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The United Nations has designated every 31st of October as World Cities Day. Established by the General Assembly in December 2013, the day aims to involve the states, international organizations, civil society and promoters in an awareness campaign about urbanization and the challenges it presents. The general theme for this day is: Better City, Better Life. A different sub-theme is set each year. The first of these days was celebrated in Shanghai, China, under the sub-theme: Leading Urban Transformations. A second will take place in Milan, Italy, in 2015, on the theme: Designed to Live Together. 

The Global Observance of World Cities Day 2015 will take place in Milan, Italy on 31 October. The event will be hosted by UN-Habitat, the City of Milan and the Shanghai Municipal Government. Organized within the framework of the 2015 World Expo, which runs from 1 May to 31 October 2015, World Cities Day will mark the end of the 2015 World Expo and will also be the last of the three UN Days selected by the UN to celebrate at the Expo. The event will take place at the Palazzo Reale in Milan, Italy. The event will bring together participation of key note speakers in the field of urban development, in the Urban Talk, a round table discussion featuring the theme, Designed to live together.

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