Join World Bank experts at the Twelfth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) for panels and high-level discussions highlighting how the World Bank Group is supporting the development of livable cities for a livable planet.
Established by UN-Habitat, the is the premier international conference on sustainable urbanization and urban issues.
The Twelfth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) will take place in Cairo, Egypt, from November 4–8 2024, returning to the African continent after more than 20 years after its inception in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2002.
The theme of WUF12 is It All Starts at Home: Local Actions for Sustainable Cities and Communities. WUF12 will focus on localizing the Sustainable Development Goals, shedding light on the local actions and initiatives required to curb the current global challenges affecting the daily life of people, including unaffordable housing, rising living costs, climate change, the lack of basic services, and ongoing conflicts.
Join our events at WUF12 and visit our booth at the Urban Expo as World Bank Group specialists lead and participate in a series of discussions with global partners, ranging from governments and civil society to the private sector and academia.
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Agenda subject to change.
Tuesday, 5 November 2024 | ||
| 9:00–10:30 AM | Organized by the World Bank | One UN Room B |
| 10:00–12:00 PM | Organized by UN-Habitat | Plenary room A |
| 1:00–2:30 PM | Co-organized with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) | Voices from Cities - Room F |
| 1:00–2:30 PM | Co-organized with Reall, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Women’s World Banking | Multipurpose room 03 |
| 1:00–2:30 PM | Co-organized with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) | ONE UN Room B |
| 1:30–3:30 PM | Organized by UN-Habitat and the United Nations Development Coordination Office (DCO) | Roundtable room B |
| 5:00–6:30 PM | Organized by the City Diplomacy Lab | Multipurpose Room 3 |
| 5:00–6:30 PM | Organized by the Camara Municipal de Mafra | Multipurpose Room 8 |
Wednesday, 6 November 2024 | ||
| 8:30–10:00 AM | Cities for More and Better Jobs in the Middle East and North Africa Side event organized by the World Bank | JW Marriott Hotel Cairo |
| 9:00–12:00 PM | Co-organized with UN-Habitat | Multipurpose Room 14 |
| 10:00–12:00 PM | Organized by UN-Habitat | Plenary room B |
| 11:00–12:30 PM | Co-organized with Cairo University | Voices from Cities - Room D |
| 1:00–2:30 PM | Co-organized with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan | Multipurpose Room 06 |
| 1:00–2:30 PM | Co-organized with the Ghana Ministry of Local Government Decentralisation and Rural Development | Multipurpose room 09 |
| 3:00–4:30 PM | Organized by UNEP | ONE UN room B |
| 3:00–4:30 PM | Organized by the Japan International Cooperation Agency | Multipurpose room 17 |
| 3:00–4:30 PM | Organized by SECO | Multipurpose room 11 |
| 3:00–4:30 PM | Organized by UNCDF - United Nations Capital Development Fund | SDGs in Action - room B |
| 3:00–4:30 PM | Co-organized with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) | ONE UN Room A |
| 3:00–4:30 PM | Co-organized with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) | Multipurpose Room 11 |
| 3:15–4:00 PM | Co-organized with the Egypt Ministry of Local Development | Urban Cinema |
| 3:15–4:15 PM | Co-organized with UN-Habitat | UN-Habitat Arena |
| 5:00–6:30 PM | Organized by the World Bank | SDGs in Action - Room A |
| 5:00–6:30 PM | Co-organized with UN-Habitat | Multipurpose Room 17 |
| 5:00–6:30 PM | Organized by ARUP | Multipurpose room 11 |
| 5:00–6:30 PM | Co-organized with the Egypt Ministry of Housing Utilities & Urban Communities | Voices from Cities - room F |
| 6:00–7:00 PM | Co-organized by the World Bank | Urban Library - Room B |
Thursday, 7 November 2024 | ||
| 8:00–10:00 AM | Co-organized with UN-Habitat | Roundtable room B |
| 8:30–9:30 AM | Organized by UN-Habitat | Plenary room B |
| 9:00–10:30 AM | Co-organized with the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCOM) | Voices from Cities - Room B |
| 1:00–2:30 PM | Co-organized with the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) | Multipurpose Room 07 |
| 1:00–2:30 PM | Organized by UN-Habitat | Multipurpose room 01 |
| 1:00–2:30 PM | Co-organized with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and Egypt Ministry of Housing | Multipurpose Room 17 |
| 4:00–6:00 PM | Organized by UN-Habitat | Plenary room A |
| 4:30–5:30 PM | Organized by the Universita Bocconi | Urban Library - room A |
| 5:00–6:30 PM | Co-organized with African Development Bank Group (AFDB) and MDB Cities Group | Voices from Cities - Room C |
Friday, 8 November 2024 | ||
| 9:00–12:00 PM | Co-organized with the Egypt Ministry of Local Development, UN-Habitat, and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) | Multipurpose Room 07 |
| 11:00–12:30 PM | Co-organized with the European Commission | ONE UN Room A |
Event Details
- Date: November 4-8, 2024
- Location: Cairo, Egypt