Pimpri Chinchwad, India, has achieved international acclaim by being honoured with the Medal of Honor at the Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation. The city's innovative Navi Disha program, empowering women-led groups to manage community toilets, played a pivotal role in securing this prestigious accolade. The selection process, guided by criteria such as innovation, effectiveness, context, and replicability, aligns closely with the local implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the New Urban Agenda (NUA). Among the final 15 shortlisted cities were Antalya, Türkiye; Bogotá, Colombia; Cape Town, South Africa; Gwangju, Korea; Halandri, Greece; Iztapalapa, Mexico; Jakarta, Indonesia; Kampala, Uganda; Kazan, Russia; Mannheim, Germany; Ramallah, Palestine; São Paulo, Brazil; Tehran, Iran; and Xianning, China.