UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday adopted a resolution to declare 2021 the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development.
The resolution recognizes the ongoing need to support developing countries and countries with economies in transition in diversifying production and exports, including in new sustainable growth areas, and creative industries.
The resolution says the international community should support national efforts of developing countries to increase their participation in and benefit from dynamic sectors and to foster, protect and promote their creative industries, including by way of strategies to appropriately protect and enforce intellectual property.
It also recognizes the role of the creative economy in creating full and productive employment and decent work, supporting entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, encouraging the formalization and growth of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, stimulating innovation, empowering people, promoting social inclusion, and reducing poverty.
The UNGA encourages the international community to observe the international year "in an appropriate manner and in accordance with national priorities, in order to raise awareness, promote cooperation and networking, encourage sharing best practices and experiences, enhance human resource capacity, promote an enabling environment at all levels as well as tackle the challenges of creative economy."
