World Cities Day ends Urban October, a month to promote urban issues and solutions, on 31 October each year. It was first celebrated in Shanghai, China in 2014.
This year’s global observance takes place on 31 October 2022 under the theme 'Act Local to Go Global'. It comes homes to Shanghai, China where World Cities Day was initiated.
UN-Habitat brings together different partners and diverse stakeholders 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.
