UNESCO Creative Cities Network

UNESCO Creative Cities Network Latest News

Recently, Lucknow has officially submitted its nominations for inclusion in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) to be titled “City of Gastronomy”.

About UNESCO Creative Cities Network

• It was created in 2004 to promote cooperation among cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development.
• It was launched to promote UNESCO’s goals of cultural diversity and strengthen resilience to threats such as climate change, rising inequality, and rapid urbanisation.

Aim of UCCN

• The network is aimed at leveraging the creative, social, and economic potential of cultural industries.
• It encourages a culture of creativity in urban planning and solutions to urban problems.

Objectives of the UCCN

• It allows member cities to recognise creativity as an essential component of urban development, notably through partnerships involving the public and private sectors and civil society.
• It envisages developing hubs of creativity, innovation and broadening opportunities for creators and professionals in the cultural sector.
• These cities have to achieve the UN agenda of sustainable development.

Indian Cities in the UCCN

Ten Indian cities are a part of the network. Kozhikode (Literature) and Gwalior (Music) feature in this list. Earlier, Jaipur (Crafts and Folk Arts), Varanasi (Music), Chennai (Music), Mumbai (Film), Hyderabad (Gastronomy), and Srinagar (Crafts and Folk Arts) have also held the spot.

Source: FE