Health as the pulse of the new urban agenda

This paper was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), in close consultation with international experts and organizations working on urban health and development. It draws on input from a wide range of experts and practitioners, including actors and stakeholders from government, civil society organizations and academia who participated in an expert group meeting held in Paris, in side events held during preparatory meetings for Habitat III, and in an Urban Thinkers Campus hosted by the United Nations University in Kuala Lumpur. 

It also draws significantly on the Global Report on Urban Health: Equitable, Healthier Cities for Sustainable Development, produced earlier this year by the World Health Organization Centre for Health Development in Kobe, Japan, in collaboration with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). More broadly, this document builds on decades of theory and practice in urban health, and reflects the ideas and insights of a diverse and dedicated community of researchers and practitioners focused on achieving healthy cities.