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Video message by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the High-level opening -World Cities Day 2023; introduced by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif.

Opening remarks by Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), on the High-level opening of World Cities Day 2023 (31st of October).

On 31 October 2023, the Global Observance of World Cities Day, under the theme Financing sustainable urban future for all, will explore how we can unlock transformative investment in urban planning and achieve adequate fiscal decentralization.

On 31 October 2023, the Global Observance of World Cities Day, under the theme Financing sustainable urban future for all, will explore how we can unlock transformative investment in urban planning and achieve adequate fiscal decentralization.

On 31 October 2023, the Global Observance of World Cities Day, under the theme Financing sustainable urban future for all, will explore how we can unlock transformative investment in urban planning and achieve adequate fiscal decentralization.

On 31 October 2023, the Global Observance of World Cities Day, under the theme Financing sustainable urban future for all, will explore how we can unlock transformative investment in urban planning and achieve adequate fiscal decentralization.

In preparation for the DOHA Conference to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family.

This event will focus on the urgent transformative shifts needed to embrace innovative and bold measures to accelerate SDG 11. It considers new ways of thinking and working that can positively alter the way in which policies are designed, implemented, and financed to accelerate progress with SDG 11 and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels.

Press Conference by Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director of UN-Habitat and the Vice-President for Partnerships from the Economist Impact, and Ambassador Krzysztof Szczerski, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations and co-chair of the Group of Friends of UN-Habitat, on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 11 (Sustainable cities and communities).

The proposed event will serve as a platform to highlight the advancements made and discuss the challenges faced in implementing sustainable urban development practices. Besides sharing the region's experiences and lessons learned on those relevant issues, the SICA Member States (The Central American Integration System) would like to encourage further engagement of other States, regional groups, and other relevant stakeholders to strengthen SICA's efforts to advance and achieve SDG11.

The New York Session of the International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) will take place on 30-31 March 2023 and focus on assessing how migration – and IOM – can further contribute to the attainment of the SDGs, leaving no one behind.

The New York Session of the International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) will take place on 30-31 March 2023 and focus on assessing how migration – and IOM – can further contribute to the attainment of the SDGs, leaving no one behind.