By Gregory Scruggs, URBANET

"While World Urban Forum does not yet have a formal role in the U.N. system, it was still a major milestone on the road post-Quito. As such, where does the forum leave the local perspective in global policy, namely the three major international agreements that hold huge import for cities: the New Urban Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Paris Agreement on climate change?

For UN-Habitat’s point person on Goal 11, head of research Eduardo Moreno, the last seven days in Kuala Lumpur leave him feeling better about the prospects of the global community coming together in July at the UN’s annual SDG review to discuss the state of progress toward the so-called urban SDG.

Chiefly, the forum was an opportunity to have an initial meeting on the first quadrennial report on the New Urban Agenda, which UN-Habitat will prepare this year. Two writing workshops are already scheduled for March and May. [...]"

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