New multilateralism, focused on creating synergies between local, national, regional and global efforts, combined with practical, forward-looking solutions are needed to address the pressing challenges facing cities across the globe, including the coronavirus pandemic, rapid urbanization, and natural and man-made disasters. This was the key message emphasized today during the regional panel discussion Bolstering the roles of urban professionals, local and national authorities in localizing and implementing the New Urban Agenda, that was held as part of the President of the General Assembly High Level Meeting on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda (NUA), that took place in at the United Nations Headquarters in New York...

UNECE and Regional Commissions stress upscaling new multilateralism for the implementation of the New Urban Agenda