UNESCO CREATIVE CITIES NETWORK (UCCN)
- Created in 2004, the UCCN fosters international cooperation across cities of the world that invest in culture and creativity as accelerators of sustainable development + Currently, 246 cities make up this network
- Recently, UNESCO has picked Srinagar among 49 cities as part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) under the Crafts and Folk Arts category
- Other UCCN Places in India are
| City | Type |
| Chennai | Creative City of Music |
| Varanasi | Creative City of Music |
| Jaipur | Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art |
| Mumbai | Creative City of Films |
| Hyderabad | Creative City of Gastronomy |
| Srinagar [Recent] | Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art |