Srinagar joins UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN).
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Srinagar has joined UNESCO’s network of creative cities and has been designated as a creative city of craft and folk arts.
Along with Srinagar, 49 cities have newly joined the Creative Cities Network in recognition of their commitment to placing culture and creativity at the heart of their development and to sharing knowledge and good practices.
Other Indian cities that are in the network are:
Chennai and Varanasi – UNESCO cities of music
Jaipur – UNESCO city of crafts and folk arts
Mumbai – UNESCO city of film
Hyderabad – UNESCO city of gastronomy
Currently, UCCN has 295 cities in 90 countries.
By joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN), cities commit to sharing their best practices and developing partnerships involving the public and private sectors as well as civil society in order to strengthen the creation, production, distribution and dissemination of cultural activities, goods and services.
They also pledge to develop hubs of creativity and innovation and broaden opportunities for creators and professionals in the cultural sector.
The UCCN was created in 2004 to promote cooperation with and among cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development.
