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 [...]
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 [...]
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
Discussions continued at the ninth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF9) on Sunday, with participants crowding into a special session on ‘smart cities’, and many visitors attending the exhibitions at
Delegates and participants continued their discussions on Saturday at the ninth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF9). Two high-level roundtables convened, on ‘Urbanization and...
In a conversation that some would call “the human face of urban development,” speakers from different backgrounds assembled at a special session on leveraging diversity to give interventions and exchange knowledge with an eager audience.
Two high-level roundtables took place on Friday at the ninth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF9): ‘Cities for All with Housing at the Centre’ convened in the morning, and ‘The Urban Dimension in Climate Change Action’ in the afternoon...
The speed and scale of urbanisation brings challenges, including growing demand for affordable housing, efficient transport systems and basic service
In the morning, a Ministers’ Roundtable and a further two WUF Assemblies convened, representing local and regional governments, and grassroots organizations respectively...
Attendees from 185 countries have come to Kuala Lumpur for the 9th World Urban Forum from 7-13 February 2018, opened officially today by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Raza.
"Cities attract people from all walks of life; they therefore need to embrace diversity, and make social inclusion a priority."
Business Assembly was a primary vehicle for the private sector to discuss its responsibility and engagement with urbanization.
Three Assemblies of the World Urban Forum’s ninth session (WUF9) convened on Wednesday. A flag-raising ceremony took place in the morning...
Zoleka Mandela, Global Ambassador for the Child Health Initiative, made a powerful call to protect every child worldwide on the journey to school as she opened the World Urban Forum on Wednesday, February 7, in Kuala Lumpur.
As the first major conference after adoption of the New Urban Agenda in 2016, the World Urban Forum is a chance to take stock of progress and direction towards sustainable urban development and to discuss the global goals through an urban [...]
