The Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF) is an international network that brings together local governments and civil society stakeholders committed to supporting the development of the Social Economy (SE). The central theme is: Social Economy and Cities: Values and competitiveness for inclusive and sustainable local development.

The WSF 2018 will take place in Salvador, Bahia, with seminars, plenary sessions, workshops, cultural activities and conferences. It will have marches and acts through the city. It will mobilize solidarity networks of welcome to participants and also the academic community.

The Ninth Session of the World Urban Forum will be the first session to focus on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda adopted in Habitat III. WUF9 will be instrumental to substantively feed into the inputs for the first report of the implementation of the New Urban Agenda (which are also fully aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals).