August 13, 2012     cib    

 

From 1-7 September 2012, the sixth session of World Urban Forum will be held in Naples, Italy. The forum is organised jointly by UN-Habitat, the Italian government, the region of Campania and the city of Naples. The theme of this year´s Forum is "The urban future".

More than 2000 participants from 114 countries have already registered since registration opened. The four focus areas for discussion are:

  • Productive cities;
  • Urban planning;
  • Equity and prosperity; and
  • Sustainable cities.

There will also be 160 side events including networking, training and World Urban Forum exhibition, which will present the major cities and innovations in urban development. For more information about the 6th World Urban Forum, please visit: http://www.unhabitat.org/categories.asp?catid=672