Together with its 246 member cities from over 80 UNESCO’s Member States, the UCCN aims to fulfil the enabling and transformative power of culture and creativity in building cities that are resilient, sustainable and future-proof, thus supporting the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the local level.
The UCCN Call for Applications is open to cities from all UNESCO Member States and Associate Members. Through the specific Cooperation Framework for the UCCN Call, UNESCO continues its efforts in strengthening the geographical representation and cultural diversity of its Creative Cities Network. Interested cities are encouraged to submit their applications using the official standard Form by 30 June 2021 (midnight CET). Applications received after the deadline, incomplete and/or transmitted in a different format will not be considered.
To know more, you may access the documents below and find out what is required and it means to become a UNESCO Creative City.
Key Document:
UCCN Mission Statement
2021 Application Guidelines
2021 Application Form
As part of the 2021 Call for Applications, a series of tutorials illustrating the key elements related to the UCCN and its Call are also made available below to support candidate cities in the preparation of their application files.
NOTE: Applicant cities should kindly note that these tutorials only provide an overview regarding the UCCN and its Call for Applications. For complete information, applicant cities are highly recommended to thoroughly consult the 2021 Application documents and the UCCN Mission Statement, available above.
For more information, please refer to https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities/content/call-applications