A city safe for women is safe for all: Women’s voices lead at World Urban Forum in Cairo

One of the main messages conveyed by women leaders, activists, young people and others gathered for a discussion on Wednesday in Cairo at the World Urban Forum was that: “a city safe for women is a city safe for all.” https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/11/1156611
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A city safe for women is safe for all: Women’s voices lead at World Urban Forum in Cairo
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‘Tons of Ideas!’: World Urban Forum in Cairo hears calls for youth-led solutions to urban challenges

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

05 Nov 2024

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 to boost local action – especially youth-led urban development movements – to secure resilient and environmentally just cities.

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Urban leaders, influencers, chart new path for world cities

03 Nov 2021

Mayors of Mexico City, Bogotá, New Orleans, Freetown, Gaziantep and Barcelona joined other urban leaders, designers, activists and thinkers from around the world on Wednesday, to chart a new path for cities. 

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World Urban Forum looks to realize a ‘common vision’ for cities of the future

08 Feb 2020

The Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10), the largest global gathering on the future of cities, opened on Saturday with thousands taking part in lively discussion, through different assemblies representing youth, women, grassroot communities, local and regional governments and business.