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## WUF9 Highlights

## Speakers

- Abdelwahid Temmar

  Ministry of Housing, Planning and the City, Algeria

  Minister

  Algeria

- Abdul Baqi Popal

  Ministry of Municipalities, Afghanistan

  Deputy Minister

  Afghanistan

- Abdul Rahman Al Sheikh

  Ministry for Town Planning, Saudi Arabia

  Minister

  Saudi Arabia

- Adjei Boateng Kwasi

  Ministry of local government and rural development, Ghana

  Vice-Minister

  Ghana

- Aisa Kirabo Kacyira

  United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

  Deputy Executive Director and Assistant Secretary-General

  Rwanda

- Amal Maouloud

  Ministry of Habitat, Urbanism and Land Management, Mauritania

  Minister

  Mauritania

- Ana Paula Chantre Luna de Carvalho

  Ministry of Spatial planning and Housing, Angola

  Minister

  Angola

- Andries Nel

  Ministry of Cooperative Governance of South Africa

  Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance, South Africa

  South Africa

- Ani Dasgupta

  WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities

  Global Director

  United States of America

- Anna Andrew Namathanga Kachikho

  Government of Malawi

  Minister

  Malawi

- Aysen Nikolaev

  City of Yakutsk

  Mayor

  Russian Federation

- Badelkhan Khavdislam

  Ministry of Construction and Urban Development, Mongolia

  Minister

  Mongolia

- Basuki Hadimuljono

  Ministry of Public Works and Housing

  Minister

  Indonesia

- Carola Gunnarsson

  City of Sala, Sweden

  Mayor

  Sweden

- Celestine Ketcha Courtes

  City of Bangangté

  Mayor

  Cameroon

- Clara Doe Mvogo

  City of Monrovia, Liberia

  Mayor

  Liberia

- Corina Cretu

  Directorate General for Regional and Urban policy (Regio), European Commission

  Commissioner

  Romania

- Dato Maimunah Mohd Sharif

  United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

  Executive Director

  Malaysia

- Dato’ Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek

  Ministry of Agriculture & Agro-Based Industry

  Minister

  Malaysia

- Dato’ Sri Hj. Mohammad Mentek

  Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government, Malaysia

  Secretary General

  Malaysia

- Dato' Seri Haji Abdul Rahman Dahlan

  Government of Malaysia

  Minister in the Prime Minister's Department

  Malaysia

- Datuk Wira Halimah Binti Mohamed Sadique

  Ministry Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government, Malaysia

  Deputy Minister

  Malaysia

- David Simango

  City of Maputo, Mozambique

  Mayor

  Mozambique

- Desmond Lee Minister for Social and Family Development - Second Minister of National Development, Singapore

  Singapore

- Dorji Choden

  Ministry of Works and Human Settlement, Bhutan

  Cabinet Minister

  Bhutan

- Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez

  World Bank

  Senior Director of Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice

  Hungary

- Ellen O. Pratt

  Ministry For Industry, Liberia

  Minister

  Liberia

- Emilia Saiz

  UCLG - United Cities and Local Governments

  Secretary General

  Spain

- Erik Solheim

  UN Environment

  Executive Director

  Norway

- Eugenie Birch

  University of Pennsylvania, United States of America

  Professor of Urban Research

  United States of America

- Gunther Adler

  Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), Germany

  State Secretary

  Germany

- Hajia Alima Mahama

  Ministry for Local Government and Rural Development, Ghana

  Minister

  Ghana

- Hardeep Singh Puri

  Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, India

  Union Minister of State (Independent Charge)

  India

- Hassan Abdelgadir Hilal

  Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Physical Development, Sudan

  Minister

  Sudan

- Henk Ovink

  United Nations

  Special Envoy for International Water Affairs

  Netherlands

- Isidoro Santana

  Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development, Dominican Republic

  Minister

  Dominican Republic

- Jean-Claude Mbwentchou

  Ministry Of Urban Development And Housing, Cameroon

  Minister

  Cameroon

- Jennifer Musisi

  Kampala Capital City Authority

  Executive Director

  Uganda

- Kobebe Taitai

  Ministry of Internal Affairs, Kiribati

  Minister

  Kiribati

- Lindiwe Sisulu

  Ministry of Human Settlements, South Africa

  Minister

  South Africa

- Lorna Eden

  Ministry for Finance, Public Service, Public Enterprise and Trade and Tourism

  Assistant Minister

  Fiji Islands

- Marcelo Cabrera

  City of Cuenca, Ecuador

  Mayor

  Ecuador

- Mariam Iddrisu

  Sagnarigu Municipal Assembly, Ghana

  Mayor

  Ghana

- Merola Virginio

  City of Bologna, Italy

  Mayor

  Italy

- Mohamed Sefiani

  City of Chefchaouen, Morocco

  Mayor

  Morocco

- Mohammed Adjei Sowah

  City of Accra, Ghana

  Mayor

  Ghana

- Mosharraf Hossain

  Ministry of Housing and Public Works, Bangladesh

  Minister

  Bangladesh

- Mostafa Kamal Madbouly

  Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities

  Minister

  Egypt

- Neal Rackleff

  Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), United States of America

  Assistant Secretary

  United States of America

- Nonofo Molefhi

  Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing Development, Botswana

  Minister

  Botswana

- Parks Tau

  UCLG - United Cities and Local Governments

  President

  South Africa

- Ramón Mestre

  City of Cordoba

  Mayor

  Argentina

- Reda Brandisauskiene

  Ministry for Environment, Lithuania

  Vice-Minister

  Lithuania

- Rosario Robles

  Ministry Of Agrarian Territorial And Urban Development, Mexico

  Minister

  Mexico

- Rose Molokoane

  Slum Dwellers International (SDI)

  President

  South Africa

- Sami Halaseh

  Ministry for Public Works & Housing, Jordan

  Minister

  Jordan

- Sigrid Kaag

  Ministry for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Netherlands

  Minister

  Netherlands

- Siri Gasemyr Staalesen

  Parliament of Norway (Storting)

  Member

  Norway

- Soledad Núñez

  Ministry of Housing and Habitat, Paraguay

  Minister

  Paraguay

- Stephany Uy Tan

  City of Catbalogan, Philippines

  Mayor

  Philippines

- Tadeo Garcia Salazar

  City of Godoy Cruz, Argentina

  Mayor

  Argentina

- Tan Sri Noh Bin Haji Omar

  Government of Malaysia

  Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government

  Malaysia

- Victor Pineda

  World Enabled

  President

  United States of America

- William Cobbett

  Cities Alliance

  Director

  South Africa

- Zandile Gumede

  City of Durban, South Africa

  Mayor

  South Africa

## Thematic Itineraries

- Climate Change
- Housing
- Humanitarian
- Land
- Local Economic Development
- Migration

- Mobility
- Municipal Finance
- National Urban Policy
- Public Space
- Risk Reduction and Resilience
- Slum Upgrading

- Urban Basic Services
- Urban Design
- Urban Legislation
- Urban Safety
- Women
- Youth

- Report of the Ninth Session of the World Urban Forum, 7–13 February 2018 February 18, 2025

  The ninth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF9) took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from Wednesday, 7 February, to Tuesday, 13 February 2018, on the theme “Cities 2030 – Cities For All: Implementing the New Urban Agenda.” WUF9 was the first Forum to convene [...]

- WUF Bulletin - Summary of WUF9 - 14 February February 14, 2025

  The ninth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF9) took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from Wednesday, 7 February, to Tuesday, 13 February 2018, on the theme “Cities 2030 – Cities For All: Implementing the New Urban Agenda.” WUF9 was the first Forum to convene [...]

- WUF Bulletin - 6th Day - 12 February February 13, 2025

  Monday, the last full day of the World Urban Forum in Kuala Lumpur (WUF9), many special sessions took place, as well as dialogues, stakeholder meetings and side events. Participants discussed inclusive multi-stakeholder

## WUF9 Sessions

- High Level Roundtables

  The first and highest-level segment, featuring key decision makers and the most iconic figures, will deliberate a set of subjects that revolve around the key role of cities as transformative [...]

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- Dialogues

  Dialogues will be high-profile events to focus and debate on policy recommendations in the implementation of the New Urban Agenda. Those sessions will have a duration of three hours. Read [...]

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- Assemblies

  The WUF9 will feature Assemblies, created to give voice to key stakeholders groups from broader segments of the society, Read more particularly instrumental to support an inclusive and participatory decision [...]

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- Special Sessions

  Special Sessions will aim for in-depth discussions on specific issues on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda and the mechanisms for monitoring the implementation. Read more

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- Stakeholder’s Roundtables

  Various Partner Constituent Groups will hold an array of roundtable meetings. Read more These roundtables presented an opportunity for these key partners to present projects and research on the implementation [...]

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- UN-Habitat in Action Room
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- AFINUA Room

  The integrative nature of the implementation of the New Urban Agenda across the five key action areas will take into consideration national and local priorities and specificities. Read more This [...]

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- Listen to Cities room / Local Action

  The WUF9 will also be an opportunity to continue increasing the dialogue between national and subnational authorities on the New Urban Agenda implementation. Read more In this context, specific events [...]

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- One UN Room

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- Networking Events

  Networking events will have a duration of two hours long and should focus on strengthening partnerships, calling for new alliances or launching joint initiatives on the implementation of the New [...]

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- Side events

  Side events are one hour long and should focus on concrete examples of the implementation of the New Urban Agenda such as projects, research, data, etc. Read more They are [...]

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- Training Events

  Training events should focus on developing skills and knowledge of the WUF9 participants and targeted audiences, Read more by providing “how to” approach to development challenges with innovative tools, methodologies [...]

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- Urban Talks

  Urban talks will be a series of featured speeches and discussions with some of the world's most renowned urbanists, economists, sociologists, and thinkers. These are keynote sessions or dialogues that [...]

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- City events & WUF9 Village

  During the week of the Forum a wide range of cultural events will take place in Kuala Lumpur to enjoy the culture and traditions of the city, its music, dance [...]

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- Technical Visits

  The Technical Visits are a result of Malaysia's engagement with various urban stakeholders in the light of the WUF9 theme "Cities 2030 Cities for All: Implementing New Urban Agenda".

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- Parallel Events

  Beside networking, side and training events, a number of other events also take place within and outside the official venue.

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- Urban Library

  Designed to deepen the knowledge and build networks on the sustainable urbanization and urban solutions, Urban Library provides a space to complement responsibilities and launch commitments to the Cities 2030, Cities for All: Implementing the New Urban Agenda.

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- Caucus Meetings

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The Ninth Session of the World Urban Forum will be the first session to focus on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda adopted in Habitat III. WUF9 will be instrumental to substantively feed into the inputs for the first report of the implementation of the New Urban Agenda. Read more

Programme at a Glance

### Venue

#### Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC)

Located at the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s Central Business District, the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center (KLCC) is the city’s most technologically-advanced, purpose-built facility for international, regional and local conferences, tradeshows, exhibitions, entertainment and private functions. Spanning over 29,500 square meters with natural light and park views from its circulation spaces, the facility of five levels encompassing a total of 22,659 square meters of flexible function.

KLCC is one of the components within Petronas’ distinctive Kuala Lumpur city center development. Designed as a unique “city within a city”, the 400,000 square meters development offers a stimulating environment where one can work, live, shop, visit and simply enjoy the distractions of everyday living.

Photo by: C.K. Koay @ Flickr
Photo by: Ben Garrett @ Flickr

### Goals

- 1

  Raise awareness of sustainable urbanization among stakeholders and constituencies, including the general public

- 3

  Increase coordination and cooperation between different stakeholders and constituencies for the advancement and implementation of sustainable urbanization

- 2

  Improve the collective knowledge of sustainable urban development through inclusive open debates, sharing of lessons learned and the exchange of urban solutions and good policies

- 4

  Platform to incorporate the inputs of multilateral organizations and stakeholders into the reporting of the implementation of the New Urban Agenda

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#### Transportation

##### There are several ways to get to the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre:

By Road:

If you are in a taxi or a chauffeured car, approach the Centre along Jalan Pinang and turn left into the Main Entrance (second turn after the Mandarin Oriental Hotel) for drop off.

By Train:

Take the Light Rail Transit (LRT), Kelana Jaya Line and disembark at the KLCC Station. Turn left after exiting the turnstiles and walk through the Suria KLCC shopping centre Concourse level to the Centre Court. Turn left and make your way past Cold Storage to the Guardian Pharmacy where there is a covered walkway through to the Centre. Take the elevator to the Ground Floor where you will be directed to the Registration area.

On Foot:

From the Suria KLCC shopping centre’s Concourse Level Centre Court, make your way past Cold Storage to the Guardian Pharmacy where there is a covered walkway through to the Centre.

The Centre is also accessible for delegates and visitors via the air-conditioned Bukit Bintang-KLCC Link Bridge. The link bridge features entrance/exit at the Pavilion Mall (Bukit Bintang), Wisma Cosway, Jalan Perak and the Impiana KLCC Hotel with convenient exit escalators and staircases) located at the main entrance to the Centre. This air-conditioned link allows delegates and visitors to travel conveniently, comfortably and safely on foot.