“Financing Sustainable Urban Future for All”: the World Heritage Cities Programme celebrates World Cities Day 2023 through “Ensuring Inclusive Economic Benefits of Urban Heritage”
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Introduction.
The 2011 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL Recommendation) is a perfect herald for the theme of the 2023 World Cities Day, “Financing sustainable urban future for all”. The HUL Recommendation is a crucial instrument for managing urban heritage in and around settlements and cities to recognize, protect and integrate historic built environments into urban planning for sustainable development and people-centred places. The HUL Recommendation enhances synergies with the 1972 World Heritage Convention, the New Urban Agenda and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
In line with the HUL Recommendation, the World Heritage Cities Programme, as the Secretariat, has worked with the UNESCO Member States to establish a global network of focal points at the national and city levels for the implementation of the HUL Recommendation. This network came together to share the key results concerning “Ensuring Inclusive Economic Benefits of Urban Heritage” of the Third Consultation on the Implementation of the 2011 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape. Out of the 193 Member States, 187 reports were received from 69 Member States, with 62 national reports and 125 local reports.
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