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The challenges facing cities will be highlighted at the World Urban Forum, held in Abu Dhabi between February 8 and 13.

Before he left for the conference , Haoliang Xu, Director of the UNDP’s Department of Policy and Programme Support, sat down with Matt Wells from UN News.