In 2013, the United Nations General Assembly designated the 31st of October as World Cities Day. The Day is designed to explore issues around global urbanization, encourage cooperation among countries, address challenges of urbanization, and contribute to sustainable urban development around the world.
The general theme of World Cities Day is Better City, Better Life. Each year a different sub-theme is selected to either promote successes of urbanization, or address specific challenges resulting from urbanization.
The 2019 theme is Changing the world: innovations and better life for future generations
This year’s theme asks citymakers to consider how urbanization can be used to achieve sustainable development. Additionally it aims to promote the international community’s actions in implementing the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The global observation of World Cities Day 2019 will be hosted by Ekaterinburg, in the Russian Federation.
Sustainable and innovative initiatives on the use platform
At the use platform, we showcase the sustainable urban development achievements of cities every day! Below are 4 initiatives from cities around the world that demonstrate how the key objectives of World Cities Day 2019 can be achieved:
Objective 1: Increase awareness of how digital innovations can be used for urban service delivery to enhance the quality of life and improve the urban environment.
Objective 2: Show new frontier technologies that can create more inclusive cities.
Using SafetiPin to build safer cities for women, Bogota
Objective 3: Explore how frontier technologies can promote social inclusion in cities.
Smart City, Freedom through technology project, Ramallah
Objective 4: Present opportunities for renewable energy generation in cities.
Solar Nanum Sharing Power Plant, Seoul
You can search the platform to find more examples.
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