The United Nations General Assembly designated this Day in 2013.
The Day is expected to greatly promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization.
It pushes the forward cooperation among countries in meeting opportunities addressing challenges of urbanization and contributing to sustainable urban development around the world.
The global theme of World Cities Day 2021 is “Adapting cities for climate resilience”.
It is organized by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).