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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:&quot\;Building back better&quot\; with the Creative Economy
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:In declaring 2021 the &quot\;International Year of the Creative
  Economy for Sustainable Development&quot\;\, the United Nations General A
 ssembly called for attention to the growing role of the creative economy i
 n general and its role in particular with regard to the Sustainable Develo
 pment Goals\, including the promotion of economic growth\, social cohesion
  and innovation.\n\nThe creative economy sectors\, which operates at the i
 ntersection of arts\, culture\, business and technology\, have been partic
 ularly affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Despite many pitfalls\, the public
  response to the COVID-19 crisis around the world has highlighted the impo
 rtance of creativity and culture in supporting community resilience.\n\nAs
  the health crisis wanes in many countries\, the speakers will examine how
  the creative economy is an asset for &#039\;building back better&#039\;\,
  providing policy\, academic and operational insights.\n\nThis webinar\, d
 eveloped specifically for International Geneva\, aims to untangle many of 
 the issues related to the creative industries so that creativity can maxim
 ize the gains in terms of trade\, development and social inclusion.\n\n \
 n&lt\;p&gt\;In declaring 2021 the &lt\;strong&gt\;&quot\;International Yea
 r of the Creative Economy for Sustainable Development&quot\;&lt\;/strong&g
 t\;\, the United Nations General Assembly called for attention to the grow
 ing role of the creative economy in general and its role in particular wit
 h regard to the Sustainable Development Goals\, including the promotion of
  economic growth\, social cohesion and innovation.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&g
 t\;The creative economy sectors\, which operates at the intersection of ar
 ts\, culture\, business and technology\, have been particularly affected b
 y the COVID-19 crisis. Despite many pitfalls\, the public response to the 
 COVID-19 crisis around the world has highlighted the importance of creativ
 ity and culture in supporting community resilience.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&
 gt\;As the health crisis wanes in many countries\, the speakers will exami
 ne how the creative economy is an asset for &lt\;strong&gt\;&#039\;buildin
 g back better&#039\;&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, providing policy\, academic and op
 erational insights.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;This webinar\, developed spe
 cifically for International Geneva\, aims to untangle many of the issues r
 elated to the creative industries so that creativity can maximize the gain
 s in terms of trade\, development and social inclusion.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt
 \;h3 class=&quot\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps:/
 /unctad.org/meeting/building-back-better-creative-economy
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