UNESCO Launches Bangabandhu Award on Creative Economy
The UN agency’s executive board unanimously adopted the proposal on UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy in its 210th session on Dec 11, 2020.
- Bangladesh proposed the award in August 2019.
- UNESCO has declared 2021 as ‘International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development’.
About the Award
- Named after the Father of the nation of Bangladesh, the UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy will award, every two years, US$50,000 to an individual or organization with recognised excellence in nurturing entrepreneurship among young people in the cultural and creative industries.
- Initiatives which promote entrepreneurship ....
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