[[wiki-architecture]] · [[Urban Planning and City Architecture]] · [[ARCHITECTURE]] · [[000]] # World Urban Forum The World Urban Forum (WUF) is the world’s premier conference on urban issues. It was established in 2001 by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. The World Urban Forum is organised and run by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme. The first World Urban Forum was held in Nairobi, Kenya in 2002 and has been held around the world ever since. The forum has the following as its objectives: Raise awareness of sustainable urbanisation among stakeholders and constituencies, including the general public; Improve the collective knowledge of sustainable urban development through inclusive open debates, sharing of lessons learned and the exchange of best practices and good policies; and Increase coordination and cooperation between different stakeholders and constituencies for the advancement and implementation of sustainable urbanisation. == History == World Urban Forum I (WUF 1), Nairobi, Kenya, 2002 World Urban Forum II (WUF 2), Barcelona, Spain, 13–17 September 2004 World Urban Forum III (WUF 3), Vancouver, Canada, 19–23 June 2006 World Urban Forum IV (WUF 4), Nanjing, China, 2008 World Urban Forum V (WUF 5), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22–26 March 2010 World Urban Forum VI (WUF 6), Naples, Italy, 1–7 September 2012 World Urban Forum VII (WUF 7), Medellín, Colombia, April 2014 World Urban Forum IX (WUF 9), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 2018 World Urban Forum X (WUF 10), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2020 World Urban Forum XI (WUF 11), Katowice, Poland, 2022 World Urban Forum XII (WUF 12), Cairo, Egypt, 2024 == Controversies == In 2023, the World Urban Forum faced criticism from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine for inviting the occupation authorities of Crimea to participate in a session. Ukrainian officials argued that the invitation could be perceived as an attempt to legitimize Russia's temporary occupation of Ukrainian territories. == References == - [[History and Theory/World History]] - [[Urban and Planning/Urban Design]] - [[Urban and Planning/Urban Design Principles]] - [[Urban and Planning/Urban Design and Planning]] - [[Urban and Planning/Urban Regeneration]] - [[Wiki-Architecture/Urban Planning and City Architecture]] - [[Urban and Planning]] - [[History and Theory/World History/Ancient Architecture]] - [[History and Theory/World History/Classical Architecture]] - [[History and Theory/World History/Contemporary Architecture]] == External links == World Urban Forum – official website