UNESCO City of Literature Network Adds Four

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Four more cities were added to the UNESCO City of Literature roster when Director-General Irina Bokova designated 28 cities from 19 countries as new members of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. The latest additions are Dunedin, New Zealand, Granada, Spain, Prague, Czech Republic, and Heidelberg, Germany.

"The UNESCO Creative Cities Network is a tremendous tool for cooperation, it reflects our commitment to support an amazing creative and innovative potential to broaden the avenues of sustainable development," said Bokova. "By joining the network, cities commit to collaborate and develop partnerships with a view to promoting creativity and cultural industries, to share best practices, to strengthen participation in cultural life, and to integrate culture in economic and social development plans."

Previously awarded the UNESCO City of Literature designation were Edinburgh, Scotland, Melbourne, Australia, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S., Dublin, Ireland, Reykjavík, Iceland, Norwich, England, and Kraków, Poland.