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2024 Date | 31 October 2024 |
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World Cities Day in Top X Posts (formerly Tweets) for World Cities Day -Updated
World Cities Day HistoryWorld Cities Day is an annual international observance aimed at promoting awareness and understanding of the role of urbanisation in achieving sustainable development. The observance emphasises the importance of cities as engines for growth, innovation, and social progress. It also encourages collaboration between governments, organisations, and citizens to address urban challenges and to create more inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable cities. The United Nations General Assembly designated World Cities Day on October 31st, 2014, recognizing the need to deal with the opportunities and challenges that rapid urbanization and the growth of cities presented. For New Zealanders, this event holds particular relevance as more than 86% of the population lives in urban areas, with cities like Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch playing an essential role in driving growth and development. Key urban issues in New Zealand include ensuring affordable housing, managing environmental impacts, improving infrastructure, and promoting community engagement in city planning and local decision-making processes. In New Zealand, World Cities Day is marked by various events, conferences, and exhibitions organised by government bodies, academic institutions, and non-profit organisations. These activities bring together stakeholders from different sectors to discuss and share ideas on urban development and management. City councils, local communities, and businesses collaborate on projects to improve city environments, foster innovation, and enhance urban areas' overall quality of life. World Cities Day in New Zealand falls on the same date as the global observance, October 31st. World Cities Day facts
In the News and Trending in NZ for World Cities DayUpdated 55 new cities join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network on World Cities Dayunesco.org On World Cities Day, Secretary-General Urges Working Together for Urban Areas That Are ‘Beacons of Sustainability, Resilience’un.org On World Cities Day how to balance urban growth and equityweforum.org World Cities Day 2023: Communities and movements shaping sustainable cities - Greenpeace Internationalgreenpeace.org Top things to do in NZ for World Cities Day
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