UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN)

Published on 26 Mar 2025

• Recently, Kozhikode was officially declared as India’s first UNESCO ‘City of Literature’.

• The UCCN was established in 2004 to promote cooperation with and among cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development. 

UNESCO designates the creative cities in seven fields.

1. Crafts and Folk Art

2. Media Arts

3. Film

4. Design

5. Gastronomy

6. Literature

7. Music

• There are around 350 creative cities around the world that currently make up this network.

• Kozhikode has been given the tag of City of Literature, the first to hold such a title in the country.

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