International Resource Page – The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)

The International Committee collects and disseminates information on housing and community development in foreign countries. The committee identifies innovative programs, development techniques, and management systems that may be usable in the United States. The committee also shares information on American programs with its foreign counterparts. The committee encourages local housing and community development personnel to participate in international meetings, including official delegations organized by federal agencies, and it arranges informational exchanges with professionals in other countries. After receiving recommendations from regional presidents on appointments to the International Committee, the national president appoints members to the committee for two-year terms.

UN-HABITAT Hosts the World Urban Forum

The World Urban Forum (WUF) will be hosted by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Cairo, Egypt on November 4-8 2024. This international event is an opportunity for stakeholders around the world, including NAHRO members, to share best practices and learn from practitioners around the world.

UN-HABITAT launched WUF in Nairobi, Kenya in 2002 and has been held around the world ever since. The forum seeks to engage public, private and civil society partners to share practical tools and promote policies for sustainable urbanization; it also seeks to position sustainable urbanization as a priority issue.

WUF was established in 2001 by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies.

To learn more about the World Urban Forum, visit: https://wuf.unhabitat.org