Report on the Fifth Session of the World Urban Forum - The Right to the City: Bridging the Urban Divide

The fifth session of the World Urban Forum in Rio de
Janeiro attracted 13,795 people from 150 countries
around the world, providing clear evidence of
the growing demand for more global dialogue,
exchange and mutual learning on sustainable
urbanization. Such exchanges are required to meet
the challenges and realize the opportunities entailed
in the accelerating global trend towards an urbanized
future, which has implications for every country. That
was one of the key messages conveyed by United
Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat)
partners both inside and outside government, during
a week of intense debate.