WUF12 will be held at the Egypt International Exhibition Center located at El-Moshir Tantawy Axis, Al Hay Al Asher, Nasr City, Cairo Governorate 4440301, Egypt. More information on the location can be found here.

First sign up with creating your profile on the UN-Habitat Global Events Management System (GEMS) and submit your WUF12 online registration. The registration opened on 1 February 2024 and will close on 30 October 2024 at 06:00 p.m. (UTC+02:00).

You can download your automated registration email from your GEMS personal dashboard and edit your registration details until online registration closes.

Yes. Application documents are available in English only and can be completed and submitted electronically.

Yes. Children under 18 years of age are welcome to attend WUF12. Please visit the Guidelines for access to and participation of minors during WUF12 for more information.

Yes.

Early registration is advisable. An automatically generated confirmation email, including a QR Code and unique registration number, will be your ticket to access your photo badge on arrival at the WUF12 venue for the in-person event. You must bring your valid national identification document you have used at the point of online registration with you to receive your photo badge for WUF12.

The World Urban Forum has one registration form which should be submitted. You can choose your partner type during the registration process.

All media representatives must apply through the general registration portal and identify as members of the media. To support your media accreditation – and allow you permission to bring recording and broadcast equipment to the WUF12 venue – you must provide both national identification and identification as a media representative, with a valid national or international press association card or press pass you have used at the point of online registration. Media representatives will have access to the press room for filming and to sites on the grounds for stand-ups. A media toolkit will be provided to accredited members of the press.

We will inform you in due course on the procedure to be accredited for virtual attendance.

The working language of the World Urban Forum is English. Opening and closing sessions, dialogues, special sessions, roundtables and press conferences will feature interpretation in the six UN official languages (English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese).

Organizers of partner-led events can book additional language services and sign language, at own cost. All partner-led events will have CART.

The WUF12 venue is fully wheelchair accessible. Wheelchairs will be available at the registration area for participants for use during the Forum and on the premises.

Service dogs

The WUF12 venue welcomes service or guide dogs (must have certificate – please carry a copy). There are two dog relieving areas within the venue. Please ask a Volunteer for assistance if need be. 

Information about different events at WUF12 will be available in the WUF12 programme here.

Programme at a glance as of 11 September 2024

The World Urban Forum brings together sustainable urbanization champions from around the world. Whether they’re representatives of government or non-government and community organizations; private sector entrepreneurs, students, academics or foundation representatives, WUF’s participants constitute a broad array of constituents eager to explore the urban transformation agenda as it relates to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda. Participants can be younger than 18 years of age and are welcome to attend, but must be accompanied by a parent or a legal guardian.

Yes. The registration link is found on the WUF12 webpage. Every participant must register in order to attend WUF12. No one will be granted admission to WUF12 and the WUF12 venue without having registered and obtained the WUF12 photo badge.

Events at WUF12 include assemblies, dialogues, roundtables, networking, training, urban cinema and urban library events. Most of the events on the WUF12 programme are open to everyone. Selected events are by invitation only.

No. You can register online on the WUF12 website and get your accreditation badge once you arrive at the venue in person with a copy of your registration confirmation letter and personal identification used during registration to participate in an event at WUF12.

Yes. In the interest of security and safety of all participants and the smooth running of the sessions, UN-Habitat reserves the right to deny and/or restrict access to the WUF12 venue, or to request participants to leave the premises, in line of the Code of Conduct to Prevent Harassment, including Sexual Harassment at UN System events. UN-Habitat will not be responsible for any expenses incurred by participants who are requested to leave the premises or refused registration/accreditation or access to the forum sessions for which they have been nominated and/or registered as participants, panelists or speakers.

Stakeholders have submitted over 1100 applications for WUF12 in the following 7 partner-led event categories:

• Networking events
• Voices from Cities
• SDGs in Action
• Urban Library
• ONE UN
• Training events
• Urban Cinema

Click here for additional information on the partner-led events.
The application for the Urban Expo will close on 30 September 2024 (at 23:59 UTC+03:00).

For more information about the Urban Expo, please read the Exhibition Guidelines.

The photo badge is required to get access to the WUF12 venue. To avoid delays and long queues, participants are advised to arrive early and pick up their registration badges as early as possible. On-site accreditation will be operational at the WUF12 venue as follows:

1 – 3 November: 09:00 - 18:00 

4 – 5 November: 07:00 - 18:00

6 – 8 November: 08:00 - 17:00

For in-person accreditation at the venue, you need to bring a copy of the email registration confirmation, which includes your unique registration number and QR code, and proof of identification used for your online registration. The WUF12 venue will be well-marked with directions, information, and a map of the facilities. Volunteers and staff will be on hand to answer any questions.

UN-Habitat will not issue invitation letters to WUF12 participants. WUF12 participants must contact their nearest embassy or consulate of the Arab Republic of Egypt for information about obtaining a visa, if required.

Please contact the nearest Egyptian embassy or consulate. While UN-Habitat will not issue invitation letters to WUF12 participants, it is recommended to attach the "WUF12 Registration confirmation" email when applying for your visa. Please note that the WUF12 registration document will NOT guarantee that a visa will be issued.

Visa support

UN-Habitat and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt are committed to supporting WUF 12 participants with their visa applications at embassies and consulates of the Arab Republic of Egypt or their respective locations for applicants who need to obtain a visa prior to their arrival in Egypt.  

Should participants have any queries or need support in the processing of visa applications, please contact us by email through asalem.wuf12@gmail.com. The information provided is given with the participant’s consent and will be shared with the Government solely for the purpose of processing visa application.

Details to be provided:

1. First, middle and last name
2. Nationality
3. Date of Birth
4. Passport number
5. Passport Expiry date
6. Country/City location where the participant will submit the visa from
7. WUF12 registration confirmation email
    

Please note that this is no guarantee that approval will be granted as each application will be considered in accordance with the guidelines, rules and procedures established by the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Countries with risk of yellow fever transmission:

Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo and Uganda.

Americas: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.

Egypt requirements at Point of Entry:

Vaccination certificate is required against yellow fever for travelers to Egypt (9 months or over) in the form of an international vaccination certificate as specified in Annex 6 of the IHR, and for travelers having transited for more than 12 hours in an airport of a country with risk of yellow fever transmission.

Countries with risk of poliovirus:

Afghanistan - Malawi - Mozambique - Pakistan - Madagascar - Democratic Republic of Congo.

All residents and long-term visitors (more than 4 weeks) to countries with the potential risk of international spread of polio virus, receive a dose of bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine (bOPV) or inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) vaccine between 4 weeks and 12 months prior to traveling to Egypt.

More information will be available soon on this website.

No. Sponsorships will not be made available to participants by UN-Habitat. You are responsible for making your own arrangements for travel, accommodation, health, and travel insurance and to cover your own expenses in Egypt.

No. Participants are expected to cover their own travel costs.

No. Participants are expected to cover their own accommodation costs and expenses.

No. Participants are expected to meet all costs related to their participation in WUF12.

Participants are responsible for securing accommodation at their own cost.  

Find here the WUF12 recommended hotels with negotiated rates. Check on the list of hotels to discover where service dogs are allowed.

Participants are free to book any other accommodation of their choice.

The Egypt International Exhibition Centre offers free WIFI services throughout the venue.

Yes. More information will be available soon on this website.

Yes. UN Web TV will live webcast the WUF12 main events. More information will be available soon on this website.

Yes. Prayer rooms will be available inside the WUF12 venue. Directions can be obtained from the information desk or be found on the wayfinding signage and map displayed within the venue.

Various information desks are found within the venue and at the airport.

Please ask at the Information desk for guidance.

No, there are no calls for presentation of papers, academic study, articles, etc. at the World Urban Forum.

Volunteer opportunity is now closed.

No. The World Urban Forum does not facilitate the sale of private products, publications, etc. The same applies for the Urban Expo.

The official currency of Egypt is the Egyptian Pound. The exchange rate may vary daily.

Egypt operates on a 220V supply voltage and 50Hz, with two plug types: plug type C and plug type F. Plug type C has two round pins, while plug type F has two round pins and two earth clips on the side.

Participants can subscribe to a service pack with mobile telephone operators. A valid passport is required as the prior document for subscription. The costs of this operation vary depending on the operator and desired pack. You can purchase a mobile sim card upon arrival at the international airport.

Currently, there are four companies which offer cellular communication service: Orange, Vodafone, Etisalat, and We (by Telecom Egypt). These companies also provide services surpassing voice communication, such as 4G, 3G, and mobile data for internet surfing.

First aid and emergency medical services will be available inside the WUF12 venue.
Participants are strongly advised to obtain comprehensive international medical and travel insurance for the duration of their stay. UN-Habitat or the host country will not be responsible for medical, accident and travel emergencies, for compensation for death or disability, for loss of or damage to personal property and for any other costs or losses that may be incurred during travel or the period of participation at the conference including pre-sessional meetings.

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