World Cities Day, held annually on October 31 serves as an opportunity to promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, progress cooperation among countries in addressing challenges of urbanization and contribute to sustainable urban development around the world and brings Urban October to an end.
The day centres around the global observance, which is held in a different country each year with keynote speakers and roundtable discussions focused on a specific theme. This year’s host city is the Municipality of Üsküdar in Istanbul, Turkey.
This year’s theme, Financing sustainable urban future for all, will explore how cities can unlock transformative investment in urban planning and achieve adequate fiscal decentralization.
Registration to attend the Global Observance in-person or online is now open and will close on 26 October 2023, 18:00 hours (GMT+3).