On World Habitat Day this year, the Colombian Minister of Housing, Luis Felipe Henao Cardona, the Mayor of Medellin, Anibal Gaviria and the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Dr. Joan Clos, oversaw the presentation of the Seventh Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF7) in Medellin, that will be held in the same city from 5-11 April next year.

Dr. Joan Clos remarked that "cities must be more dense, compact, integrative and inclusive to reduce inequalities and reclaim public space as a common good for all citizens". He added that the Forum will be the key platform for discussing the role of sustainable urbanization within the framework of the Post-2015 development goals and the Third Conference of Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, in 2016.

The World Urban Forum will gather more than 10,000 participants --heads of state, governors, mayors, the international community, professionals and the private sector - from over 130 countries at the Convention Center Plaza Mayor of Medellin.

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