
ShenzhenDesignReport Shenzhen 2020

Periodic Reports - 2019

Creative CityCreative FieldReport
AdelaideMusicReport Adelaide 2019
Al-AhsaCrafts and Folk ArtReport Al-Ahsa 2019
AustinMedia ArtsReport Austin 2019
BaghdadLiteratureReport Baghdad 2019
BamiyanCrafts and Folk ArtReport Bamiyan 2019
BandungDesignReport Bandung 2019
BarcelonaLiteratureReport Barcelona 2019
BelemGastronomyReport Belem 2019
BergenGastronomyReport Bergen 2019
BitolaFilmReport Bitola 2019
BudapestDesignReport Budapest 2019
BurgosGastronomyReport Burgos 2019
DeniaGastronomyReport Denia 2019
DetroitDesignReport Detroit 2019
DuranCrafts and Folk ArtReport Duran 2019
EnsenadaGastronomyReport Ensenada 2019
GaziantepGastronomyReport Gaziantep 2019
Idanha-a-NovaMusicReport Idanha-a-Nova 2019
IsfahanCrafts and Folk ArtReport Isfahan 2019
JaipurCrafts and Folk ArtReport Jaipur 2019
KatowiceMusicReport Katowice 2019
KaunasDesignReport Kaunas 2019
KinshasaMusicReport Kinshasa 2019
LiverpoolMusicReport Liverpool 2019
LjubljanaLiteratureReport Ljubljana 2019
LvivLiteratureReport Lviv 2019
惭别诲别濒濒颈颅苍MusicReport 惭别诲别濒濒颈颅苍 2019
MontevideoLiteratureReport Montevideo 2019
NottinghamLiteratureReport Nottingham 2019
ObidosLiteratureReport Obidos 2019
ParmaGastronomyReport Parma 2019
PhuketGastronomyReport Phuket 2019
PueblaDesignReport Puebla 2019
RashtGastronomyReport Rasht 2019
RomeFilmReport Rome 2019
SalvadorMusicReport Salvador 2019
San Cristobal de las CasasCrafts and Folk ArtReport San Cristobal 2019
SantosFilmReport Santos 2019
SasayamaCrafts and Folk ArtReport Sasayama 2019
SingaporeDesignReport Singapore 2019
TartuLiteratureReport Tartu 2019
TongyeongMusicReport Tongyeong 2019
TucsonGastronomyReport Tucson 2019
UlyanovskLiteratureReport Ulyanovsk 2019

Periodic Reports - 2018

Creative CityCreative FieldReport
BilbaoDesignReport Bilbao 2018
BusanFilmReport Busan 2018
CuritibaDesignReport Curitiba 2018
DakarMedia ArtsReport Dakar 2018
DundeeDesignReport Dundee 2018
DunedinLiteratureReport Dunedin 2018
FlorianopolisGastronomyReport Florianopolis 2018
GalwayFilmReport Galway 2018
GranadaLiteratureReport Granada 2018
GwangjuMedia ArtsReport Gwangju 2018
HamamatsuMusicReport Hamamatsu 2018
HannoverMusicReport Hannover 2018
HeidelbergLiteratureReport Heidelberg 2018
HelsinkiDesignReport Helsinki 2018
JingdezhenCrafts and Folk ArtReport Jingdezhen 2018
LinzMedia ArtsReport Linz 2018
MannheimMusicReport Mannheim 2018
NassauCrafts and Folk ArtReport Nassau 2018
PekalonganCrafts and Folk ArtReport Pekalongan 2018
PragueLiteratureReport Prague 2018
ShundeGastronomyReport Shunde 2018
SuzhouCrafts and Folk ArtReport Suzhou 2018
Tel Aviv-YafoMedia ArtsReport Tel Aviv-Yafo 2018
TorinoDesignReport Torino 2018
TsuruokaGastronomyReport Tsuruoka 2018
YorkMedia ArtsReport York 2018

Periodic Reports - 2017

Creative CityCreative FieldReport
BeijingDesignReport Beijing 2017
BogotaMusicReport Bogota 2017
BrazzavilleMusicReport Brazzaville 2017
ChengduGastronomyReport Chengdu 2017
DublinLiteratureReport Dublin 2017
Enghien-les-BainsMedia ArtsReport Enghien-les-Bains 2017
FabrianoCrafts and Folk ArtReport Fabriano 2017
GrazDesignReport Graz 2017
HangzhouCrafts and Folk ArtReport Hangzhou 2017
IcheonCrafts and Folk ArtReport Icheon 2017
JeonjuGastronomyReport Jeonju 2017
KrakowLiteratureReport Krakow 2017
NorwichLiteratureReport Norwich 2017
OstersundGastronomyReport Ostersund 2017
PaducahCrafts and Folk ArtReport Paducah 2017
ReykjavikLiteratureReport Reykjavik 2017
Saint-EtienneDesignReport Saint-Etienne 2017
SapporoMedia ArtsReport Sapporo 2017
SeoulDesignReport Seoul 2017
ShanghaiDesignReport Shanghai 2017
SydneyFilmReport Sydney 2017
ZahleGastronomyReport Zahle 2017

Periodic Reports - 2016

Creative CityCreative FieldReport
AswanCrafts and Folk ArtReport Aswan 2016
BerlinDesignReport Berlin 2016
BolognaMusicReport Bologna 2016
BradfordFilmReport Bradford 2016
Buenos AiresDesignReport Buenos Aires 2016
EdinburghLiteratureReport Edinburgh 2016
GhentMusicReport Ghent 2016
GlasgowMusicReport Glasgow 2016
Iowa CityLiteratureReport Iowa City 2016
KanazawaCrafts and Folk ArtReport Kanazawa 2016
KobeDesignReport Kobe 2016
LyonLiteratureReport Lyon 2016
MelbourneLiteratureReport Melbourne 2016
MontrealDesignReport Montreal 2016
NagoyaDesignReport Nagoya 2016
PopayanGastronomyReport Popayan 2016
Santa FeCrafts and Folk ArtReport Santa Fe 2016
SevilleMusicReport Seville 2016
ShenzhenDesignReport Shenzhen 2016