World Cities Day is celebrated on 31st of October to promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, enhance cooperation among countries and cities in meeting opportunities and addressing challenges of urbanization, and contribute to sustainable urban development.
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Key-Points
The United Nations General Assembly has designated the 31st of October as World Cities Day, by its resolution 68/239.
The Day is expected to greatly promote the international community’s interest in addressing challenges of urbanization.
2020 Theme is “Valuing Our Communities and Cities”.
Urban October was launched by UN-Habitat in 2014 to emphasize the world’s urban challenges and engage the international community towards the New Urban Agenda.
Sustainable Development Goal 11 formulates the ambition to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable – underlying the relevance of UN-Habitat’s mission.
In October 2016, the HABITAT III Conference, held in Quito, adopted a new framework, which will set the world on a course towards sustainable urban development by rethinking how cities are planned, managed and inhabited.
