The Creative Cities Network is a program of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) created in 2004 to promote cooperation between member cities of the program that have recognized creativity as a main factor for their urban development and that prioritize cultural industries in their local plans, proactively cooperating at the international level in social, economic, cultural and natural aspects. Currently the network is made up of more than 350 cities.[1]​ The network covers seven creative fields:

By joining the Network, cities commit to sharing their good practices and developing links that bring together the public and private sectors and civil society to:.

This program is a privileged partner of UNESCO since it constitutes a favorable means for the implementation and achievement of the objectives of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.