World Cities Day 2023 (İstanbul, Türkiye) - High-level opening | UN - Habitat | United Nations

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. ------------------ Programme: I. 11:00 – 12:00 Opening by the Masters of Ceremony, Ms. Andrea Sanke and Mr. Alican Ayanlar • Cultural performance by Ms. Büşra Kayıkçı • Video screening • Statement by the Mayor of Üsküdar, Hon. Hilmi Türkmen • Statement by the President of the Union of Municipalities of Türkiye, Hon. Yücel Yılmaz • Statement by the Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Türkiye, Hon. Mehmet Özhaseki • Video message of the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, to be introduced by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif • Statement of United Nation