CHONGQING, China, Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — A information report from iChongqing:
Anacláudia Rossbach, Underneath-Secretary-Common of the United Nations and Government Director of the UN-Habitat, praised Chongqing’s progress in constructing a sustainable city future on the opening of the 2025 World Cities Day China Observance on October 28 in Chongqing, calling its use of digital know-how to enhance housing, governance, infrastructure, and public providers inspiring.
At an exhibition of the 2025 World Cities Day China Observance, a overseas customer explored the robots and discovered about their options and efficiency. (Picture/Luo Huxin)
Rossbach mentioned that Chongqing’s expertise gives priceless classes for megacities worldwide in advancing the Sustainable Growth Objectives and the New City Agenda, which promote inclusive, resilient, and sustainable city improvement via good planning, higher infrastructure, and people-centered providers.
With the theme “Individuals-Centered Good Cities In direction of the Future,” the two-day occasion marks the primary time the observance is held in China’s central and western areas.
In an interview with Bridging Information, Kazuko Ishigaki, Regional Director of the UN-Habitat ROAP, careworn that know-how is simply a instrument and {that a} good metropolis “can’t be good with out individuals.”
“Know-how ought to serve residents,” she mentioned, including that the event of Chongqing and the theme of this convention align carefully with the UN-Habitat’s imaginative and prescient for people-centered good cities.
Vuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela, Deputy Speaker of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature of South Africa, mentioned her nation’s give attention to sustainable urbanization aligns with China’s dedication to inexperienced improvement and good metropolis innovation.
Mhlakaza-Manamela famous that over 68% of the world’s inhabitants now lives in cities, a share that continues to develop. She added that classes from Chinese language cities, particularly Chongqing’s infrastructure funding and good know-how integration, are invaluable.
On the opening ceremony, Chongqing launched the Chongqing Voluntary Native Critiques and the Chongqing Initiative of the 2025 World Cities Day China Observance. The 2025 Annual Report of the Shanghai Guide: A Information for Sustainable City Growth within the twenty first Century was even be promoted, additional highlighting China’s contributions to advancing world city sustainability.
All through the observance, a sequence of actions happened, together with the principle discussion board, parallel and thematic boards, achievement exhibition, and discipline visits.
World Cities Day, the UN’s first worldwide day for cities and the primary initiated by China, originated from the 2010 Shanghai World Expo and is well known yearly on October 31 to advertise world city dialogue.
