UN-Habitat headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. The Assembly was opened by the President of Kenya, William Ruto. It brought together almost 5,000 delegates from more than 130 countries across the globe, who joined the session in person and remotely.??
The theme of the Asse(Nairobi, 6 June 2023). -The second UN-Habitat Assembly kicked off on 5 June 2023 at the mbly centers on the discussions of how to advance the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals, specifically Goal 11, on creating sustainable cities and communities. UN-Habitat believes that through inclusive and effective multilateralism, the world can start emerging from multiple crises – pandemics, climate emergencies, and conflicts.??
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, the ripple effects are still being felt across the world as the pandemic deepened existing inequalities and created new vulnerabilities. According to the UN-Habitat’s World Cities Report 2022, the pandemic created a whole class of new poor, between 143 and 163 million people.? Read more:
