Meet the six grantees of the RISE Urban Innovation Challenge! 🏙️

Six initiatives in Brazil, Haiti, Nepal, India, Somalia, and the Philippines are scaling climate-resilient solutions for informal settlements.

🔗 Full details here: https://bit.ly/4kUJKhG

#RISEUrbanChallenge #InclusiveCities

📢 Inclusive urban resilience starts with leadership by persons with disabilities! Leaders from 7 Asian countries gathered in Bangkok to share tools for disability‑inclusive disaster risk reduction. 🌍🤝 #DisabilityInclusion #UrbanResilience #InclusiveCities
🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/VoA650YkkCi

Bulldozers shape a capital for elites, while the working class faces eviction, erasure, and exclusion in the name of progress.
By Abdul Ghaffar Bugti

Read more: thefridaytimes.com/12-Feb-2026/...

#Islamabad #HousingCrisis #Politics #UrbanJustice #CDA #KatchiAbadi #InclusiveCities #SocialEquity

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Accessibility is not optional. If a budget assumes everyone is able-bodied, it is not fiscally responsible, it is fundamentally broken.
#InclusiveCities #UrbanPlanning #HamOnt

Speaker Spotlight | #GSS2026
We’re excited to feature Esther Rani Andiappan, Gender Specialist, IPE Global (India)

🗣️ Gender-Just Pathways for Urban Flood Management in India
🎥 youtu.be/TykkWujwZqQ

📅 May 18–19, 2026 | Amsterdam

#GenderJustice #ClimateAndGender #UrbanResilience #InclusiveCities

Let’s reimagine cities where everyone can move freely, safely and with dignity.

👉 REGISTER civitas.eu/events/webinar-series-more-than-gender-walking-realities-in-our-cities
#Walkability #MobilityJustice #InclusiveCities

👉 Follow SDG Local Action to discover how cities are turning inclusion into action through neighbourhood planning and urban design.

#InclusiveCities #UrbanDesign #LocalDevelopment #SustainableNeighbourhoods #ParticipatoryPlanning #SDGs #LocalAction

👉 Follow SDG Local Action to discover how cities are using art and culture to advance inclusive local development.

#ArtAndCulture #InclusiveCities #LocalDevelopment #UrbanCulture #CreativeCities #PublicSpace #SDGs #LocalAction

This is why inclusive parks are necessary. . Because kids who use wheelchairs deserve to PLAY. . Because siblings deserve to play together. . Because families deserve joy without barriers. . More of t... TikTok video by KB | Special Needs Mom & Stuff

Check out this awesome video showing why inclusive parks (and inclusive infrastructure more generally) is so important!
#disability #disabilityparent #inclusiveparks #inclusivecities
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👉 Follow SDG Local Action to explore how cities are embedding gender equality into local planning and urban development.

#GenderEquality #InclusiveCities #LocalPlanning #WomenInDevelopment #LocalGovernments #SDGs #UrbanInnovation #LocalAction

Safety doesn’t come from luck—it comes from layout. ⚡
A shaded, well-lit street protects you from rain, heat & fear alike. 🌦️
Inclusive design means dignity—for women, elders & people with disabilities.

What’s missing on your street?

#InclusiveCities #UrbanHealth #SmartDesign

Denmark demonstrates that care doesn’t always require large-scale shelters. Sometimes, it’s as simple as a place to sit, unpack, eat in peace~a design that restores both comfort & agency to those society often overlooks. 💚🕯️

#designwithdignity #danishinnovation #inclusivecities #fblifestyle

🏘️ Cities are building inclusion from the neighbourhood up.
Chicago 🇺🇸 and Montevideo 🇺🇾 show how equity, participation, and innovation can reshape urban life and rebuild trust.
🎥 youtu.be/L4Gu7cvLUEc?...
📖 sdglocalaction.org/inclusive-su...
#InclusiveCities #Neighbourhoods #SDG11 #localgov

Yesterday @ianguelovski.bsky.social @icta-uab.bsky.social at #TMWC25 “One City, Equal Opportunities: Making Urban Inclusion a Reality” discussed how cities can support marginalized groups and bridge the digital divide #inclusivecities

#WorldCitiesDay
#SustainableCities
#UrbanResilience
#ClimateAction
#InclusiveCities

At our #SDGLocalSolution webinar, Chicago 🇺🇸 and Montevideo 🇺🇾 showed how local action can transform urban life with equitability, systematic change, and participation.
🔗 Learn more: sdglocalaction.org/inclusive-su...
📺 Watch the recording: youtu.be/L4Gu7cvLUEc?...
#InclusiveCities #SDGs #Neighborhood

👉 Check out the portal: www.InequalitySolutions.com

Explore housing policies here:
🔹 www.sdg16.plus/policies/pro...
🔹 www.sdg16.plus/policies/a-h...
🔹 www.sdg16.plus/policies/hea...

#SDG16Plus #InclusiveCities

Truly inspired by the energy and engagement of the audience at Motiva 2035 in São Paulo.

#motiva2035 #urbanfutures #proximity #inclusivecities #socialimpact

Honored to have opened the Motiva 2035 – Impacto event at the Auditório da Fundação Bienal in São Paulo with my lecture “El Poder de la Proximidad: Vivir en la ciudad.”
#motiva2035 #urbanfutures #proximity #inclusivecities

🌍 Making Amsterdam a Home for All
Amsterdam’s “Make Amsterdam Your Home” programme helps newcomers connect with the city and build social cohesion.

📖 Learn more: sdglocalaction.org/make-amsterd...

#InclusiveCities #UrbanInnovation #SocialCohesion #Amsterdam #SDG11 #SDGs

✨ How can local governments design #inclusivecities?
Our City Plans is UN-Habitat's global toolbox, designed to help cities co-create strategic, participatory urban plans—step by step, with local context in mind.
📖 Delve in it now: sdglocalaction.org/our-city-pla...
#SDG11 #Localgov #Participation

⏳ One week to go!
Don't miss our webinar on inclusive city neighbourood.
📆 24 Sep | 🕣 9AM NYT
🔗 sdglocalaction.org/inclusive-ci...

#InclusiveCities #SDG11 #SocialCohesion #LocalGovernments #LocalAction #UrbanDevelopment #UNDP

Cities countdown to 2030: local governments lead the way towards inclusive and sustainable futures - SDG Local Action On March 9, 2025, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) presented the Cities Countdown to 2030, an initiative that brings together local and regional governments to share practical experiences an...

🏙️ The Cities Countdown to 2030 report has just been launched.

📖 Explore the report and launch highlights
🔗 sdglocalaction.org/cities-count...

#CitiesCountdownTo2030 #LocalGovernments #InclusiveCities #SDG11 #UrbanPolicy #LeaveNoOneBehind #CityAction

Newark Planning Commission Highlights Collaborative Community Efforts at State of the City Address Newark officials celebrate community partnerships and 70 years of service during annual address.

Newark is gearing up to celebrate its 70th birthday with a vibrant nod to the 1970s, highlighting the power of community collaboration and inclusivity!

Learn more here

#NewarkAlamedaCounty #CA #CommunityCollaboration #CitizenPortal #InclusiveCities #NewarkCommunity

How can cities support people across all life stages—from children to seniors—while also addressing climate change, loneliness, and mobility needs?

🔗 Read article : www.moreno-web.net/the-luxury-o...

#UrbanPlanning #InclusiveCities #AgeFriendlyCities #SustainableUrbanism

How to give children the freedom to play all across the city – not just in playgrounds Play should be promoted in cities to bolster children’s right to play anywhere.

How to give children the freedom to play all across the city – not just in playgrounds

theconversation.com/how-to-give-...

#citiesforchildren #citiesforall #inclusivecities #play #urbanplanning #righttoplay #playmatters #childdevelopment

#UrbanAgeing #SpatialJustice #AgeFriendlyCities #EquityInAging #Gerontology #InclusiveCities #CoProduction #UrbanPolicy #Leverhulme #UoM #Sociology

🌆 Join our upcoming #SDGLocalSolutions Series to explore how local governments use urban art to shape inclusive and sustainable cities!
🗓️ 4 July 2025 | ⏰ 1:30PM - 3PM CEST
📄 More: sdglocalaction.org/urban-art-inclusive-cities/
#LocalGovernments #InclusiveCities #UrbanArt #SDG11 #PlaceMaking

Newark officials celebrate firefighters graduation and support community engagement initiatives Newark leaders acknowledge firefighters' achievements and advocate for community trust amid immigration concerns.

Newark's City Council meeting celebrated a record graduation of firefighters while fostering community trust and engagement in the face of pressing social issues.

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#NewarkAlamedaCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #PublicSafety #CommunityEngagement #InclusiveCities #NewarkCommunity

Dear young Urban Planners | CITIES FORUM | 116 comments 🆕 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀... What do urban planners wish they had known 10 years ago? At CITIES FORUM, we asked our network of associated experts to reflect honestly on the challenges, heartbreaks,...

A short and inspiring compilation of advice planners wish they knew 10 years ago.
E.g. "Community participation isn’t Post-its. It’s listening when it’s uncomfortable."
#UrbanPlanning #SustainableCities #Mentorship #InclusiveCities #CityLeadership

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