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World’s largest urban development forum concludes with Cairo Call to Action

The twelfth edition of the World Urban Forum wrapped up on Friday with the adoption of the Cairo Call to Action, after intense discussions focused...

Rebuilding beyond bricks: World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities

Delegates discussed a complicated urban development issue at the World Urban Forum on Tuesday: What is needed to safeguard residents and guarantee they have access...

Looming famine in Rakhine signals wider crisis in Myanmar

Up to two million people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state face the dire prospect of famine, amid a broader economic collapse and worsening humanitarian crisis triggered...

‘Tons of Ideas!’: World Urban Forum in Cairo hears calls for youth-led solutions to urban challenges

Young people gathered in Cairo for the World Urban Forum led calls on Tuesday for action to ease the housing crisis impacting billions globally, and...

‘It all starts at home’: global UN forum opens in Cairo to rethink urban development

On Monday, thousands of delegates joined United Nations representatives gathered in Cairo to kick off the twelfth edition of the World Urban Forum (WUF12), which...

Carbon markets could boost climate action in least developed countries

While carbon markets have played a limited role in boosting sustainable development for the world’s least developed economies, a new report from UN Trade and...