When it comes to fighting for a sustainable future, the world's cities are "critical battlegrounds" and more important than ever to making multilateralism work for all, said the UN chief in a video message on Monday to the United Nations Habitat Assembly.
To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you.First, he pointed to the importance of compiling comprehensive data and statistics. Secondly, governments must fully assess urban development in the context of climate change, health, food security and water supply.mindset shift.
Kenya's President, William Ruto, officially opened the Assembly, alongside UN-Habitat Executive Director, Maimunah Mohd Sharif.She told delegates that Member States needed"to prioritise national and local cooperation as the basis of a just transition. Let us never forget human rights and theMs. Sharif described the challenge facing all humankind as"enormous".
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