Fourth session of the UN World Urban Forum, 03 - 06 November 2008, Nanjing, China
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21 June 2019"The Fourth session of the UN World Urban Forum (WUF4), untitled "Harmonious Urbanization: the Challenge of Balanced Territorial Development", will be hosted by the Government of China and will be held in the ancient city of Nanjing from 03-06 November 2008."
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The World Urban Forum is a biennial gathering which was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies and policies. The World Urban Forum is attended by a wide range of partners, from non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, urban professionals, academics, to governments, local authorities and national and international associations of local governments. It gives all these actors a common platform to discuss urban issues in formal and informal ways and come up with action-oriented proposals to create sustainable cities. The number of people attending the World Urban Forum has risen sharply from 1,200 at the first World Urban Forum in Nairobi in 2002, to 4,400 at the second World Urban Forum in Barcelona in 2004 and 11,400 at the third session of the World Urban Forum in Vancouver in 2006. Read more:
- The UN-Habitat website
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