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News: Lucknow has officially submitted its nominations for inclusion in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) to be titled “City of Gastronomy”. UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN)
About UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN)
- The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) is a project of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- Launch and Objective: It was launched in 2004 to promote cooperation among cities which recognized creativity as a major factor in their urban development.
- List: Currently, 350 cities are part of this network which aims towards a common objective of placing creativity and cultural industries at the heart of their development plans.
- Creative fields covered: The network covers seven creative fields namely –
- crafts and folk arts
- media arts
- film
- design
- gastronomy
- literature
- music
- By joining the Network, cities commit to sharing their best practices and developing partnerships involving the public and private sectors as well as civil society.
Indian cities in the UCCN
- There are eight Indian cities as a part of the network. These are-
- Kozhikode (Literature)
- Gwalior (Music)
- Jaipur (Crafts and Folk Arts)
- Varanasi (Music)
- Chennai (Music)
- Mumbai (Film)
- Hyderabad (Gastronomy)
- Srinagar (Crafts and Folk Arts)
