Cities and Urbanization

The New Urban Agenda has been formally adopted. So what happens next?

An old residential building is seen surrounded by a newly-built ring viaduct, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, June 18, 2015.

What is the New Urban Agenda agreement, and why does it matter? Image: REUTERS/Ma Qiang

Alice Charles
Lead, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum Geneva
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