world urban forum 6

Event Details

The southern Italian city of Naples has offered to host the sixth session of the World Urban Forum. Scheduled for the first week of September 2012, the theme of the Forum will be The Urban Future

"We look forward to working with UN-HABITAT and other partners to make the next World Urban Forum even more successful than the previous ones

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The Sixth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF6) will take place in the ancient
southern Italian city of Naples – Italy, from 1 to 7 September 2012 under the
theme The Urban Future. UN-Habitat joins the Government of Italy, the Campania
Region and the City of Naples in warmly welcoming you to attend and participate in
the Forum.

The world’s premier conference on cities

This is largely because it is among the most open and inclusive gatherings
of its kind on the international stage. It brings together national
leaders, slum dwellers, cabinet ministers, womens’ groups, mayors,
youth, academics, diplomats, community and business leaders,
parliamentarians, local government groups, urban activists, and more; in
short, all who share our vision for better, smarter cities of the future.

Theme

The WUF6 theme The Urban Future will be deliberated under six domains,
which will form the dialogue sessions of the Forum as follows:

Dialogue 1 –­­­­ Productive Cities: Urban job creation

Dialogue 2 – Livable cites and Quality of life

Dialogue 3 – Urban Planning: Institutions and Regulations

Dialogue 4 – Equity and Prosperity of cities

Dialogue 5 – Culture and Prosperity of cities

Dialogue 6 – Urban mobility, Energy and Environment

DATES to note:

The call for online application for Networking events is ongoing and will
close on 10 March 2012.
In addition, the call for application for Training proposals is as well
ongoing and will close on

1 March 2012.


Don’t miss the E-debates

On site debate and discussions on these themes will be preceded by an
on-line debate to be launched towards the end of February 2012. You are
invited to join this debate and be part of a vibrant virtual global
community whose contributions go to shape the final output of the Forum.
Look out for more information

At the Forum website www.unhabitat.org/wuf, in the First Announcement
Brochure, and subsequent