Tuesday, 5 November 2024
9:00–10:30 AM	Closing the City Finance Gap Organized by the World Bank	One UN Room B
10:00–12:00 PM	Dialogue 1: Housing our future Organized by UN-Habitat	Plenary room A
1:00–2:30 PM	Planning and Investing in Cities for Nature and Nature for Cities Co-organized with the Global Environment Facility (GEF)	Voices from Cities - Room F
1:00–2:30 PM	Learning to Collaborate: Embracing the Role of International Donors and Investors in Delivering a Step-Change in the Supply and Demand of Gender-Sensitive Green Affordable Housing Co-organized with Reall, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Women’s World Banking	Multipurpose room 03
1:00–2:30 PM	The Role of Private Sector in Financing Sustainable Development in Cities Co-organized with the International Finance Corporation (IFC)	ONE UN Room B
1:30–3:30 PM	One UN Roundtable Organized by UN-Habitat and the United Nations Development Coordination Office (DCO)	Roundtable room B
5:00–6:30 PM	Innovating urban resilience: Financing strategies and smart solutions for cities worldwide Organized by the City Diplomacy Lab	Multipurpose Room 3
5:00–6:30 PM	SDG Cities Lusophone Initiative - The Portuguese-Speaking Countries Example Organized by the Camara Municipal de Mafra	Multipurpose Room 8

Wednesday, 6 November 2024
8:30–10:00 AM	Cities for More and Better Jobs in the Middle East and North Africa Side event organized by the World Bank	JW Marriott Hotel Cairo
9:00–12:00 PM	Training Session: Spatially Informed Infrastructure Investment Prioritization to Finance Resilient and Sustainable Cities Co-organized with UN-Habitat	Multipurpose Room 14
10:00–12:00 PM	Dialogue 4: Financing localisation and localising finance Organized by UN-Habitat	Plenary room B
11:00–12:30 PM	Adaptive Public Spaces: Key Ingredients for Optimizing Public Space Activation, Safety and Accessibility Co-organized with Cairo University	Voices from Cities - Room D
1:00–2:30 PM	Lessons from spatial planning platform: enhancing wellbeing in urban and rural areas Co-organized with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan	Multipurpose Room 06
1:00–2:30 PM	Ghanas urban development trajectory and future the National Urban Policy and Implementation Plan (2024-2033) Co-organized with the Ghana Ministry of Local Government Decentralisation and Rural Development	Multipurpose room 09
3:00–4:30 PM	Scaling-up Financing for an Urban Shift towards Nature-Positive and Climate-Resilient Cities Organized by UNEP	ONE UN room B
3:00–4:30 PM	Challenging the Integrated Urban Development in Greater Metropolitan Region- A case of Greater Cairo Region in Egypt, New Capital in Indonesia, and Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area in Uganda Organized by the Japan International Cooperation Agency	Multipurpose room 17
3:00–4:30 PM	Cities and Corridors - the importance of an urban perspective for harnessing the development potential of enhanced connectivity Organized by SECO	Multipurpose room 11
3:00–4:30 PM	Local Resource Mobilization and Local Finance Strategies to Support Urban Development: Lessons from Qena Governorate, Egypt and the Local Finance Framework Organized by UNCDF - United Nations Capital Development Fund	SDGs in Action - room B
3:00–4:30 PM	Green Infrastructure and Nature-based Solutions in Built Environments: Collaborative Frameworks to Address Climate Change Co-organized with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)	ONE UN Room A
3:00–4:30 PM	Cities and Corridors - the importance of an urban perspective for harnessing the development potential of enhanced connectivity Co-organized with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Multipurpose Room 11
3:15–4:00 PM	Empowering Upper Egypt: A Holistic Approach to Regional Growth and Governance Co-organized with the Egypt Ministry of Local Development	Urban Cinema
3:15–4:15 PM	Inclusive Communities - Delivering Adequate Housing for All Through Urban Regeneration Cities Co-organized with UN-Habitat	UN-Habitat Arena
5:00–6:30 PM	Securing Financing for Affordable, Green, and Resilient Housing and Buildings Organized by the World Bank	SDGs in Action - Room A
5:00–6:30 PM	Towards Financially Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems in Africa Co-organized with UN-Habitat	Multipurpose Room 17
5:00–6:30 PM	Urbanising Middle East and North African Cities in the Age of Climate Change Organized by ARUP	Multipurpose room 11
5:00–6:30 PM	Innovating Urban Governance: Unlocking Evidence-Based Strategies for Smart Sustainable Cities Co-organized with the Egypt Ministry of Housing Utilities & Urban Communities	Voices from Cities - room F
6:00–7:00 PM	Decentralization as a Tool for Service Delivery and Development: The Egyptian and Dutch Experience Co-organized by the World Bank	Urban Library - Room B

Thursday, 7 November 2024
8:00–10:00 AM	Future Global Action Plan on Housing and Infrastructure Finance roundtable (Invitation Only) Co-organized with UN-Habitat	Roundtable room B
8:30–9:30 AM	Spotlight on the Urban Crises: Gaza Organized by UN-Habitat	Plenary room B
9:00–10:30 AM	Fostering Climate Action at the Local Level: Learning from Ambitious Cities and Strong Partnerships Co-organized with the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCOM)	Voices from Cities - Room B
1:00–2:30 PM	Climate Finance Instruments for Local Governments: Global Experiences and Prospects in Developing Countries Co-organized with the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)	Multipurpose Room 07
1:00–2:30 PM	Spotlight on the 100 million plus forcibly internally displaced people Organized by UN-Habitat	Multipurpose room 01
1:00–2:30 PM	Egypt National Smart City Strategy and Implementation Program Co-organized with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and Egypt Ministry of Housing	Multipurpose Room 17
4:00–6:00 PM	Special Session- It all starts at home Organized by UN-Habitat	Plenary room A
4:30–5:30 PM	The social value of urban regeneration - Presentation of Sustainable Urban Regeneration Atlas Organized by the Universita Bocconi	Urban Library - room A
5:00–6:30 PM	Challenges of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) Supporting Countries and Cities on Sub-national Finance Co-organized with African Development Bank Group (AFDB) and MDB Cities Group	Voices from Cities - Room C

Friday, 8 November 2024
9:00–12:00 PM	Local Economic Development: The Egyptian Experience in Economic Decentralization and Local Resource Mobilization Co-organized with the Egypt Ministry of Local Development, UN-Habitat, and the UN Development Programme (UNDP)	Multipurpose Room 07
11:00–12:30 PM	Cities in a Global Perspective: Applying the Degree of Urbanisation Co-organized with the European Commission	ONE UN Room A

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