Rebuilding beyond bricks: World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities

Delegates discussed a complicated urban development issue at the World Urban Forum on Tuesday: What is needed to safeguard residents and guarantee they have access to housing and basic services when war breaks out in a city crowded with people and critical infrastructure?

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Rebuilding beyond bricks: World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities

‘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.

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

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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.”

World’s largest urban development forum concludes with Cairo Call to Action

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The twelfth edition of the World Urban Forum wrapped up on Friday with the adoption of the Cairo Call to Action, after intense discussions focused on the global housing crisis and financing urbanization, all under the theme “It All Starts at Home.”