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Cities in the UAE and around the world are facing dramatic demographic, political, and economic shifts. These shifts have the potential to leave people with disabilities and older persons behind. This paper provides a rapid assessment of equitable urban development and illustrates how leading cities around the world can leverage the Sustainable Development Goals, the New Urban Agenda and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to build innovative, resilient and inclusive cities for all. The paper provides recommendations on how to mainstream universal accessibility into all aspects of urban development including in policy, planning and design.