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

The Association for Preservation Technology International

APT International 1968 Washington DC USA G

The Bridge: Jewish and Arab Women for Peace in the Middle East

1975 Haifa Israel K v

The BulLion Foundation

2013 Fort Lee NJ USA G

The Class Foundation

2011 Amsterdam Netherlands F

The Conservation Foundation, UK

1982 London UK G f

The European Nature Trust

TENT 2000 London UK G

The European Plastic Pipes and Fittings Association

TEPPFA 1992 Brussels Belgium D t

The European Travel Agents' and Tour Operators' Associations

ECTAA 1961 Brussels Belgium E t

The Global Business Initiative on Human Rights

GBI 2009 Eastbourne UK F

The ICCF Group

Washington DC USA F fy

The International Ecotourism Society

TIES 1990 Washington DC USA C

The International NanoScience Community

TINC 2007 F

The League of Historical Cities

LHC 1987 Kyoto Japan F

The Long Run

2009 London UK J

The Mothers' Union

1876 London UK F v

The Natural Step

TNS 1989 Stockholm Sweden F

The Nature Conservancy

TNC 1951 Arlington VA USA G

The Network: Towards Unity for Health

The Network: TUFH 1979 F y

The Rockefeller Foundation

1913 New York NY USA F f

The Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative

Vienna Austria G

The Vetiver Network International

TVNI 1989 San Antonio TX USA F

The World Bank Group

Washington DC USA F g

The World Lin's Association

1980 Taipei Taiwan G

Therapy Dogs International

TDI 1976 Flanders NJ USA N

Thin Green Line Foundation

2007 Balnarring VIC Australia G f

Third Millennium Foundation

3MF 1987 Paciano Italy F f

Third Protocol to the General Treaty of Central American Economic Integration to Guarantee Free Trade in Paper and Glass Containers

1966 T g

Third World Center for Water Management

1999 Glasgow UK G

Third World Network

TWN 1984 Penang Malaysia F

Third World Studies Center

TWSC 1977 Quezon City Philippines E

Third World Tourism European Ecumenical Network

TEN 1984 F y

Titanium Dioxide Manufacturers' Association

TDMA 1974 Brussels Belgium E

Toilet Board Coalition

TBC 2015 Geneva Switzerland C

Tomorrow People Organization

2002 Belgrade Serbia G

Torremolinos Protocol of 1993 Relating to the Torremolinos International Convention for the SAfety of Fishing Vessels

SFV PROT 1993 1993 London UK T g

Tourism Education Futures Initiative

TEFI 2006 Copenhagen Denmark F

Tourism Promotion Organization for Global Cities

TPO 2002 Busan Korea Rep D

Tourism Watch

1975 Berlin Germany G

Tourisme et développement solidaires

TDS 1998 Angers France G

Trade Unions International of Transport, Fisheries and Communication

TUI Transport 1953 B t

TRAFFIC International

TRAFFIC 1976 Cambridge UK F

Training Centre for Regional Integration

1993 Montevideo Uruguay E g

Traité de Sécurité Collective de la CEI

Traité de Tachkent 1992 T g

Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership

TPSEP F g

Transaid

1998 London UK G

transform! europe

transform Vienna Austria E y

Translational Research In Oncology

TRIO Edmonton AB Canada G

Transport Corridor from Europe-Caucasus-Asia

TRACECA 1993 Baku Azerbaijan E g

Transport Research Arena

TRA S c

Transported Asset Protection Association Asia

TAPA Asia Singapore Singapore E

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