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Dear WUC Partners and UTC participants, We are happy to inform you that the call for proposals for the Urban Thinkers Campus Phase 7 (UTC...

Nairobi, 15 December 2021 – UN-Habitat has launched the online registration platform for the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum,...

Despite the importance of adapting to climate change, not many cities have a plan to tackle it. From those that do, not all contemplate...

Nairobi, 1 December 2021 - As the world is realizing the unlikely achievements of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and the...

Be an active partner in regional action campaigns On 1 December 2021, the World Urban Campaign (WUC) will launch The City We Need Now! an...

We are profoundly saddened at the sudden death of Malick Gaye, a member of our World Urban Campaign Steering Committee. Malick passed...

In 2021, the WUC was dedicated to climate action. WUC Partners have planned some 35 Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC) on the lead to the...

During Urban October, a month to exchange on challenges and opportunities created by the fast rate of change in our cities and towns lead...

Dear WUC Partners and UTC participants, We are happy to inform you that the call for proposals for the Urban Thinkers Campus Phase 7 (UTC...

Dear WUC Partners, dear Followers, dear friends, We will soon launch The City We Need Now! Action Campaign towards the World Urban Forum...

In 2021, the World Urban Campaign (WUC) was dedicated to climate action. WUC Partners planned some 35 Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC) with 21...

Wednesday 10 November 2021 - 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm EAT (Nairobi) – ZOOM LINK In the critical days of COP26, the WUC will hold a special...