Shanghai, the birthplace of the city, launches public welfare promotion activities, and the theme of World Cities Day 2024 is determined
The reporter learned from the Shanghai World Cities Day Affairs Coordination Center that the theme of World Cities Day 2024 has been determined by the United Nations Human Settlements Agency as "Youth Leading Climate Action and Local Action for Cities". Shanghai, as the advocate, birthplace and first home city of World Cities Day, has officially launched this year’s public welfare promotion activities.
October 31st every year is World Cities Day. It is the first international day initiated by China and supported by the international community and approved by the United Nations General Assembly. It aims to inherit and carry forward the 2010 Shanghai World Expo's "Better City, Better Life". concept to promote sustainable development of global cities. Over the past ten years, World Cities Day has developed into an important window for Shanghai’s city card and Chinese-style modernization display.
"This year, we will carry out relevant public welfare promotion activities around the three topics of 'Youth Leadership, Climate Change Innovation and Entrepreneurship' to call for attention from all walks of life and help sustainable urban development." Cheng Jian, director of the Shanghai World Cities Day Affairs Coordination Center, said on May 24 Said at the public welfare event with the theme of "Youth Leadership under Sustainable Urban Development" held on the 2nd.
In Shanghai, many young people are actively involved in sustainable urban development, and their efforts have made the city more inclusive and diverse. Shanghai is the city with the most cafes in the world and a popular coffee culture. This urban feature provides young people with abundant development opportunities. LiliTime Cafe is a popular community restaurant in Shanghai. It was co-founded by a group of young people and provides an entrepreneurial platform for many hearing-impaired young people.
Co-founder Xiaomi said that LiliTime’s two stores employ nearly 80 hearing-impaired baristas. Their seriousness is beyond ordinary people and they can make qualified milk froth based on the temperature they touch. Today, Lilitime has become part of the Shanghai community, and many hearing-impaired young people have built up their confidence in work. A multinational company has also introduced hearing-impaired baristas from Lilitime to the company's coffee shop.
Many market entities have also joined in the action of focusing on youth groups. The public welfare event with the theme of "Youth Leadership under Sustainable Urban Development" was jointly organized by the Shanghai World Cities Day Affairs Coordination Center and Wework China. "Including Shanghai, we have established nearly 80 communities in 12 cities across the country and serve more than 7,000 companies, a large part of which are talent-driven innovative companies." said Wu Zhiguang, general manager of real estate and sales for WeWork China Shanghai region .
At the public welfare promotion site, the WeWork China x Shanghai Conservatory of Music Department of Ethnic Music Innovation Incubation Base was simultaneously unveiled, and companies and universities jointly established a young artist cultivation platform. Cooperation with innovation incubation bases includes bringing student performances into communities, chamber orchestras, etc., realizing resource sharing, talent circulation, and complementary advantages between enterprises and institutions, and promoting the sustainable development of the cultural and art industry.
The survival challenges of young people in cities also deserve further attention. Cheng Jian said that young people have just entered society and are in the early stages of career development. Climate change has affected urban infrastructure, which has increased the cost of living and housing for young people, making it difficult for young people to face issues such as employment, living, and housing. More fragile.
“We call on all sectors of society to provide support and assistance for the growth and development of young people, to help young people form environmentally friendly concepts, and on this basis to take the initiative to lead and drive the whole society to pay attention to new trends and new issues in sustainable development, and explore A new way to solve urban problems," he said.