Urban-Rural Linkages: Guiding Principles and Framework for Action to Advance Integrated Territorial Development

We are delighted to inform you that the 3rd issue of the Urban-Rural Linkages Newsletter is launched recently. Since the last issue of this Newsletter in early 2020, life has changed for us all. This issue presents the activities that, since then, UN-Habitat and partners conducted to highlight the role of territories and urban-rural linkages … More URL Newsletter (3rd issue) Launched

The Urban-Rural Linkages Guiding Principles (URL-GP) and Framework for Action are the product of over a year of global consultation of over 130 stakeholders who engaged in a participatory consultation process of meetings and a drafting process convened by UN-Habitat that resulted in ten principles. The goal of the Guiding Principles is to inform pragmatic … More The Urban-Rural Linkages Guiding Principles (URL-GP): The Case of Tlokweng, Botswana

Webinar: Urban-Rural Linkages in the time of Covid-19: Small Towns and Intermediate Cities Nairobi, 21st May 2020 – Over 200 participants joined the third Urban-Rural Linkages Webinar “Urban-Rural Linkages in the time of Covid-19: Small Towns and Intermediate Cities” to understand the role that small towns and intermediate cities are playing in relation to the … More Webinar: Urban-Rural Linkages in the time of Covid-19: Small Towns and Intermediate Cities

Ramallah, West Bank 18 May 2020 – UN-Habitat and partners launch three new publications to strengthen urban-rural linkages in the in the West Bank, Palestine As part of the European Union funded project: “Fostering  Tenure  Security  and  Resilience  of  Palestinian  Communities  through  Spatial-Economic Planning Interventions in Area C (2017-2020)”, implemented by UN-Habitat in partnership with … More New publications on urban-rural linkages in the in the West Bank, Palestine published

Facilitated by UN-Habitat Urban-Rural Linkages Team, second session of the Urban-Rural Linkages Webinar series, “Urban-Rural Linkages in the time of Covid-19: Metropolitan Perspectives”, was held on Thursday, 14th May 2020. The objectives of the session were to: Learn about the role of metropolitan authorities and measures they are adopting to address the impacts of COVID-19 … More Webinar 2: Urban-Rural Linkages in the time of Covid-19: Metropolitan Perspectives

We would like to invite you to the second session of the Urban-Rural Linkages Webinar Series, Urban-Rural Linkages in the time of Covid-19: Metropolitan Perspectives.  Date: Thursday, May 14, 2020                       Time: 16:00 East Africa Time (EAT) (UTC+03:00)  Speakers: Mario Silva, Metropolitan Planning Institute of the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara (IMEPLAN), Mexico Gabriel Voisin-Fradin, Grenoble-Alpes Métropole, France … More Upcoming! Urban-Rural Linkages in the time of Covid-19: Metropolitan Perspectives

Under auspices of the Minister of the German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) Anja Karliczek, the conference “Sustainable & Resilient Urban-Rural Partnerships – URP2020” will take place in Leipzig, Germany, 25–27 November 2020. Regions are of critical importance to implement the UN 2030 Agenda including the Sustainable Development Goals, the HABITAT III objectives and … More Upcoming: Sustainable & Resilient Urban-Rural Partnerships – URP2020

Facilitated by UN-Habitat and Shaanxi Village and Town Construction Research Center of Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, the networking event “Reducing the Urban-Rural Divide through Culture, Revitalization and Innovations” was held on the last day of WUF10 on Wednesday, 12 February 2020. The main objective of the session was to present how stakeholders across different … More Reducing the Urban-Rural Divide through Culture, Revitalization and Innovations