Ghana to implement UN New Urban Agenda …Odoley Sowah assures

Ghana has outlined four key priority areas to accelerate the implementation of the United Nations New Urban Agenda, with the aim of promoting inclusive, resilient, and sustainable cities. Deputy Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, Ms. Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, announced these initiatives during the UN General Assembly High-Level Political Forum in New York.

The priority areas include affordable and inclusive housing, integrated urban development and spatial planning, urban infrastructure and local economic development, and climate-resilient cities supported by stronger urban governance. Ms. Sowah highlighted that the government has been focusing on affordable housing through the implementation of recommendations from the 2024 Housing Profile and the National Slum Upgrading and Prevention Strategy.

She also mentioned efforts to strengthen integrated urban development and spatial planning through the National Urban Policy (2026-2035). Additionally, investments in urban infrastructure and local economic development are being pursued through various programmes, while climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable cities are being prioritized.

Ms. Sowah emphasized the need for improved urban governance, institutional capacity, coordination, and data management, which will be addressed through the operationalization of a Ghana Urban Observatory.

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