SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Updated: 30 September 2022
Manuela Leporesi
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- In cities and communities that are sustainable there is less air pollution
- People have access to clean water and sanitation and there are safe waste collection systems
- People have access to public transport and green spaces
- People can choose more sustainable ways to travel instead of by motorbike, car or plane
- There are human rights related to sustainable cities and communities, for example:
- Right to health
- Right to equality and to not suffer discrimination
- Right to adequate housing
- Right to participate in cultural life
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All →Report of the 11th Meeting of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition, 10–12 June 2025
Accelerating progress towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals
Framework to implement a life course approach in practice
Joint evaluation of the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All: Report
Reports
All →Joint evaluation of the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All (SDG3-GAP): Management response
Joint Evaluability Assessment of the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All (2020): Management response update
Joint Evaluability Assessment of the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All (2020): Management response
Joint Evaluability Assessment of the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All (2020): Report
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