Summary

The New Urban Agenda (NUA) is an action-oriented document that mobilizes Member States and other key stakeholders to drive sustainable urban development at the local level. It seeks to provide the global principles, policies and standards required to achieve sustainable urban development, to transform the way we construct, manage, operate and live in our cities. Every four years, the Secretary General, with voluntary inputs from countries and relevant regional and international organizations, reports on the progress of the implementation of the New Urban Agenda. The second edition of this quadrennial report was due in 2022. A Writeshop was initiated to construct the quadrennial report, enabling participants from government to grassroots organisations, and across the globe to contribute knowledge, evidence and experience of implementing the NUA. This report summarizes the process, approach and key outcomes of this Writeshop.