Sustainable

Urbanization

inCommonwealthCountries

Since2020,whentheCOVID-19pandemicstarted

tohitcitiesandtowns,UN-Habitathasbeenworkingwithlocalgovernmentpartnersandprofessional

groupstohighlighttheimportanceofsustainable

urbanization.COVID-19wasimpactingcitiesand

urbanareasdisproportionatelyanditwasnotdensitybutunequalaccesstobasicservicesfromsheltertowaterthatwasthebiggestcontributortoCOVID-19-relatedmortality.

ItisourmissionatUN-Habitattoensurethatthe

MaimunahMohdSharif

Under-Secretary-General&

ExecutiveDirector,UN-Habitat

repositioningofsustainableurbanizationasakeycontributortopolicymakingwillresultinbetterandmoreintegratedurbandevelopmentstrategies.Itisimportanttoclosethegapbetweenspatialplanningandeconomicplanning.

Workingwithourpartnersinthebuiltenvironmentprofessionalsgroup,aswellasthroughthe

StakeholderAdvisoryGroupEnterprise(SAGE),wetookactivestepstogainpoliticalsupportfortheimplementationoftheNewUrbanAgenda.

OurworkintheCommonwealthofNationsincluding56MemberStateswithsharedhistory,language,andplanningframeworkswasboostedbyourpartnershipwithcivilsocietygroupsuniquetotheCommonwealth.

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InJune2021,togetherwithKingCharlesIII,then

knownasThePrinceofWales,UN-HabitatsupportedtheCalltoActiononSustainableUrbanizationacrosstheCommonwealthofNations.Thecallgalvanizedsupportforlocalactiontoensurethatsustainable

urbanizationpolicieswouldinformnational

developmentpolicies,whichcanthenbequantified,budgeted,andmonitored.

IhavealsobeenactivelyengagedwiththeG20

–bringingtogetherthetop20economiesinthe

world–tointroducesustainableurbanizationintotheiragenda.Similarly,wehavebeenabletoactivelyengagetheG7grouptofollowsuitintheirrecent

meetinginPotsdamandTakamatsuinSeptember2022andJuly2023respectively.Today,sustainableurbanizationisontheirmeetingagenda.

On3October2023,thecalltoactiontosupport

sustainableurbanizationalsogainedtractionamongtheTurkic-speakingMemberStates,whometonthesidelinesoftheglobalobservanceofWorldHabitat

DayinBaku,Azerbaijan.IamalsohappytoreportthatsimilarinterestandsupportwassecuredamongtheG77countriesincludingChinainourmeetingwiththegroupinHavana,Cuba,inSeptemberthisyear.

However,thebestachievementtodatehasbeento

secureaplaceforlocalactionattheConferenceofthePartiesonClimateChange(COP).On17November

2022,atCOP27inSharmEl-Sheikh,Egypt,together

withthePresidencyoftheCOP,Iaddressedministersofhousingandplanningonsustainableurbanizationandclimatechange.Thisyear,togetherwiththeCOPPresidency,wewereabletoensurethattheMinisterialMeetingonUrbanizationandClimateChange

becomesakeyfeatureoftheCOP.Withoutalignmentbetweennational,regional,andlocalgovernments,climateactioncannotbeproperlyfundedand

implemented.

Wehavealongwaytogobeforewecanflipthescriptonsustainableurbanizationbutwhatstartedinthe

Commonwealthisnowaglobalmovement.Iam

convincedthatwithsupportfromMemberStates,thebenefitsofintegratedplanning,enhancedcapacity

buildingofprofessionalsofthebuiltenvironment,andbettermultilevelgovernmentalalignmentwillresultinbetterlivesforallinoururbanizingworld.

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Acalltoactiononsustainable

urbanizationacrosstheCommonwealthtowardstheCommonwealthHeadsofGovernmentMeeting,Kigali,Rwanda

By2050,anadditional2.5billionpeoplewillbelivingintheworld’stownsandcities,withalmost50percentofthatgrowthtakingplaceintheCommonwealth.

MemberStates,bothlargeandsmall,arefacingthe

impactsofclimatechangeandrapidurbanization.

TheCOVID-19pandemichascompoundedthese

impactsandresultedinoneoftheworstglobalhealthandeconomicshocksofrecenttimes.Consequently,progresstowardsachievementoftheSDGshasbeenerodedinmanycountries,underminingthefirstyearoftheDecadeofActiontowardsAgenda2030.

PeopleareattheheartoftheCommonwealth.Atthisimportantmoment,astheleadersofCommonwealthcountriespreparetomeetinKigali,Rwanda,wecall

ontheCommonwealthtoensurethatsustainable

urbanizationisattheforefrontoftheCommonwealth’sdevelopmentagenda,andtheCOVID-19recovery.

Withalmost50percentofCommonwealthcitizenslivingandworkingincitiesandhumansettlements(C&HSs),and65percentofthe169targets

underlyingthe17SDGslinkedtoterritorialandurbandevelopment,sustainableurbanizationmustbe

centraltotheCommonwealth’sagendafordeliveringacommonfuture:connecting,innovating,and

transforming.

WellmanagedC&HSsaredriversofeconomic

development,centresofinnovationand

entrepreneurship,andsourcesoftradeand

employmentthatarevitalforthelivelihoodsoftheircitizens,60percentofwhomareunder30.C&HSareresponsibleforensuringdeliveryofessentialservicesincludingwater,sanitation,healthcare,education,

publictransport,andhousing,uponwhichtheir

citizensdepend.Thereisalreadyasubstantialdeficitininvestmentinessentialurbaninfrastructure.

SustainableurbanizationrequiresC&HSthatare

well-ledandwell-plannedyetmanylackthecapacity,capabilityorresourcestorespond.Citiesarealso

amajorsourceofgreenhousegasemissionsand

wheretheimpactsofclimatechangeareexperiencedacutely.

Commonwealthorganizationsrepresentingcitiesandlocalgovernment,theprivatesector,academiaand

thebuiltenvironmentprofessions,arechampioningthisCalltoActiononSustainableUrbanizationacrosstheCommonwealth.ThiswillhelpensurethatC&HSsareproperlyequippedtodealwiththechallenges

ofclimatechangeandrapidurbanization,toreduceriskandvulnerability,inequalityandinformality,

whilepromotinginclusionandcapitalizingonthe

opportunitiespresentedbyagglomerationtopromotesocialeconomicandenvironmentalwell-being.

Sustainableurbanizationrequiresacommitment

togoodgovernance,integratedplanning,effective

servicedeliverytogetherwithfiscalandpolitical

empowerment.Universities,research,technology,

innovation,andknowledgesharingwillbeattheheartofensuringsustainableC&HSsofthefuture.

TheCalltoActionhasbeeninformedbyanextensiveconsultativeprocessdrawingontheexperienceand

expertiseofcontributorsfromalltheregionsofthe

Commonwealth.Itrecognizestheimportanceof

therural-urbancontinuumtogetherwiththeroleof

secondaryandcoastalcities.Itisissuedatatime

whentheworldisseekingurgentactiontoreduce

carbonemissions,haltbiodiversityloss,strengthen

climateresilienceandadaptation,whileaddressingthefinancinggapandcallingforagreaterlocalresponsetoclimatechangeissues.

SustainableUrbanizationin

CommonwealthCountries

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TheCalltoActionseekstolocatesustainable

urbanizationwithinabroaderCommonwealth

framework.AlltheurgentprioritiesofCommonwealthMemberStatesinrespondingtorapidurbanization

andclimatechangehaveanurbandimension,andagreaterfocusonsustainableurbanizationwillensurethatpeopleandimprovingthequalityoflifeforall

remaincentraltotheworkoftheCommonwealth.

TheCommonwealthhasthepotentialtotransformthewayinwhichitdoesbusinesstoachieveauniquely

Commonwealthresponsetothechallengesand

opportunitiesofurbanization.TheCommonwealth

familyalreadybringstogetherintergovernmental,

governmental,civilsociety,professional,privatesectorandacademicorganizationsunderoneumbrella.

Bysupportingamulti-disciplinarypartnershipthat

reflectsthecommitmenttomultilevelgovernancesetoutinthe2030Agenda,theCommonwealthcould

facilitateacollaborativepartnershiptostrengthenpolicymaking,enhancefinancing,buildcapacity,promotelearningandenableinnovationinamoreintegratedwaytowardsasharedcommitmenttosustainableurbanizationintheCommonwealth.

Sustainableurbanizationdemandscollectiveaction-genuinemultilevelgovernance-toempower,enableandsupportcitiesandtheircitizens.Thisiscritical

asmanyCommonwealthC&HSsaregrapplingwith

poverty,informality,foodsecurityandmigration.Theyarevulnerabletoexternalshocksandnaturaldisastersandaredealingwithboththeimmediateandlong-

termeffectsoftheCOVID-19globalpandemic.The

Commonwealthistheonlymultilateralentitythat

couldleveragethisrichnetworkofdecision-makers

andpractitioners.Themomentforactionisnow.

WecallonMemberStatestousetheCHOGMasa

platformtolaunchacollaborativepartnershiptowardssustainableurbanizationintheCommonwealth.The

CalltoActionproposesaCommonwealthpartnership,leveragingintergovernmental,associated,and

accreditedCommonwealthorganizations,with

dedicatedresourcestosupportsustainable

urbanizationthatisanchoredincoreCommonwealthvalues,specifically:

●Agreaterfocusonenablingsustainable

urbanizationinCommonwealthpolicymaking.

●ACommonwealthdialoguetodefineandimplementanewwayofworkingacrossourrespective

networkstowardsmultilevelgovernanceandsustainableurbanization.

●CommitmentbyMemberStatestoanew

CommonwealthInitiativeofpracticalactionto

supportsustainablecitiesandhumansettlementsacrosstheCommonwealthtorespondtotheCalltoActionandtoplaytheirfullroleinachievingtheSDGs.

ThiswillbedrivenbyCommonwealthcitiesand

humansettlements,anddeliveredbyrelevant

Commonwealthpartners:theCommonwealth

SustainableCitiesNetwork(CSCN),CommonwealthLocalGovernmentForum(CLGF),CommonwealthAssociationofPlanners(CAP),Commonwealth

AssociationofArchitects(CAA),Associationof

CommonwealthUniversities(ACU)andother

governmental,professionalandtechnicalpartners.

Bymobilizingitsnetwork,theCommonwealthhas

auniqueopportunitytoensurethatsustainable

urbanizationisattheheartofourcommonfuture,andisfirmlyrootedinCommonwealthvalues,asweworkcollectivelytoachievingtheglobalgoalofleavingnooneandnoplacebehind.

CommonwealthLocalGovernmentForum(CLGF),CommonwealthAssociationofArchitects(CAA),CommonwealthAssociationofPlanners(CAP),AssociationofCommonwealthUniversities(ACU),withthesupportoftheGovernmentofRwandaandThePrince’sFoundationarealreadyadvancingthisagenda.TheCalltoActionispartofasustainedconsultativeprocess,whichhasbrought

togetherCommonwealthactors,HighCommissions,andacrosssectionofotherkeystakeholders.Eventsatthe2020World

UrbanForuminAbuDhabiresultedinacommitmenttocollaborationbetweenUNHabitatandtheCommonwealthonsustainable

urbanization.StartinginJune2020,tocoincidewiththedatesofthepostponedCHOGM2020,thepartnerslauncheda12-weekonlineprogrammeonsustainableurbanizationintheCommonwealth,bringingtogetherhigh-levelspeakersandpractitioners.Thisreachedover2,000participantstoraiseawareness,informtheCalltoActionandtobetterunderstandhowthevaluesandstrengthsofthe

Commonwealthcouldbestbeleveragedtowardsachievingsustainableurbanization(

).

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NationalUrbanPolicies

(NUPs)havebeenidentifiedasimportanttoolsfor

governmentstoimplementandmonitortheprogressoftheseglobalagendas.

NUPisrecognisedas

oneofthekeypillarsfor

implementingtheNewUrbanAgendamakingitakeytenetforachievingsustainable

development.Well-designedandimplementedNUPshelpcountriesandtheircities

achieveeconomicgrowth,

environmentalsustainability,andsocialinclusion.

TheworkonNationalUrbanPoliciesisrootedinthe

GoverningCouncil

resolution

HSP/GC/24/L.6of2013,

which“requeststhe

UN-HabitatExecutiveDirectortosupportMemberStates

developandimplementurbanpolicies.”

UN-Habitatisworkingonurbanpolicyatdifferentlevels,supporting1GlobalProgramme,3regional

programmes(ArabStates,Africa,Asia-Pacific),60+NationalUrbanPolicy

processesincludingsub-nationalurbanpolicy

processes.

NationalUrbanPoliciesinCommonwealthCountries

1

2

3

8

9

7

61%

ofNUPsinCommonwealthcountriesareexplicitwhile

39%

arepartial.Allindifferentpolicydevelopment

phases,with

50%

inimplementationphase.

Ofthe38Commonwealthcountries,UN-Habitathassupported

22

Commonwealth

countries

toformulateNUPs,halfofthesebeinginsub-SaharanAfrica.

Interventionisneededinover20CommonwealthcountriesthatareyettoformulateNUPsorhaveNUPsthatrequire

revisiontoeffectivelylocalizeglobaldevelopmentagendas.

12ofthesecountriesareintheCaribbeanand7insub-SaharanAfrica.

SustainableUrbanizationin7

CommonwealthCountries

5

6

4

UN-Habitatglobalefforts

sawtheadoptionofNUPsin2019bytheUnitedNationsStatisticalCommissionas

amonitoringtoolfortheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)through

Indicator11.a.1.

UN-Habitathasdevelopedadatabasetomonitorurbanpolicies.Over162countriesgloballyhavereportedthattheyhavedevelopedand

areimplementingNUPs:

19inLatinAmericaandthe

Caribbean,40insub-SaharanAfrica,17inArabStates,46inAsiaandthePacificand40inEuropeandNorthAmerica.Thesehavebeenanalyzed

andpublishedintheGlobal

StateofNationalUrbanPolicyreportsin2018and2021.

Thenexteditionisunder

Fromthisglobalmonitoring,

38outofthe56

CommonwealthmembercountrieshaveNUP

programmes.

AsiaandthePacificregionsleadwith19countries

followedbysub-SaharanAfricawith16andEuropeandNorthAmericawith3

countries.

preparation.

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KEYASKS:

Developadedicatedurban

policyprogrammefor

Commonwealthcountries

consideringthesharedhistoryandculture.

EnhancetheroleofNUPsasacomprehensive,strategicguidingframeworkfor

Commonwealthcountriestoaddresstheirdevelopmentpriorities.

Shareknowledgeand

experienceonNUP

throughmulti-stakeholderdialogues,peerlearning,andcollaborationinglobalplatformssuchasthe

NationalUrbanPolicyProgramme.

GlobalPresencein2022

8

NORTHERNAMERICA

●

116

Totalnumberofprojectsapprovedin2022

LATINAMERICA

AND

THECARIBBEAN

●

USD128.3million

●

Totalvalueofprojectsimplementedin2022

USD135.7million

●

Totalearmarkedfundsacquiredin2022

USD202.97million

Totalvalueofprojectsapprovedin2022

Budgetdistributionbythematicarea:

31.3%

27.4%

14.0%

27.3%

Buildingresiliencetocrises

Actingfoclimateandnature

Reducinginequality

Promotingprosperity

*AnyreferencetoKosovoinUNdocumentsandUNwebsites,whethertotheterritory,institutionsorpopulation,istobeunderstoodinfullcompliancewithSecurityCouncilresolution1244(1999)andwithoutprejudicetothestatusofKosovo.Kosovoisthereforenotlistedasacountry.

**Theboundariesandnamesshownandthedesignationsusedonthismapdonotimplyof?cialendorsementoracceptancebytheUN?nalboundarybetweentheRepublicofSudanandtheRepublicofSouthSudanhasnotyetbeendetermined.FinalstatusoftheAbyeiareaisnotyetdetermined.

BASEMAPMap,No.4170Rev.19UNITEDNATIONS-October2020Of?ceofInformationandCommunicationsTechnology|GeospatialInformationSectionTheboundariesandnamesshown,andthedesignationsusedonthismapdonotimplyof?cialendorsementoracceptancebyUN-Habitat.

SustainableUrbanizationin9

CommonwealthCountries

EUROPE

ASIA

●

AFRICA

●

●●

●

OCEANIA

Afghanistan

Bahrain

Belgium

Bolivia

Brazil

BurkinaFaso

CaboVerde

Cambodia

Cameroon

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

C?ted'Ivoire

Jordan

Kenya

Kosovo*

Kuwait

LaoPeople's

DemocraticRepublic

Lebanon

Libya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mexico

Mongolia

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Nepal

Nigeria

Pakistan

Panama

Peru

Philippines

Russian

Rwanda

SaoTomeandPrincipe

SaudiArabia

Senegal

SolomonIslands

Somalia

SouthSudan

Spain

SriLanka

StateofPalestine

Sudan

Switzerland

SyrianArabRepublic

Tanzania

Thailand

Tunisia

Uganda

UnitedStatesofAmerica

VietNam

Yemen

Zambia

UN-HABITAT’SGLOBALPRESENCE

Cuba

DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo

Ecuador

Egypt

Ethiopia

Fiji

Germany

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

India

Iran

Iraq

Japan

10

19

COUNTRIES

LatinAmericaandtheCaribbean

40

COUNTRIES

Sub-SaharanAfrica

17

COUNTRIES

ArabStates

46

COUNTRIES

Asiaandthe

Paci?c

40

COUNTRIES

Europeand

NorthAmerica

CountrieswithNationalUrbanPolicies(Global)

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CommonwealthCountries

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TheCommonwealthCountrieswithNUP

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DMA

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VCT

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COUNTRIES

COUNTRIES

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Europeand

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AUSAustralia

BGDBangladesh

BRNBruneiDarussalam

FJIFiji

INDIndia

KIRKiribatiMDVMaldivesMYSMalaysia

PAKPakistan

PNGPapuaNewGuineaWSMSamoa

SGPSingapore

SLBSolomonIslandsLKASriLanka

TONTonga

TUVTuvalu

BMA

CMR

GIN

GMB

KEN

MOZ

MUS

MWI

Botswana

Cameroon

Guinea

Gambia

Kenya

MozambiqueMauritius

Malawi

NAM

NGA

RWA

SWZ

TZA

UGA

ZAF

ZMB

Namibia

Nigeria

Rwanda

Eswatini

Tanzania

Uganda

SouthAfricaZambia

CANCanada

GBRUnitedKingdomMLTMalta

NRUNauruVUTVanuatu

NZLNewZealand

Disclaimer

ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofmaterialonthismapdonotimplylheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheSecretariatoftheUnitedNationsconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundariesDottedlinerepresentsapproximc::itelytheLineofControlinJamrnuandKashmiragreeduponbyIndiaandPakistan.The?nalstatusofJammuandKashmirhasnotyetbeenagreeduponbytheparties.FinalboundarybetweentheRepublicofSudanandthe

RepublicofSouthSudanhasnotyetbeendetermined.AdisputeexistsbetweentheGovernmentsofArgentinaandtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBrilainandNorthernIrelandconcerningsovereigntyovertheFalklandIslands(Malvinas).

Source:UnitedNationsGeospatial

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NUPjourneyinthe

Commonwealthcountries

2009

SouthAfrica

2006

2000

Mauritius

1998

Botswana

Tanzania

Maldives

Nauru

NewZealand

2011

UnitedKingdomBangladesh

2010

BruneiDarussalam

Malaysia

PapuaNewGuinea

2014

Pakistan

2017

Uganda

Canada

India

2015

Rwanda

Malta

Singapore

2016

Kenya

Australia

2019

MalawiZambia

2022

Cameroon

Nigeria

SierraLeone

CommonwealthCountriessupportedbyUN-Habitat

OtherCommonwealthCountries

2023

Guinea

Ghana

Mozambique

Source:UnitedNationsGeospatial

SustainableUrbanizationin

CommonwealthCountries

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TheCommonwealthCountries

supportedbyUN-HabitatwithNUP

INDBGD

KIR

NGA

CMRGHA

LKA

SLE

WSM

UGAKENRWA

TUV

TZAMWI

PNG

SLB

VUTFJI

ZMB

MOZ

TON

SWA

11

COUNTRIES

Asiaandthe

Paci?c

11

COUNTRIES

Sub-Saharan

Africa

BGDFJIINDKIRPNG

WSM

BangladeshFiji

IndiaKiribati

PapuaNewGuineaSamoa

SLB

LKA

TON

TUV

VUT

SolomonIIslandsSriLanka

Tonga

TuvaluVanuatu

CMR

GHAKE

MWI

MOZ

NGA

CameroonGhana

Kenya

Malawi

MozambiqueNigeria

RWA

SLE

UGA

TZA

ZMB

Rwanda

SierraLeoneUganda

UnitedRepublicofTanzania(Zanzibar)Zambia

Outofthe38Commonwealthcountriesthathaveanurbanpolicy,UN-Habitathassupported22.

Disclaimer

ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofmaterialonthismapdonotimplylheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheSecretariatoftheUnitedNationsconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundariesDottedlinerepresentsapproximc::itelytheLineofControlinJamrnuandKashmiragreeduponbyIndiaandPakistan.The?nalstatusofJammuandKashmirhasnotyetbeenagreeduponbytheparties.FinalboundarybetweentheRepublicofSudanandthe

RepublicofSouthSudanhasnotyetbeendetermined.AdisputeexistsbetweentheGovernmentsofArgentinaandtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBrilainandNorthernIrelandconcerningsovereigntyovertheFalklandIslands(Malvinas).

Source:UnitedNationsGeospatial

CommonwealthCountriesforNUPIntervention

14

CYP

DMA

BHS

KNAATG

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BRB

LCA

VCT

BLZ

TTO

GRD

JAM

GUY

TZA

SYC

NAMBWA

MUS

SWZLSO

12

COUNTRIES

1

COUNTRIES

Asiaandthe

Paci?c

7

COUNTRIES

Sub-SaharanAfrica

1

COUNTRIES

andthePaci?c

Asia

Europeand

NorthAmerica

Pakistan

Cyprus

AntiguaandBarbudaTheBahamas

BotswanaEswatini

ATG

BHS

GUY

JAM

CYP

BWA

SWZ

PAK

Guyana

Jamaica

BarbadosBelize

DominicaGrenada

Lesotho

MauritiusNamibia

SeychellesTanzania

LSO

MUS

NAM

SYC

BRB

BLZ

DMA

GRD

KNA

LCA

VCT

TTO

StKittsandNevisStLucia

StVincentandtheGrenadinesTrinidadaandTobago

TZA

Disclaimer

ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofmaterialonthismapdonotimplylheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheSecretariatoftheUnitedNationsconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundariesDottedlinerepresentsapproximc::itelytheLineofControlinJamrnuandKashmiragreeduponbyIndiaandPakistan.The?nalstatusofJammuandKashmirhasnotyetbeenagreeduponbytheparties.FinalboundarybetweentheRepublicofSudanandthe

RepublicofSouthSudanhasnotyetbeendetermined.AdisputeexistsbetweentheGovernmentsofArgentinaandtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBrilainandNorthernIrelandconcerningsovereigntyovertheFalklandIslands(Malvinas).

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CommonwealthCountries

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EmergingPolicyNeedsandRecommendations(Keyasks)

DevelopadedicatedurbanpolicyprogrammeforCommonwealthcountriesconsideringthesharehistoryandculture.

EnhancetheroleofNUPasa

comprehensive,strategicguidingframeworkforCommonwealthcountriestoaddresstheir

developmentpriorities.

ShareknowledgeandexperienceonNUPthroughmulti-stakeholderdialogues,peer-learning,and

collaborationinglobalplatformssuchastheNationalUrban

PolicyProgramme.

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ProjectsintheCommonwealth

Projectdetails

Activity

Achievements

Australia

BrisbaneCityCounciljoinedtheSDGCities

Action-orientedVLR

Brisbane

GlobalInitiative,spearheadinganAction-

OrientedVoluntaryLocalReviewcentered

onUMFandSDG.Thispioneeringeffort,

aftermeticulousanalysisandstakeholder

engagement,marksasignificantmilestoneintheinitiative'shistory.Additionally,asthe2032OlympicGameshostcity,Brisbane

playedapivotalroleinconnectingSDGCitieswiththeInternationalOlympicCommittee

(IOC),whicha'Sportwindow'wascreatedbetweenSDGCitiesandIOC.

Projectunderwhichpartnered:

BrisbaneSDGCitiesandCity

Twinning

Bangladesh

DhakaSouth

DhakaSouthisthefirstpilotofSDGCitiesinBangladesh.Theyhavestocktakentheir

LetterofIntent,taskforce

strategicplanandalignedtheirindicatorswithUMF.DhakaSouthwasgrantedSDGCities

SilverrecognitioninOctoberinShanghai.ALetterofIntentissigned,anagreementiscurrentlyunderdiscussion.

Projectunderwhichpartnered:

DhakaSouthSDGCities

Bangladesh

Khulna

UndertheWasteWiseCitiesProgramme

(WWC),WasteWiseCitiesTool(WaCT)survey

TheWaCTsurveywasconductedin2022andpolicyandinfrastructureinvestmentgapson

wasfundedbyUNEPandconductedinKhulnain2022toassessacity’smunicipalsolid

wastemanagement(MSWM)performancethroughSDGindicator11.6.1monitoringbycollectingdataonMSWgenerated,collected,andmanagedincontrolledfacilities.

MSWMwereidentified.

Projectunderwhichpartnered:

Globalandregionalmarinelitter

hotspotmodellingandcitywaste

assessmentsforactionplanning

SustainableUrbanizationin17

CommonwealthCountries

Projectdetails

Activity

Achievements

Bangladesh

Kushtia

Kushtiabecameasupportercityofthe

WasteWiseCitiesChallengeinMay2020.The2ndWWCLearningHubwasheldon19

WasteWiseCitiesTool-StepbyStepGuidetoAssessaCity’sMSWMPerformance

throughSDGindicator11.6.1Monitoring

Projectunderwhichpartnered:

WasteWiseKushtia:Excellingin

October2021.ThistimeWWCinvitedKushtia,Bangladeshtointroducetheirexcellent

experienceofpublic-PrivatePartnershipsin

guidesreadersthroughthestepstoassess

theenvironmentalperformanceofamunicipalsolidwastemanagement(MSWM)system

Public-PrivatePartnershipsfor

MSWM.

(SDG11.6.1),foodwastegeneration(SDG

SustainableWasteManagement

12.3.1)andresourcerecoverysystems(SDG

12.5.18)incities.

Botswana

UN-HabitatlaunchedtheWasteWiseCities”

WasteWiseCitiesTool-StepbyStepGuide

KwenengDistrictCouncil

initiativetohelpmanagetheglobalwastechallenge.Inthiscase,thecitybecamea

toAssessaCity’sMSWMPerformancethroughSDGindicator11.6.1Monitoring

Projectunderwhichpartnered:

GreenCitiesResilience:WasteWise

partneroftheWasteWiseCitiesnetworkthataimstobuildlocalcapacitytolearnfromtheexperienceofothercities

guidesreadersthroughthestepstoassess

theenvironmentalperformanceofamunicipalsolidwastemanagement(MSWM)system

InitiativesforSustainableUrban

(SDG11.6.1),foodwastegeneration(SDG

Futures

12.3.1)andresourcerecoverysystems(SDG

12.5.18)incities.

Ghana

UndertheAfricanCleanCitiesPlatform

TheWaCTsurveywasconductedin2021and

Accra

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