CAIRO – The World Urban Forum (WUF) is set to hold a roundtable session Thursday on the roles of parliamentarians in urban development.
The event will be held on the sidelines of the 12th session of the WUF, which will be hosted by Cairo on Nov. 4-8.
The roundtable meeting is set to address the roles played by lawmakers to enact regulations, adopt policies, provide financing and establish partnerships with direct impacts on cities and societies to help overcome urban challenges.
The 12 session of the forum, (WUF12), convened by the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat), returns to the African continent after more than 20 years after its inception in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2002.
WUF12 will focus on localizing the Sustainable Development Goals, shedding light on the local actions and initiatives required to curb the current global challenges affecting the daily life of people, including unaffordable housing, rising living costs, climate change, the lack of basic services, and ongoing conflicts.
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