City Issues

Supporting least developed communities, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials.

Substantially increasing the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and development and implementation, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels.

Supporting positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning.

Providing universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities.

Reducing the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management.

Significantly reducing the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decreasing the direct economic losses relative to the global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations.

Strengthening efforts to protect and safeguard the cultural and natural heritage.

Enhancing inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries.

Providing access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons.

Ensuring access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and essential services and upgrade slums.