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Ghana’s Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye has indicated the progress made by the country as part of efforts to harness the urbanization process toward the sustainable development of the country.

The sector Minister disclosed that Ghana is among the countries that has so far shown great commitment in its quest to implement the United Nation’s New Urban Agenda, having submitted its progress of implementation as required under the Quito Agreement.

The New Urban Agenda, which was adopted at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador is a roadmap for building cities that can serve as engines of prosperity and centres of cultural and social well-being while protecting the environment.

The Agenda also provides guidance for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and provides the underpinning for actions to address climate change.

Delivering his statement during the Ministerial Roundtable at the World Urban Forum (WUF 11) in Katowice, Poland, the sector Minister recounted the strides Ghana has made through the development of various national regulatory frameworks to guide cities and human settlements towards the attainment of sustainable urban future.

This, Asenso-Boakye noted, is well integrated into the country’s national policy formulation, planning, budgeting and monitoring systems.