We are pleased to share UN-Habitat Urban-Rural Linkages Programme’s latest updates [with key documents featured below and attached].

The “Urban-Rural Linkages and COVID-19: Lessons for Resilience and Recovery from Crisis” provides a summary analysis from the global webinar series on the experiences and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of urban-rural linkages. The live webinars featured key speakers and interactive discussions from 109 countries with nearly 6,000 registrants. The report has captured new forms of cross-sector engagement and collaboration among international organizations, national and subnational governments, civil society organizations, research and professional institutions.

“The Fourth Edition of the Newsletter on Urban-Rural Linkages” cover the Second International Forum on Urban-Rural Linkages (IFURL2), URL events and achievements in the section “URL Spotlight 2021”, a selection of projects, also, provides new knowledge materials by UN-Habitat and partners on urban-rural linkages and upcoming events.

The “IFURL2 key messages” and the “IFURL2 Summary report” summarizes the key messages from presentations, in-depth discussions, shared experiences, session outcomes, expert contributions, and lessons learned during the Second International Forum on Urban-Rural Linkages (IFURL2). The Forum, which was held in Songyang County in China, brought together experts, practitioners and policymakers from different parts of the world to share and promote innovative tools, methods and experiences on integrating health and urban-rural linkages at national and sub-national levels. The second Forum demonstrated the importance of urban-rural linkages in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in communities strengthening cooperation and working together to promote health and wellbeing across the urban-rural continuum.
Please find more information here: https://urbanpolicyplatform.org/ifurl2/

Some upcoming events for your information; if attending any of the events please reach out to [email protected]
 

NINTH SESSION OF THE AFRICITIES SUMMIT

The upcoming ninth edition of the Africities Summit will be held from the 17th to 21st of May 2022 in Kisumu, Kenya. The theme of the 9th Africities Summit is “The Role of Intermediary Cities of Africa in the Implementation of Agenda 2030 of the United Nations and the African Union Agenda 2063”. To find out more information of the summit, please click here or visit the website for more updates https://africities.org//

WORLD URBAN FORUM 11

The Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF11) will take place in Katowice, Poland from 26 to 30 June 2022.  The theme of WUF11 “Transforming our Cities for a Better Urban Future” will provide greater insights and clarity on the future of cities based on existing trends, challenges, and opportunities, as well as suggest ways cities can be better prepared to address future crises from pandemics to other shocks including climate change and economic volatility. Further information about WUF 11 is accessible through the following link: https://wuf.unhabitat.org/

Sincerely,
Urban-Rural Linkages Team
Policy, Legislation and Governance Section
Urban Practices Branch
Global Solutions Division
UN-Habitat