World Cities Day- October 31st

October 31, 2023

With an aim to promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, every year World Cities Day is celebrated on October 31.
The day serves as an opportunity to encourage cooperation among nations in addressing the challenges of urbanization.
This year the international day focuses on the theme of “Financing sustainable urban future for all”.
The theme centres on how to unlock transformative investment in urban planning and achieve sufficient fiscal decentralization.
In its resolution 68/239, the United Nations Organisation established World Cities Day on December 27, 2013.
- Therefore, on October 31, 2014, World Cities Day was celebrated for the first time.