Why in news? Every year October 31st is celebrated as World Cities Day

Highlights:

• The host city for world cities day 2023 event is the municipality of uskadar in Istanbul, Turkeyie
• History-This global day was created to implement the outcome of the UN Conference on Human Settlements held in 1976
• Launch Year-2014
• Significance -To highlight the urgency of international cooperation to address the challenges globally
• Theme for 2023-“Financing sustainable urban future for all”