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# Global Advocacy

Posts in this archive: 24

- [Jakarta overtakes Tokyo as the world's most populous city](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/jakarta-overtakes-tokyo-as-the-worlds-most-populous-city.md)
- [Highlights from the 14th World Cities Culture Summit, Amsterdam 2025](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/14th-world-cities-culture-summit-amsterdam-2025.md) — World Cities Culture Forum brought together Deputy Mayors, cultural leaders and policymakers from 55 global cities in Amsterdam for the 14th World Cities Culture Summit. Over three days, delegates explored how cities can work together to strengthen culture in a changing world, sharing insights and strategies.
- [5th World Cities Culture Report Reveals Culture Is Driving Urban Innovation Worldwide](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/launch-world-cities-culture-report-5th.md) — New report shows cultural participation is rebounding strongly, creative spaces are being protected, and the night-time economy has become a mainstream policy focus for global cities.
- [Ernesto Ottone, Assistant Director General for Culture, UNESCO](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/report/ernesto-ottone-world-cities-culture-report.md) — Foreword from Ernesto Ottone, Assistant Director General for Culture at UNESCO, to the World Cities Culture Report: 5th Edition
- [4th Edition](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/report/world-cities-culture-report-2022-4th-edition.md) — The Covid-19 pandemic had a huge impact on cities and their culture. The 2022 report explores how cities recovered. The Report highlights the role of culture in driving cities economic and social recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic and demonstrates the key role culture plays in addressing urban challenges and creating thriving cities.
- [19 Cities Selected To Participate In Third Round Of The Leadership Exchange Programme](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/announcing-third-round-of-leadership-exchange-programme.md) — Nineteen global cities have been selected for the World Cities Culture Forum’s third Leadership Exchange Programme, enabling city leaders to share and scale cultural strategies that drive thriving, inclusive, and resilient urban environments.
- [Beijing joins World Cities Culture Forum](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/beijing-joins-world-cities-culture-forum.md) — With over 3,000 years of cultural heritage, eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and a dynamic creative economy, the Chinese capital brings a unique cultural perspective to the Forum.
- [WORLD CITIES TO TACKLE CREATIVE SPACE CRISIS AT INAUGURAL CREATIVE LAND TRUST SUMMIT ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/creative-land-trust-summit.md) — From 27-30 May 2025, cultural city leaders, funders, and developers from over 15 cities - including London, Sydney, Calgary, Helsinki, Austin - will be attending the inaugural Creative Land Trust Summit in San Francisco, where this model has been pioneered. 
- [Read out from Davos 2025: From Inner to Outer Space](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/read-out-from-davos-2025-from-inner-to-outer-space.md) — By Skinder Hundal MBE, Associate of World Cities Culture Forum. The most recurring theme in Davos was AI, along with quantum computing, and how in the next 20 years we are likely to experience a radical change in every field of our lives. By 2045, we will be in an unrecognizable world. Deepak Chopra, the new age spiritual quantum physicist, delivered his eloquent keynote at the Art of Business launch of Value AI Institute.
- [Amsterdam to host the 14th World Cities Culture Summit, 15-17 October 2025](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/amsterdam-to-host-the-14th-world-cities-culture-summit-in-october-2025.md) — Amsterdam will welcome senior leaders from the world’s largest creative cities for the 14th World Cities Culture Summit, taking place from 15 to 17 October 2025. This event will coincide with the city’s 750th anniversary, a year-long celebration of Amsterdam’s people, heritage, and vibrant culture. 
- [World Cities Culture Trends Report 2025 ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/publication/world-cities-culture-trends-report-2025.md) — The World Cities Culture Trends Report 2025 highlights ten emerging trends in global cultural policy, showcasing how cities are using cultural solutions to tackle urban challenges. This report builds on insights from our cities and discussions at the World Cities Culture Summit 2024, hosted by Dubai Culture & Arts Authority under the theme:  “Tomorrow’s Culture: How Will the Next Generation Shape Our World?”
- [Highlights from the World Cities Culture Summit 2024 in Dubai  ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/highlights-from-the-world-cities-culture-summit-2024-in-dubai.md) — From October 30 to November 1, Dubai hosted the World Cities Culture Summit 2024, the largest in the event’s history, welcoming over 140 senior leaders from 36 cities worldwide. The Summit, held in the Middle East and North Africa for the first time, was organised with Dubai Culture & Arts Authority under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
- [Dubai to host the World Cities Culture Summit 2024 ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/dubai-to-host-the-world-cities-culture-summit-2024.md) — City leaders from the world’s largest creative cities including London, New York, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro will meet in Dubai for the 13th World Cities Culture Summit, taking place from 30 October – 1 November 2024. This is the first time the World Cities Culture Summit will convene in the Middle East and North Africa Region.  
- [TOWARDS A CULTURE GOAL: WORLD CITIES CULTURE FORUM SUPPORTS UNESCO’S BRAGA MANIFESTO ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/towards-a-culture-goal-world-cities-culture-forum-supports-unescos-braga-manifesto.md) — The 16th annual conference of the UNESCO Creative Cities, held in Braga from 1-5 July 2024, saw the launch and endorsement of the UNESCO Creative Cities Braga Manifesto: A Culture Goal for Sustainable Development. The manifesto sets out a shared vision for culture to be a standalone Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) in the post-2030 agenda and calls for the integration of culture across a broad range of policy areas, from climate action to AI. 
- [Our Annual Report 2023](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/our-annual-report-2023.md) — Our network’s growth in 2023 was particularly significant. We became an independent registered charity, we welcomed five new cities—Bengaluru, Chicago, Kyiv, Rio de Janeiro, and Shenzhen—further strengthening our global reach; and we hosted our annual Summit in Latin America for the first time, in the vibrant city of São Paulo.
- [Kyiv’s cultural resistance: Culture inspiring hope, resilience and recovery](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/kyivs-cultural-resistance-culture-inspiring-hope-resilience-and-recovery.md) — Two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we explore the role of the ‘cultural front’ in protecting heritage, documenting the war and providing hope for the future
- [A Goal for Culture: The São Paulo Manifesto](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/the-sao-paulo-manifesto-goal-for-culture.md) — At the World Cities Culture Summit 2023, hosted in São Paulo from 25-27 October 2023, Mayors, Deputy Mayors and senior leaders from 21 cities launched The São Paulo Manifesto: Goal for Culture, calling for culture to be a dedicated UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) post 2030. 
- [Dublin's international literary award: how a global network of 400 libraries contributes](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/dublin-literary-award-establishing-an-international-network.md) — Dublin's Literary Award is enabling global participation, not just for authors and audiences but for libraries too.
- [Integration and solidarity: Cinemaximiliaan's initiative helps Brussels refugee communities](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/cinemaximiliaan.md) — Most refugees lived in makeshift tents and shelters in Maximiliaan Park in the Northern Quarter. At its height, the park became home to more than 1,000 people waiting to register with the Belgian Immigration Department. A project was needed to offer refugees communities support through culture.
- [RIO DE JANEIRO JOINS WORLD CITIES CULTURE FORUM](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/rio-de-janeiro-joins-world-cities-culture-forum.md) — Famous for its street art, samba schools and hosting the largest carnival in the world, Rio de Janeiro is joining World Cities Culture Forum.
- [BENGALURU JOINS WORLD CITIES CULTURE FORUM](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/bengaluru-joins-world-cities-culture-forum.md) — City leaders in Bengaluru will work alongside counterparts from more than 40 cities to place culture at the heart of the city’s growth and investment.
- [KYIV JOINS THE WORLD CITIES CULTURE FORUM](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/kyiv-joins-the-world-cities-culture-forum.md) — City leaders to learn from Kyiv’s resilience in response to crisis as Ukraine's capital joins the World Cities Culture Forum.
- [Online Launch: 5th Edition World Cities Culture Report](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/event/online-launch-5th-edition-world-cities-culture-report.md) — Watch the recording of the online launch where we ask - Is culture in cities responding to today’s challenges? At the World Cities Culture Forum, we believe culture is the “golden thread” across urban policy, addressing urgent issues from health, climate and rapid urban development. Join us for the online launch of the World Cities Culture Report 5th Edition, where we will share: Key findings and global trends shaping culture in cities today;
Case studies from major cities worldwide; and Data highlights and insights from data experts.
- [The Seoul Declaration: World Cities Culture Forum’s pledge for culture and inclusion in cities ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/the-seoul-declaration-world-cities-culture-forums-pledge-for-culture-and-inclusion-in-cities.md)