{"id":292245,"date":"2024-04-22T18:15:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T12:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=292245"},"modified":"2024-04-22T18:15:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T12:45:22","slug":"world-crafts-council-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/world-crafts-council-international\/","title":{"rendered":"World Crafts Council International"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>-This post on World Crafts Council International<\/strong> has been created based on the article “Srinagar vies for global craft city tag as World Craft Council International team tours craft clusters<\/strong>” published in “The Hindu<\/strong>” on 18 April 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the news?<\/h2>\n

The World Crafts Council International (WCCI) has chosen Srinagar to map its craft clusters before it’s officially nominated as the World Craft City (WCC) from India this year<\/p>\n

About World Crafts Council International<\/h2>\n
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Aspect<\/strong><\/td>\nDetails<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Description<\/strong><\/td>\nIt is a Kuwait-based organisation working on the recognition<\/strong> and preservation<\/strong> of traditional crafts across the globe.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Founders<\/strong><\/td>\nIt was founded by Ms. Aileen Osborn Vanderbilt Webb, Ms. Margaret M. Patch, and Smt Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay<\/span> at the 1st World Crafts Council General Assembly in New York on June 12, 1964<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Objective<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0To strengthen the status of crafts in cultural and economic life<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Functions<\/strong><\/td>\n1) It promotes fellowship among craftspersons<\/span> by offering them encouragement, help, and advice.
\n2) It fosters and assists cultural exchange<\/span> through conferences, international visits, research study, lectures, workshops, exhibitions, and other activities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Status with UNESCO<\/strong><\/td>\nSince its inception, it has been affiliated with UNESCO under Consultative Status<\/span> for many years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

About the World Craft City Programme<\/h2>\n

Description<\/strong>-It is a groundbreaking initiative launched in 2014<\/span> by the World Crafts Council AISBL (WCC-International).<\/p>\n

Objective<\/strong>-To recognize the pivotal role played by the local authorities, craftspeople, and communities<\/span> in cultural, economic, and social development worldwide.<\/p>\n

Indian cities<\/strong>-Under these initiatives Jaipur<\/span> (Rajasthan), Mammalapuram<\/span> (Tamil Nadu) and Mysore<\/span> have been added as craft cities from India.<\/p>\n

Significance for Srinagar<\/strong>-Being listed in the WCC will bring attention to Srinagar’s crafts and showcase its ancient techniques<\/span> to the world.<\/p>\n

Note-Kashmir Craft<\/strong>
\nIt is mostly influenced by Central Asian countries, which are in the list of the WCC.<\/p>\n

Read more-Skill India project successfully revives the dying Namda Art of Jammu and Kashmir<\/a><\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus-International Organisations.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on World Crafts Council International has been created based on the article “Srinagar vies for global craft city tag as World Craft Council International team tours craft clusters” published in “The Hindu” on 18 April 2024. Why in the news? The World Crafts Council International (WCCI) has chosen Srinagar to map its craft… Continue reading World Crafts Council International<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10374,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1236,1],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-292245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-international-organisations","category-uncategorized","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10374"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292245\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}