As cities emerge from the darkest days of the pandemic, a key challenge for their leaders is how to ensure the many interlinked inequalities that have been amplified by COVID-19 continue to be addressed for the long term. This means not only making sure that policy responses do not adversely affect already disadvantaged communities, but using the post-pandemic context as an opportunity to institute equity-centred recovery and development strategies.

Drawing on recent initiatives such as equitable budgeting and the latest applications of intersectionality, this event will encourage city officials from around the world to share their examples of using targeted interventions to tackle urban inequalities – how they approached it, what tools they used, and what the outcomes have been.