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What is the New Urban Agenda?

The New Urban Agenda, adopted in 2016, represents a shared vision for a better and more sustainable future – one in which all people have equal rights and access to the benefits and opportunities that cities and human settlements can offer and in which the international community reconsiders the urban systems and physical form of our urban spaces to achieve this.

Why is the New Urban Agenda key to sustainable development?

The New Urban Agenda recognizes the correlation between good urbanization and development. It underlines the linkages between good urbanization and job creation, livelihood opportunities, and improved quality of life, which highlights its connection to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

The world is off track:

SDG 11 report Halfway into the implementation period of the 2030 Agenda, UN-Habitat’s 2023 global assessment report Rescuing SDG 11 for a Resilient Urban Planet details progress made towards achieving SDG 11 on sustainable cities and communities. The report found that the world is far from reaching the targets of SDG 11 and that it will fail to do so without critical interventions from urban actors across the globe.

source :

https://unhabitat.org/sites/default/files/2024/05/annual_report_2023.pdf