Midterm Review of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) - General Assembly, 102nd Plenary meeting, 80th session

In world where 3 billion people lack safe, adequate housing, General Assembly adopts political declaration recommitting sustainable urbanization agenda.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / General Assembly
• Video Length: 03:10:14
• Production Date: 15 July 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME – UN-HABITAT
• Subject Topical: HOUSING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; CITIES; SLUMS
• MAMS Id: 3609412
• Parent Id: 3607663
• Alternate Title: MTG GA 80 SESSION 102 PLENARY 26 JUL 2026 AM

Description

In a high-level meeting to review implementation of the New Urban Agenda 10 years after its adoption, speakers in the General Assembly today both underscored the connection between urban policy and sustainable development and urged renewed action towards both given flagging global progress.

The New Urban Agenda was adopted in 2016 at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development in Quito, Ecuador, and endorsed by the Assembly in that same year. It contains a shared vision that properly planned and managed urbanization can serve as a powerful tool for sustainable development, and the Secretary-General is tasked with reporting on progress towards the implementation of the Agenda every four years. The report for this year — and today’s high-level meeting — serves as the Agenda’s mid-term review.

Statements delivered:

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• United States
• Israel

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• Japan
• United Kingdom
• El Salvador
• Ireland (on behalf of the European Union)
• Paraguay
• Uruguay (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Iran (Islamic Republic of)
• Croatia (DPM)
• Uruguay (M) (also on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Czechia (M)
• El Salvador (M)
• Spain (M)
• Canada (M)
• Algeria (M)
• Slovakia (M)
• Papua New Guinea (M)
• Ecuador (M)
• Montenegro (M)
• Saudi Arabia (M)
• Malaysia (M)
• Azerbaijan (M)
• Bahrain (M)
• Malawi (M)
• Uzbekistan (M)
• Botswana (M)
• Bahamas (M)
• Malta (M)
• South Africa (M)
• Bangladesh (M)

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