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Published: Sept. 26, 2019, 1:26 a.m.

31 October is World Cities Day – a day chosen as such by the United Nations General Assembly. It’s essentially focused on global urbanization and the international community cooperating on opportunities and addressing challenges related to urbanization.

The general theme of World Cities Day is Better City, Better Life. The 2018 Theme was Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities. The thinking around this is in supporting cities to become resilient to:

- Absorb the impact of risk

- Protect its communities (which are the lives in it)

- Limit the damage to public and private assets 

According to Ban Ki-Moon "Cities are increasingly the home of humanity. They are central to climate action, global prosperity, peace and human rights,". This is based on the resolution that was adopted by the UN General Assembly on the 27th December 2013.

According to the UN, inequalities in cities have grown since 1980. The largest cities are also where you often find the greatest differences between people. This day looks at the potential for new forms of social inclusion for greater equality & access to services. This way cities can be designed to create opportunities, enable connection and interaction, and facilitate sustainable use of shared resources.

We are for this day as LOVE YOUR CITY and we’ll keep you posted on the highlights from this year.

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