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1 Programme at a glance 7-13 February 2018 Kuala Lumpur

2 Wednesday 7 February 2018 Thursday 8 February :00-10:30 Joint Opening for the WUF9 Assemblies 10:30-17:30 Women s Assembly Business Assembly Children and Youth Assembly 17:30-18:30 Assemblies conclusions 08:30-15:00 AFINUA One UN Room 0 Networking Events 11:00-14:30 World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments Ministers Roundtable Grassroots Assembly 11:30-14:00 Side Events Official Opening Side Events 17:00-18:30 AFINUA 17:00-19:00 One UN Room

3 Friday 9 February 2018 Cities for All and housing at the center National Urban Policies 11:00-14:00 Training events 14:00-15:00 14:30-17:30 The urban dimension in climate change action Governance and legislative frameworks 14:30-16:30 Civil Society Organizations Leveraging diversity and culture, shaping the cities for all Informal settlements and slum upgrading Persons with disabilities Unlocking positive impacts of migration in cities Security of tenure, land market and segregation 16:30-17:30 19:00-20:00 Urban Talk

4 Saturday 10 February :00-14:00 Training events Urbanization and Development: investing in the transformative force of cities Addressing urban complex crisis and conflict Research and Academia Older persons Local economic development, productivity and youth employment in cities Urban labs for urban extension and urban renewal 14:00-15:00 14:30-17:30 An integrated territorial approach to sustainable development Making resilient cities 14:30-16:30 Parliamentarians Creative investment and financing mechanism for local government Affordable housing for all (diverse income and multigenerational cities) Access to basic services for all 16:30-17:30 19:00-20:00 Urban Talk

5 Sunday 11 February 2018 Innovative governance for open and inclusive cities Urban planning and design for local implementation 11:00-14:00 Training events 14:00-15:00 14:30-17:30 Sustainable urban development for peace and security Urban economies, productive cities and municipal finance 14:30-16:30 Foundations and philanthropies Trade Unions and workers Urban Data Urban mobility and safe and accessible transport for all 16:30-17:30 Professionals Indigenous Peoples Smart Cities and the growing role of frontier technologies in sustainable urbanization Restoring hope: Building back cities and communities together after disaster 19:00-20:00 Urban Talk

6 Monday 12 February :00-14:00 Training events Open and big data: measuring the urban reality 14:00-15:00 14:30-17:30 Transformative partnerships in urban management 14:30-16:30 Children and Youth Farmers Urban ecological landscapes: Achieving urban health addressing climate change Housing at the Center Civic engagement and participation Business and Industries Women Inclusive multi-stakeholders platforms Risk Reduction Urban-rural linkages 16:30-17:30 20:00 Gala dinner

7 Tuesday 13 February :30-14:30 Official Closing 0 Media Grassroots organizations Low carbon and energy efficient cities Urban Safety and Accessibility

8 7-13 February 2018 WUF9 Exhibition City Events & WUF9 Village Parallel Events

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