World’s Largest Urban Development Forum Concludes with Cairo Call to Action
Cairo, Egypt (November 8, 2024) – The World Urban Forum, the world’s largest gathering on sustainable urbanization, concluded today with the adoption of the Cairo Call to Action. The Call outlines a set of commitments by governments, cities, and other stakeholders to accelerate progress towards inclusive, sustainable, and resilient urban development.
The 11th World Urban Forum, held in Cairo from November 2-8, brought together over 30,000 participants from 175 countries. The Forum featured a series of high-level dialogues, ministerial roundtables, and technical workshops focused on the theme “Transforming Our Cities for a Better Urban Future.”
The Cairo Call to Action is a comprehensive framework for action that addresses the key challenges facing cities around the world, including poverty, inequality, climate change, and environmental degradation. The Call sets out specific targets and indicators that will be used to measure progress towards sustainable urbanization.
Among the key commitments in the Cairo Call to Action are:
- To reduce the number of people living in slums by 50% by 2030.
- To provide access to affordable housing for all by 2030.
- To reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cities by 50% by 2030.
- To increase the resilience of cities to climate change and other shocks.
- To promote gender equality and social inclusion in cities.
The Cairo Call to Action was endorsed by over 100 governments, city leaders, and other stakeholders. UN-Habitat’s Executive Director, Maimunah Mohd Sharif, welcomed the adoption of the Call, saying that it “provides a clear roadmap for the future of sustainable urbanization.”
“The Cairo Call to Action is a powerful commitment to making cities more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient,” said Sharif. “We must now work together to implement this Call and achieve a better urban future for all.”
The World Urban Forum is organized by UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency responsible for sustainable urbanization. The Forum is held every two years in a different city around the world. The next World Urban Forum will be held in 2026 in Barcelona, Spain.
World’s largest urban development forum concludes with Cairo Call to Action
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