UN-Habitat, Cities Alliance, and the government of Myanmar held an international experience-sharing workshop on slum upgrading in Yangon. It was the first time slum upgrading was widely discussed as a way forward in Myanmar, and the principles of in-situ upgrading received strong support from policy makers.

Cities seeking innovative approaches for improving governance, service delivery, and mobilising resources have an excellent new resource: a new Compendium of Global Good Practices, produced by India’s NIUA. They cover global and Indian case studies, and were designed with replication in mind.