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7 Oct 2020

Norman Foster addresses the first United Nations Forum of Mayors in Geneva
Norman Foster has given the opening keynote to the first UN Forum of Mayors, a platform where mayors presented their experience dealing with the COVID-19 health emergency and other challenges their cities are facing. Marking the start of this year?s Session of the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management, mayors from 41 cities as diverse as Belgrade, Glasgow, Kazan, Milan, Pittsburgh and ReykjavĂ­k, sent a clear message that healthy populations require more resilient and sustainable cities. Forum of Mayors 2020. Sami Kanaan, Mayor of Geneva, Switzerland. Co-Chair of the Forum of Mayors; Norman Foster, Architect; and Olga Algayerova, Under-Secretary-General and UNECE Executive Secretary. Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, October 6, 2020:

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From introducing temporary public spaces where people can walk or cycle while practicing social distancing, experimenting with new means of public transport, to decarbonizing heating systems, Norman Foster?s speech to the forum outlined how the current pandemic can be seen as an opportunity for mayors and other civic leaders a...