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The Executive Director of UN-Habitat Maimunah Mohd Sharif said, “the New Urban Agenda offers a clear roadmap to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal and also equitable future for all.” UNIFEED

A bike ride was organized in New York City by UN-Habitat and its partners, to call for safer conditions and more priority for cyclists on the streets. UNIFEED

An urgent reconsideration of rural development is needed for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as the current strategies and patterns of rural development are failing to meet either the socioeconomic or the environmental Goals of this Agenda, according to a new UN report issued on Thursday. UNIFEED

In the first major global meeting of local officials since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, mayors gathered both physically and virtually at the UN in Geneva today to discuss current challenges, lessons learned and best practices. UNTV CH

The Tenth World Urban Forum, which attracted over 13,000 attendees taking part in more than 540 official events, has drawn to a close with a call for united action to ensure a better future for cities and towns. UN-HABITAT

UN-habitat and Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) today officially unveiled a new public art sculpture in Abu Dhabi as a legacy project from The World Urban Forum. UN-HABITAT

During a week-long visit to Somalia, a senior UN advisor on internal displacement called for the establishment of an effective framework and durable solutions in the country, which, together with strong government leadership and the mobilization of multi-year flexible funding, would provide sustainable livelihoods and adequate standards of living to internal displaced persons and their host communities. UNSOM

Hurricane Harvey which paralyzed the city of Houston, Texas, is expected to be one of the costliest natural disasters in US history. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said it is truly a “nightmare scenario,” as the affected area is as huge as roughly the size of Spain. UNTV CH

Following the adoption of the new Urban Agenda at the Habitat III conference in Quito earlier this month, UN-HABITAT Executive, Director Joan Clos, said urbanization “is the dominant world changing force of the 21st century, happening at a pace and a scale that exceeds previous centuries of urban expansion.” UNIFEED

As the HABITAT III conference in Quito, Ecuador comes to a close, the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Joan Clos, said today (19 Oct) that “the adoption of the new Urban Agenda presents a change of paradigm in the urbanization.” UNIFEED