{"id":5599,"date":"2026-10-31T20:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T20:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/?p=5599"},"modified":"2026-10-31T20:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T20:53:14","slug":"every-ethiopian-city-has-the-potential-for-sustainable-urban-development-pm-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/every-ethiopian-city-has-the-potential-for-sustainable-urban-development-pm-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Ethiopian City Has the Potential for Sustainable Urban Development: PM Office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/1000058564-821x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/1000058564-821x1024.jpg 821w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/1000058564-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/1000058564-768x958.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/1000058564.jpg 866w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AMN PLUS-October 31, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a message posted on its official social media platforms, the Office of the Prime Minister celebrated Addis Ababa\u2019s recognition with the 2026 Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities.<br>&#8220;It is a proud moment for Ethiopia that Addis Ababa has been recognized with the 2026 Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities, reflecting the city&#8217;s progress in sustainable urban development and its continued transformation,&#8221; the statement reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Office emphasized the need to continue developing modern, inclusive and sustainable cities while preserving their history, heritage and identity.<br>&#8220;It is also an opportunity to look ahead. We must continue building modern, inclusive and sustainable cities while preserving the history, heritage and identity that make each of them unique,&#8221; the Office underscored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It noted that urban development extends beyond infrastructure to include creating quality public spaces, fostering a culture of urbanity and improving living and working conditions.<br>&#8220;Urban development is about more than infrastructure. It is about fostering a culture of urbanity, creating quality public spaces and making our cities better places to live and work,&#8221; it said in its statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Office also highlighted the potential of other Ethiopian cities, including Harar, Bahir Dar, Hawassa, Jimma, Arba Minch and Dire Dawa, to become models of sustainable urban development.<br>&#8220;Our vision must extend beyond Addis Ababa. From Harar to Bahir Dar, Hawassa to Jimma, Arba Minch to Dire Dawa, every Ethiopian city has the potential to become a model of sustainable urban development,&#8221; the PM Office further stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It called for extending sustainable urban development efforts beyond Addis Ababa, with an emphasis on building cities that embrace the future while maintaining their historical and cultural identities.<br>&#8220;Today, Addis Ababa. Tomorrow, a new chapter for every Ethiopian city. Let us build cities that embrace the future without losing their connection to the past,&#8221; it concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMN PLUS-October 31, 2026 In a message posted on its official social media platforms, the Office of the Prime Minister celebrated Addis Ababa\u2019s recognition with the 2026 Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities.&#8220;It is a proud moment for Ethiopia that Addis Ababa has been recognized with the 2026 Global Award for Sustainable Development in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,18,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-addis-ababa-affairs","category-development","category-ethiopia","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5599"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5601,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5599\/revisions\/5601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}