Five international cities get Shanghai Award in Alexandria, Egypt

Agadir in Morocco, Thiruvananthapuram in India, Doha in Qatar, Iztapalapa in Mexico, and Melbourne in Australia won the second Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities on World Cities Day in Alexandria, Egypt, on Thursday.

The honor, also known as the Shanghai Award, was given to five cities that have made strides in their implementation of the goals set by the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the New Urban Agenda, according to the UN Human Settlements Programme, or UN-Habitat. The program and the Shanghai government jointly presented the award.

Youth leading vibrant communities, innovative development for urban prosperity, quality and secure housing for diversified needs, and low-carbon and climate-resilient urban development were among the main criteria for this year's award, which was themed "Building a Sustainable Urban Future for All".