UNESCO Designates Mumbai & Hyderabad as Member of UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) On Occasion of World Cities Day

UNESCO Designates Mumbai & Hyderabad as Member of UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) On Occasion of World Cities Day

• UNESCO has designated Mumbai as a member of UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in the field of Film.
• Hyderabad has also been included in this network in the field of Gastronomy.
• Created in 2004, UCCN is a network of cities which are thriving, active centres of cultural activities in their respective countries.
• The UNESCO Creative Cities Network now has a total of 246 cities.
• The cities in the list are included based on 7 categories namely:
  • Crafts and Folk Arts
  • Design
  • Film
  • Gastronomy
  • Music
  • Media Arts
  • Literature
• This list also includes Indian cities like Chennai and Varanasi for music while Jaipur for Crafts and Folk Arts.