World Cities Day 2022; October 31st.

 FORUM: “Act Local to Go Global.” World Cities Day 2022. We want to bring different partners and diverse stakeholders together to share their experiences and approaches to local action, what local action worked and what is needed to empower local and regional governments to create greener, more equitable and sustainable cities. Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #WorldCitiesDay, #31October, #UrbanOctober, #ActLocalToGoGlobal, #Cities.

EVENTS: We invite you to attend the global observance of World Cities Day 2022 in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. This event is co-hosted by UN-Habitat and Shanghai Municipal Government in the People’s Republic of China.

When: 31 October 2022 (UTC+8 hours)
Where: Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

What: World Cities Day 2022 " Act local to go global "
How: Hybrid format

Speakers will include high-level dignitaries, international experts, community leaders, and innovators. The event will take place in a hybrid format and will feature an official opening ceremony followed by high-level roundtable discussions.

Details for online participation will be shared in due course after registration. The official programme will be posted at https://urbanoctober.unhabitat.org/wcd in due course.

OBJECTIVES: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

Our aim is:

To advance the technical and political debate on the localization of the SDGs as a comprehensive roadmap to enhance inclusive human settlements and organize political inputs to implement global recommendations in local contexts.

To share and hear from best examples of participatory processes and inclusion related to SDG localization that can be extrapolated and tailored to different contexts.

To define concrete hands-on learnings and recommendations on how to effectively implement the SDGs to reduce inequalities within cities and across territories.

To strengthen the connection between the findings of the discussion and the theme of World Habitat Day Mind the Gap. Leave No One and No Place Behind and local action that can help narrow the inequality gap.

Expected outcomes:

• Promoting the acceleration of SDG implementation in cities and territories among stakeholders and constituencies.
• Implement recommendations to foster inclusive policies and to raise the voices of the most left behind.