The experience and findings of the National Urban Policy Programme (NUPP) in I.R. Iran were presented and discussed during the 11^th World Urban Forum (WUF11) networking event on 28 June 2022.

The pilot phase of the National Urban Policy Programme (NUPP): “Developing NUP and Smart City Strategies in Iran” started in 2017. In the first step, the “Diagnosis Report” was prepared and launched in December 2018. In the next step of NUPP, the preparation of the National Urban Policy and Smart City Strategy Document was pursued as part of the joint programme of UN-Habitat and the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development. The drafted Document of the “National Urban Policy and Smart City Strategy” was delivered in March 2022.