Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Sustainable Cities & Communities


Goal 11 is about making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

Cities represent the future of global living. The world’s population reached 8 billion on 2022 over half living in urban areas. This figure is only expected to rise, with 70 per cent of people expected to live in cities by 2050. Approximately 1.1 billion people currently live in slums or slum-like conditions in cities, with 2 billion more expected in the next 30 years.

However many of these cities are not ready for this rapid urbanisation, and it outpaces the development of housing, infrastructure and services, which led to a rise in slums or slum-like conditions.

Urban sprawl, air pollution and limited open public spaces persist in cities.

Good progress has been made since the implementation of the SDGs began in 2015, and now the number of countries with national and local disaster risk reduction strategies has doubled. But issues still remain and in 2022, only half of the urban population had convenient access to public transport.

Sustainable development cannot be achieved without significantly transforming the way urban spaces are built and managed.

Name Acronym Founded City HQ Country/Territory HQ Type I Type II

Association of European Automative and Industrial Battery Manufacturers

EUROBAT 1968 Brussels Belgium D t

Association of European Manufacturers of Fire and Security Systems

EURALARM 1970 Zug Switzerland D

Association of European Manufacturers of Gas Meters, Gas Pressure Regulators, Safety Devices and Stations

FARECOGAZ 1968 Cologne Germany D

Association of European Schools of Planning

AESOP 1987 Reading UK D

Association of European Vehicle Logistics

ECG 1997 Brussels Belgium D t

Association of Global Automakers

1964 Washington DC USA G

Association of Landscape Architects of the Community of Independent States

ALACIS Moscow Russia N

Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia

AMDISA 1989 Hyderabad India D

Association of Medical Doctors of Asia

AMDA 1984 Okayama Japan G

Association of Mediterranean Maritime Museums

AMMM 1998 D

Association of Museums and Castles around the Baltic Sea

1991 Bauska Latvia D

Association of Muslim Social Scientists, UK

AMSS UK 1999 Richmond UK G

Association of Mutual Insurers and Insurance Cooperatives in Europe

AMICE 2007 Brussels Belgium D t

Association of National Olympic Committees

ANOC 1979 Lausanne Switzerland B y

Association of Nordic Engineers

ANE 2007 Copenhagen Denmark D

Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe

Plastics Europe 1976 Brussels Belgium D t

Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International

APCO International 1935 Daytona Beach FL USA N

Association of Significant Cemeteries in Europe

ASCE 2001 Maribor Slovenia D

Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning

ASAIHL 1956 Bangkok Thailand D

Association of the European Rail Supply Industry

UNIFE 1975 Brussels Belgium D t

Association of Universities Entrusted to the Society of Jesus in Latin-America

1985 Mexico City Mexico E y

Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future

ULSF 1992 Wayland MA USA G

Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts

AVSE Global 2011 Paris France G

Association of Working Communities of the Alpine Regions

AWCAR 1989 Innsbruck Austria E

Association of World Citizens

AWC 1975 Novato CA USA F

Association ouvrière des compagnons du devoir du Tour de France

AOCDTF 1941 Paris France N

Association pour la promotion de l'éducation et de la formation à l'étranger

APEFE 1976 Brussels Belgium G

Association pour la promotion de l'enseignement et de la recherche en aménagement et urbanisme

APERAU 1984 D

Association pour la réhabilitation et le transfert humanitaires d'équipements médicaux et d'installations de santé

ARTHEMIS 1997 N

Association technique de l'industrie européenne des lubrifiants

ATIEL 1976 Brussels Belgium D t

Associazione A Sud Ecologia e Cooperazione

A Sud 2003 Rome Italy G

Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni

1968 Rimini Italy G

Associazione di Studi Sociali Latinoamericani

ASSLA Sassari Italy G

Associazione per la Cooperazione Internazionale allo Sviluppo, ETS

COOPERMONDO 2007 Rome Italy G

ASUDEC

1998 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso G

Atlantic Cities

2000 Rennes France D

Atlantic Salmon Trust

AST 1967 Perth UK F v

Atlas Service Corps

2006 Washington DC USA G

ATP Tour

1990 Wimbledon UK F

Auroville Foundation

1968 Rajapalayam India F fv

Auroville International

AVI 1983 Rajapalayam India K

Australasian Association for Quality in Health Care

AAQHC 1990 Gold Coast QLD Australia N

Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science

AAHPSSS 1967 Wollongong NSW Australia N

Australasian Aviation Ground Safety Council

AAGSC 1982 D

Australasian College of Road Safety

ACRS 2013 Mawson ACT Australia N

Australasian Conference on Information Security and Privacy

ACISP S c

Australasian Housing Institute

AHI 2001 Mawson ACT Australia N j

Australasian Road Rescue Organisation

ARRO 1996 Cannonvale QLD Australia G

Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine

ASLM Northcote VIC Australia G

Australasian Therapeutic Communities Association

ATCA 1986 O'Connor Australia G

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