The 6th International Award UCLG – Mexico City – Culture 21. The Outcomes

The contest for the 6th International Award UCLG-Mexico-Culture 21 was held from November 29, 2023 to April 3, 2024. The Award is designed to recognize the leadership of cities in promoting cultural rights as a driver of the local sustainable development and to highlight the diversity and excellence of local government programs and actions around the world.

The winners in the City/Local or Regional Government category are:

-          “Capital of Youth Culture”, presented by Gwanak-Gu (Seoul, Republic of Korea);

-          “Traditional medicine information and guidance centres – Qullañ Uta”, presented by La Paz (Bolivia).

The jury also recognized the practices of the following cities for special mention:

• Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain), for the initiative “Bilbao Balioen Hiria (BBH) – Bilbao City of Values”.
• Brazzaville (Republic of Congo), for the initiative “Poto-Poto Cultural Circle”.
• Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg), for the initiative “Great Dreamers”.
• Novi Sad (Republic of Serbia), for the initiative “Cultural Policy Regeneration of Urban Heritage through the Culture of Dialogue”.
• Ramallah (Palestine), for the initiative “Moving Culture forward”.
• Xi’an (People’s Republic of China), for the initiative “Culture for All Policies”.

More details of the award results can be found here.

The Award Ceremony will take place in Mexico City on 25 July 2024 in the context of a special event organized by the Secretariat of Culture of Mexico City.

29.07.2024

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