2019 Theme: Changing the world: developments and a better life for who and what is to come
The general subject of World Cities Day is Better City, Better Life, while every year an alternate sub-topic is chosen, to either advance achievements of urbanization, or address explicit difficulties coming about because of urbanization.
This year, the United Nations has chosen the topic “Changing the world: advancements and a better life for who and what is to come” to talk about how urbanization can be utilized to accomplish reasonable improvement. It plans to advance the worldwide network’s enthusiasm for executing the New Urban Agenda all-inclusive and in improving collaboration among nations in meeting openings and tending to difficulties of urbanization in urban communities.
Over a large portion of the total populace currently, live in urban communities. With the number expected to twofold by 2050, urbanization is one of the world’s most transformative patterns. Urbanization represents a few maintainability moves identified with lodging, condition, environmental change, foundation, essential administrations, nourishment security, wellbeing, instruction, not too bad employments, security, and normal assets. Urbanization can likewise display extraordinary chances and is a basic device for practical improvement on the off chance that it is done well.
It is conceivable to utilize urbanization to accomplish practical improvement by fitting the manner in which urban communities are arranged, structured, financed, created, administered and oversaw. Urban areas have consistently been drivers and hatcheries of advancement, industry, innovation, business, and inventiveness; making flourishing, upgrading social improvement and giving work. It is frequently said that the fight for accomplishing the Sustainable Development Goals will be won or lost in urban communities. For this to occur, urban communities should keep on driving development in weighty manners to accomplish an enduring effect in networks and to guarantee that “nobody and no spot” is abandoned. Simultaneously, advancement can add to disparity and should be joined by suitable financial and social administrative arrangements. Youth and ladies need the chance to partake and contribute all the more completely to advancement in urban communities.
The new computerized economy, some of the time called ‘the fourth mechanical upset’ is based on information, decreased exchange expenses and sharing stages and right now has a significant impact in numerous urban communities. Advancements in versatility, including independent vehicles, electric vehicles and automatons will require generally various ways to deal with urban arranging. Advancements, for example, man-made brainpower, virtual, expanded and blended reality and the web of things present proficiency and interchanges openings requiring new administration systems. This fast pace of development additionally puts pressure on urban policymakers and supervisors to reinforce their ability with regards to comprehension, securing and controlling new innovations.
The primary objectives of World Cities Day 2019 are to:
- Increment attention to how computerized advancements can be utilized for urban assistance conveyance to upgrade personal satisfaction and improve the urban condition.
- Show new wilderness advances that can make increasingly comprehensive urban communities.
- Present open doors for sustainable power source age in urban communities.
- Investigate how outskirts innovations can advance social incorporation in urban communities.
- The headliner will be facilitated by the City of Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation and is together sorted out by UN-Habitat, the Shanghai People’s Government and the City of Ekaterinburg.
For what reason Do We Mark International Days?
Universal days are events to teach people in general on issues of worry, to prepare political will and assets to address worldwide issues and to celebrate and fortify the accomplishments of mankind. The presence of universal days originates before the foundation of the United Nations, yet the UN has held onto them as an incredible promotion instrument.
