Side event: Building urban resilience and responding to crises through SDGs localization: Regional Approaches

Side Event of the HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, under the auspices of ECOSOC (10-19 July 2023, New York)

Building urban resilience is critical for cities as they confront future shocks and stresses from climate, pollution and biodiversity loss. Strong cities and urban centres are essential to recovery efforts and to achievement of climate targets, SDG implementation and urbanization which aligns with visions in the New Urban Agenda.

The side event is proposed to highlight how regional efforts to localize SDGs and design coherent urban policies can help build resilience and position cities to lead recoveries from the global pandemic while contributing to national strategies to achieve the 2030 Agenda, the Paris Agreement and the New Urban Agenda. 

The event will include representatives of national governments and national authorities being supported by Regional Commissions and UN-Habitat to implement the New Urban Agenda, as well as cities undertaking localization or Voluntary Local Reviews utilizing regional guidelines developed by the UN Regional Commissions.  

See attachments for Draft Agenda and related materials.