Daily Bulletins

The daily bulletins of the World Urban Forum are prepared by the International Institute for Sustainable Development.

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Kuala Lumpur Declaration

The international community's commitment to localize and scale up the implementation of the New Urban Agenda.

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WUF9 at a glance

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# Dr Joan Clos

former Executive Director of UN-Habitat

Spain

Joan Clos is a Spanish politician who was mayor of Barcelona, Spain from September 1997 to September 2006. He then left Barcelona after nine years of office, as he was appointed Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade. After serving as the Spanish Ambassador in Turkey and Azerbaijan in 2010, he was appointed as Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), and Under Secretary General of the Under Secretary General of the United Nations until December 2017.

- Affordable housing for all (diverse income and multi-generational cities) Special Sessions Saturday 10 February 2025 14:30 - 16:30 Ballroom 2
- NUP for consensus building: National Urban and Habitat Policy in Argentina Side events

  Ministry of Interior, Public Works and Housing – Government of Argentina

  Sunday 11 February 2025 14:00 - 15:00 Room 407
- Book launch : Quito Papers and the New Urban Agenda Urban Library Sunday 11 February 2025 10:00 - 11:00 Urban Library
- Cities of Jane Jacobs: Urbanization in 21st Century Urban Talks Sunday 11 February 2025 19:00 - 20:00 Plenary Hall

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