​​Global Trends and Insights on Urban Rural Linkages – Key Highlights Booklet​

This Key Highlights Booklet is a summarized version of the Global Trends and Insights on Urban-Rural Linkages Report. The booklet provides a concise overview of the evolving relationship between urban and rural areas, emphasizing their growing importance in sustainable development. It also explores global events, frameworks and processes that have contributed to strengthening urban-rural linkages (URLs), while highlighting emerging issues in urban-rural linkages.

Drawing on survey responses from Member States, the booklet synthesizes how URLs are incorporated into national and subnational frameworks and showcases diverse global actions aimed at enhancing these connections.

This resource not only serves as a quick source of knowledge on the state of urban-rural linkages but also proposes actionable recommendations for advancing integrated and inclusive development across urban and rural landscapes.