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ISBN: 978-92-1-132769-4 ONE UN FOR HABITAT III v Dr. Joan Clos Dr. Secretary-General Conference of the United Nations on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) The support, contributions, and expertise from the United contributions, The support, to the success of the Habitat Nations family have contributed I Agenda. of the New Urban III Conference and the formulation focal points Team Task thank the UN would like to sincerely Agenda The New Urban commitment. for all their efforts and towards making better cities for all by requires a paradigm shift of achievement in sustainable urban setting global standards Agenda was one of Urban The adoption of the New development. system since the key achievements in 2016 for the United Nations United Nations. it touches upon almost all spheres of work of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable The large-scale achievement of the on the successful depends particularly Goal 11, Development, Agenda. Urban implementation of the principles set out in the New initiatives, I understand that there have been many distinct and programmes carried out by United Nations agencies, projects, and that but now it is time for us to ensure that we work together, and makes a each of these individual efforts reinforces the other I believe that we must ensure we do not stronger unified impact. across or connections partnerships, lose any of the opportunities, must ensure We the United Nations system that we have built. the New Urban that the synergies for the implementation of 11 as well as Agenda and the achievement of the targets of Goal and subregional, regional, other global frameworks at the global, country levels are continued and strengthened. and expertise, insight, I am grateful for the immense dedication, Habitat on Team Task UN the of members the all of enthusiasm which allowed the vision of One United Nations to be realized III, throughout the Habitat III Conference and its preparatory process. The New Urban Agenda was adopted at the United Nations Agenda was adopted at the United Nations The New Urban and Sustainable Urban Development Conference on Housing with consensus in October 2016, Ecuador (Habitat III) in Quito, Over 30,000 countries’ delegations. reached by more than 167 together to collaborate towards this Conference participants came In December urban development. common vision for sustainable plenary during the sixty-eighth session of the seventy-first 2016, endorsed the United Nations Member States Assembly, General Agenda and committed to work together towards the New Urban and manage our build, a paradigm shift in the way that we plan, cities. Agenda will be crucial The implementation of the New Urban as Goals, Development Sustainable the of achievement the for It is in our Agreement on Climate Change. well as for the Paris be prioritized and and villages where actions must towns, cities, spaces urban our share and envisage we How operationalized. ultimately impacts how we address global challenges. was Team) Task on Habitat III (UN Team Task The United Nations as a whole established to mobilize the United Nations system The UN within the work of the preparatory process to Habitat III. and it has been a great first met in January 2015, Team Task collaboration and the unity in our pleasure to see the inter-agency different United support from United Nations family with continued and programmes. funds, Nations agencies, together as In these two years we have accomplished so much we created the 22 Issue Papers on the the United Nations system: submitted and participated we development, urban in issues key delivered Agenda, our comments to all drafts of the New Urban advisoryas UN Policy Units we supported the statements, we organized groups; and during the Conference itself in Quito, United with as well as Policy Dialogues 22 Special Sessions, Many of the United and the One UN Pavilion. Nations co-leaders, meetings with and Nations agencies held side and parallel events, partners throughout the Habitat III process and Conference. FOREWORD HABITAT III vi and totheHabitatIIIConference. time, anddedicationhavebeeninvaluabletotheformulationof NewUrban Agenda process ofHabitatIIIinter-agency coordinationandcollaboration. Their commitment, knowledge andexpertiseinthedraftingofHabitatIIIIssuePapersaswell asinthe all themembersofUN Task Team, whoenthusiasticallyandgenerouslysharedtheir Finally, workof wewouldliketoconveyourmostsincereappreciation for thevoluntary Department ofSafetyandSecurity. of Legal Affairs, DepartmentforGeneral Assembly andConferenceManagement, and and itspreparationsrunsmoothly: ExecutiveOfficeoftheSecretary-General, Office United NationswhichsupportedtheHabitatIIISecretariattomakethisConference We wouldalsoliketogivespecial thankstotheofficesanddepartmentsof Emirates. United Arab the Municipalityof Tel-Aviv, theMontreal MetropolitanCommunity(CMM), andthe institutions whichsupportedtheConferencewithin-kindfunds: theFordFoundation, The HabitatIIISecretariatwouldalsoliketoexpressgratitudetheorganizationsand processandConference. preparatory United NationsEnvironmentProgrammefortheirfinancialcontributiontotheHabitatIII We wouldlike to convey special appreciationtotheRockefeller Foundation and the of Mexico, aswellthecityofSurabaya. Cuenca, theGovernmentofFederalDistrictMexico, theGovernmentofState unique way: theCityCouncilofBarcelona, theMunicipalGovernmentDecentralizedof processandtheConferenceitself,to theHabitatIIIpreparatory inapioneeringand Our gratitudegoesouttolocalandregionalgovernmentsthatfinanciallycontributed Republic ofSouth Africa, andtheKingdomofSpain. United MexicanStates, theFederalRepublicofNigeria, theSlovakRepublic, the Federal RepublicofGermany, theRepublicofIndonesia, theRepublicofKenya, the Republic, theRepublicofEcuador, theRepublicofFinland, theFrenchRepublic, the Sustainable UrbanDevelopment(HabitatIII): thePeople’s RepublicofChina, theCzech that providedfinancialsupportfortheUnitedNationsConferenceonHousingand The HabitatIIISecretariatexpressesitsdeepappreciationtoMemberStates ACNOWLEDGEMENTS ONE UN FOR HABITAT III vii HABITAT III viii CONTENTS XII.Conclusions XI.Post-Habitat III: Implementingthe NewUrban Agenda X. Post-HabitatIIIInteragency activities IX. OneUNintheConference VIII. Regionaland Thematic Meetings VII. RegionalReports VI. RegionalEngagement V. Intersessionalprocess IV. ExpertGroupMeetings III. PolicyUnits II. UrbanDialogues I. IssuePapers Introduction Executive Summary Acronyms Contents Acknowledgements Foreword G. OtherUNengagementsattheConference F. OneUNlibrary E. OneUNvideoroom D. OneUNphotoexhibition C. OneUNExhibition B. OneUNPavilion A. Mainsessions f. QuitoImplementationPlatform e. HabitatIII Village: An UrbanLab d. UrbanLibrary c. UrbanStage b.Urban Talks a. UrbanFuture ii. Talk withtheUnitedNations i. UNeventsatthePavilion v. Assemblies iv. PolicyDialogues iii. SpecialSessions ii. High-LevelRound Tables i. meetings Plenary ...... 68 ...... 88 ...... 22 ...... 86 ...... 89 ...... 85 ...... 92 104 85 86 85 85 83 81 75 71 52 17 14 50 48 20 19 12 11 45 30 26 25 25 25 viii ix vi 7 2 1 v ONE UN FOR HABITAT III ix 3 8 105 106 108 110 ...... 4 ...... Appendix 1. List of United Nations staff members List of United Appendix 1. III Conference in Quito participating at the Habitat 2016) (October, United Nations system for Participating Appendix 2. Habitat III Issue Papers Units Co-Lead Habitat III Policy Appendix 3. Organizations List of figures Figure 1. United Nations’ agencies and programmes Team Task members of the United Nations for Habitat III Habitat III Roadmap for the One UN effort Figure 2. United Nations’ experts for Issue Papers Figure 3. Writeshop Appendices HABITAT III x GAP GADPP Global FAO FAM Action EWEC EVAW ESD Programme ESCWA ESCAP EOSG EIB EGM ECLAC ECHO ECE ECA EC European EBRD EbA DPI Ecosystem-based Commission CPI CO2 Adaptation COP Carbon CONGOPE CityRAP Dioxide CIS CFS CEDAW CEB CCFLA CCEGM CCAC CBS CBD CAS AUC ARCEAU-IdF ARC3.2 APP AOSIS Application AFINUA ACP Software ACRONYMS Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado DeLaProvinciaPichincha Food and Agriculture Organizationof theUnitedNations Argentina FederationofMunicipalities Every Women Child Every End ViolenceAgainstWomen Education forSustainableDevelopment United NationsEconomicandSocialCommissionfor Western Asia United NationsEconomicandSocialCommissionfor Asia andthe Pacific United NationsExecutiveOfficeoftheSecretary-General European InvestmentBank Expert GroupMeeting United NationsEconomicCommissionforLatin America and theCaribbean Educational ConcernsforHungerOrganization United NationsEconomicCommissionforEurope United NationsEconomicCommissionfor Africa European BankforReconstructionandDevelopment United NationsDepartmentofPublicInformation City ProsperityInitiative Conference ofParties Consorcio deGobiernos Autónomos ProvincialesdelEcuador City Resilience Action Planning Commonwealth ofIndependentStates Committee on World FoodSecurity Committee ontheEliminationofDiscriminationagainst Women United NationsSystemChiefExecutivesBoardforCoordination Cities andClimateFinanceLeadership Alliance Cross-cutting ExpertGroupMeeting Climate andClean Air Coalition Commission forBasicSystems Convention onBiologicalDiversity Commission for Atmospheric Sciences African UnionCommission Île-de-France Association RechercheCollectivitésdansledomainedel’EAU Assessment ReportonClimateChangeandCities Alliance ofSmallIslandStates Action FrameworkfortheImplementationofNewUrban Agenda African, CaribbeanandPacificCountries ONE UN FOR HABITAT III xi Global Atmosphere Watch Watch Global Atmosphere Gross Domestic Product Global Environment Facility ServicesGlobal Framework for Climate Earth Tangible GAR for Growing Greener Cities Cooperation Agency for International German Meteorology and Environment Urban Research GAW Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance Network Tool Global Land on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development United Nations Conference Sustainability Initiative United Nations Higher Education Africain de Gestion Urbaine Institut Advanced Study of Sustainability Institute for the Association for Urban Climate International Organization Aviation International Civil Cities International Coalition of Inclusive and Sustainable International City Leaders International Council for Local Environmental Initiative International Council on Monuments and Sites International Committee of the Red Cross International Conference on Urban Climate African Institute for Economic Development and Planning Internally Displaced Person Agricultural Development International Fund for International Federation of Red Cross International Institute for Global Health International Labour Organization Trabajadores Vivienda para los Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la International Organization for Migration Action for Least Developed Countries Istanbul Programme of inclusive and sustainable industrial development International Organization for Standardization International Society of City and Regional Planners Joint Migration and Development Initiative Joint Program on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery Key Performance Indicators America and the Caribbean Latin Least Developed Countries Local economic development Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Millennium Development Goal Migration Governance Framework America and the Caribbean Urban Development in Latin Authorities on Housing and Forum of Ministers and High Montreal Metropolitan Community Caribbean America and the Global Movement for Children in Latin

GDP GEF GFCS GfT GGC GIZ GURME GWOPA GLTN Habitat III HESI IAGU IAS IAUC Technology ICAO ICCAR ICL Communication ICLEI ICOMOS ICRC Information ICT ICUC IDEP IDP IFAD IFRC IIGH ILO Union INFONAVIT IOM IPoA Telecommunication ISID Wiederaufbau ISO ISOCARP International ITU für JMDI JPLG Kreditanstalt KPIs KfW LAC LDC LED LILP MDG MiGOF MINURVI MMC MMI LAC GAW GAW HABITAT III xii UNHCR UN-Habitat UNFPA UNFCCC UNESCO UN Environment UNDP UN DESA UNDA UNCTAD UNCRD UNCDF UNAIDS UNACLA UN United UM Urban UCLG UCCRN Nations SuRe Metabolism SLCPs SIDS SDI SDG SDC SCS SAMOA Pathway SAG ROLAC Scientific ROAS ROAP AdvisoryROAf RFSD RAMIT Group PrepCom PPP PMEH Public-Private Preparatory PCE PAHO Partnership OSRSG VAC Committee OSAA OPAMSS OHRLLS OHCHR OCHA OECD NWP NGO MOOC Non-Governmental Organization Office oftheUnitedNationsHighCommissioner forRefugees United NationsHumanSettlementsProgramme United NationsPopulationFund United NationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange United NationsEducational, ScientificandCulturalOrganization United NationsEnvironmentProgramme United NationsDevelopmentProgramme United NationsDepartmentofEconomicandSocial Affairs United NationsDevelopment Account United NationsConferenceon Trade andDevelopment United NationsCentreforRegionalDevelopment United NationsCapitalDevelopmentFund Joint UnitedNationsProgrammeonHIV/AIDS United Nations CommitteeofLocal Advisory Authorities United CitiesandLocalGovernments Urban ClimateChangeResearchNetwork Sustainable andResilientInfrastructure Short-Lived ClimatePollutants Small IslandDevelopingStates Spatial DataInfrastructure Sustainable DevelopmentGoal Swiss Agency forDevelopmentandCooperation Sustainable CityStrategy Small IslandDevelopingStates Accelerated Modalitiesof Action Regional OfficeforLatin AmericaandtheCaribbean Regional Officeforthe ArabStates Regional Officefor AsiaandPacific Regional Officefor Africa Regional ForumonSustainableDevelopment Royal MelbourneInstituteof Technology Pollution ManagementandEnvironmentalHealthProgram Planned CityExtension Pan American HealthOrganization onOffice oftheSpecialRepresentativeUNSecretary-General ViolenceagainstChildren Office oftheSpecial Adviseron Africa Oficina dePlanificacióndel ÁreaMetropolitanadeSanSalvador and SmallIslandDevelopingStates Office oftheHighRepresentativeforLeastDevelopedCountries, LandlockedDevelopingCountries Office oftheUnitedNationsHighCommissionerforHumanRights United NationsOfficefortheCoordinationofHumanitarian Affairs Organisation forEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment Nairobi workprogramme Massive OpenOnlineCourse ONE UN FOR HABITAT III xiii United Nations Children’s Fund Children’s United Nations Development Organization United Nations Industrial Crime and Justice Research Institute United Nations Interregional and Research Training United Nations Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction United Nations Office for Liaison ServiceUnited Nations Non-Governmental Affairs Disarmament United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime United Nations Office on Geneva United Nations Office at Nairobi United Nations Office in Project ServicesUnited Nations Office for Sustainable Development United Nations Office for United Nations University Advanced Study of Sustainability United Nations University Institute for the Programme Volunteers United Nations Women Empowerment of United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Union Parishad Governance Project Upazila Governance Project United for Smart Sustainable Cities Initiative Programme Food World Organization Health World Organization Meteorological World Partnerships Operators’ Water and Sanitation Collaborative Council Supply Water Forum Urban World UNIDO UNICRI UNITAR UNISDR UN-NGLS UNODA UNODC UNOG Organization UNON UNOPS UNOSD Tourism UNU UNU-IAS World UNV Women UN UNWTO UPGP UZGP U4SSC WFP WHO WMO Dimensions WOP WSSCC WUF Three 3D UNICEF 1 ONE UN FOR HABITAT III The Habitat III Conference welcomed the participation and The Habitat III Conference States and relevant stakeholders, contributions of all Member and of the United Nations system, as well as organizations Habitat throughout the process. intergovernmental organizations family to meet III was a unique opportunity for the United Nations and local leaders, mayors, with government representatives, to discuss the a range of urban stakeholders all over the world planned and challenges of how cities and towns can be better development. managed to fulfil their role as drivers of sustainable a prominent role as an inter- played Team Task The United Nations preparatorythe on cooperated that task force agency for process the Habitat III Conference. of the This publication presents the continuous engagement its Conference United Nations system in the Habitat III process and It Team. Task through the mechanism of the United Nations been working summarizes how the United Nations system has and delivering its contributions and support together towards, a collaborative Agenda in the formulation of the New Urban to, and initiatives inter-agency also highlights volume This manner. development collective work to advocate for sustainable urban of the New and to scale up efforts to advance the implementation Urban Agenda. Preparing for sustainable urbanization poses a significant Preparing for sustainable If urban in the twenty-first century. challenge to development urbanization can and managed well, built, spaces are planned, creating for sustainable development, be a powerful engine to be agents This leads cities social prosperity and quality jobs. and growth economic equitable with changes, positive of Failure to manage urbanization and environmental sustainability. and have urban development can increase poverty and insecurity a devastating effect on the natural environment. taken place in Quito, the Habitat III Conference, this end, To was an extraordinary opportunity to in October 2016, Ecuador, and vision best practices, shape the international principles, It promised to bring around sustainable urban development. particularly local authorities, together diverse urban actors, with a goal and the United Nations system, relevant stakeholders, Agenda for the twenty-first century. of generating the New Urban preparatoryits and Conference III Habitat The a opened process window for all to engage in discussions of policy recommendations, sharing cities, addressing challenges of liveable and sustainable and forging new partnerships for the integrated urban solutions, Agenda. formulation of the New Urban actors all the together to bring opportunity III was an Habitat to sustainable needed to agree on global commitments and recognized the transformative role of local and urbanization, development global leaders and communities in sustainable urban “The Agenda. and in the implementation of the New Urban action-oriented, Agenda should be participatory, New Urban that offer are committed to build cities We and implementable. urban stimulate structural and productive opportunities for all, aim to and transformation based on equity and shared prosperity, Ban Mr. stated, eradicate poverty and advocate social inclusion,” former Secretary-General of the United Nations at the Ki-moon, Ecuador. Habitat III Conference in Quito, EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY HABITAT III 2 Papers aswellotherrelevantresponsibilities. and identifiedtheleadagencies contributorsfortheIssue 2015,January intheUnitedNationsHeadquartersNew York, to leadtheelaborationof22Issues Papers, tookplaceon22 The firstmeetingoftheUN Task Team, subsequently tasked towards post-HabitatIII. New Urban Agenda, aswell furthering inter-agency initiatives processleadingtotheformulation andadoptionofthe paratory vital notonlyattheConferencebutalsoduringintensivepre- processtoHabitatIII.tory The UN Task Team’s participationwas United Nationssystemasawholewithintheworkofprepara- Team onHabitatIII(UN Task Team) wasestablishedtomobilizethe coordination fortheHabitatIIIConference, theUnitedNations Task To thisend, astheUnitedNationsinter-agency collaborationand Habitat III. ordinate system-widepreparationsonongoingeffortstowards in whichfocalpointsofseveralUnitedNationssystemwouldco- cy groupascross-sectoralcontributiontotheabovefourareas, to createaUnitedNations Task Team onHabitatIII, aninter-agen- oftheConferenceexpressedhisintention the Secretary-General knowledge, engagement, policy, andoperations. Inhiscapacity, processcarriedoutinfourareas:and action-orientedpreparatory tions for the Conference and launched an innovative, inclusive, Conference, Dr. JoanClos, presentedareportontheprepara- United Nationsheadquarters, ofthe theSecretary-General Committee(PrepCom1)heldinNew Preparatory York atthe In September2014, duringthefirstsessionofHabitatIII on achievingitscommongoalswithleavingnoonebehind. frameworks. ItistimefortheUnitedNationssystemasonetoact Climate Change, andotherglobaldevelopmentagreements Agenda forSustainableDevelopment, theParis Agreement on must be well planned and managed in the context of the 2030 ies shouldplayassolutionstotheemergingchallenges, which has reachedacrucialmomentinunderstandingtherolethatcit- ties. Giventhecurrentincreasingurbanization, theUnitedNations provide equalrightsandaccesstotheirbenefitsopportuni- more sustainablefuturewithaparadigmshifttoenablecities New Urban Agenda representsasharedvisionforbetterand standards of achievement in sustainable urban development. The the implementationofNewUrban Agenda withasetofglobal global commitment to sustainable urbanization, and to focus on Habitat IIIinOctober2016, inQuito, Ecuador, toreinvigoratethe The UnitedNationsGeneral Assembly decidedtoconvenethe on HabitatIII The UnitedNationsTaskTeam INTRODUCTION adoption oftheNewUrban Agenda. left itsfootprints in thehistoricalmomentsofHabitatIIIwith the nizations andotherpartnersthroughtheUN Task Team thathad III enhanced its cooperation with the United Nations system orga- including localgovernments, majorgroups, amongothers. Habitat and attheConference, togetherwithallrelevantstakeholders, process effective contributionstoallthestagesofpreparatory ized agencies, hadbeenrecognizedasakeyplatformtoprovide funds andprogrammes, theregionalcommissionsandspecial- The UN Task Team, composedoftherelevantUnitedNations Conference andadoptionoftheNewUrban Agenda. tem-wide collaborationandachievementstowardstheHabitatIII A roadmapoftheUN Task Team showstheUnitedNationssys- and contributedtosubsequentdraftsoftheNewUrban Agenda. It providedexpertiseandguidance, eachnegotiation, observed ation andpartnershipamongtheUnitedNationsorganizations. a commonplatformwhichprovidedthespaceforclosercooper one to prepare for Habitat III, the UN Task Team was created as In ordertoenabletheUnitedNationssystemworktogetheras “ UN Task Team onHabitat III. was themostrewardingexperienceIgainedaspartof agencies, withanaimoftransformingthefuturecities, Collaborating with, andutilizingstrengthsofdifferentUN and coordination. agencies canachievetogetherthroughstrongcooperation “ The UN Task Team was agreat example of what UN ” Katarina BarunicaSpoljaric, UNIDO ” Tim Hilger, UNCDF - ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 3 Figure 1. Figure and United Nations’ agencies United members of the programmes for Habitat III Team Task Nations One UNeffort Habitat IIIroadmapforthe Figure 2.

HABITAT III 4 • Over100UNurbantechnicalexpertsconvened • All 22IssuePaperspublishedonthewebsiteof • Shortversionof22IssuePapersdraftedby28 inform hisintensiontocreatetheUN Task Team. • A letterwassenttotheUnitedNationssystem • UN Task Team preparedandsubmittedalong and comprehensiveversionoftheIssuePapers by the Secretary-General oftheConferenceto by theSecretary-General UN agencies, funds, and programmesby30 Preparation forIssuePapers the Conference March 2015 New York, USA USA New York, Kenya Nairobi, USA New York, A USA New York, as otherrelevantresponsibilities. lead elaborationofHabitatIIIIssuePapersaswell • Subsequently, theUN Task Team wastaskedto New York.in 2015,January intheUnitedNationsHeadquarters • FirstUN Task Team meetingtookplaceon22 Habitat III preparatory process Habitat IIIpreparatory of theUnitedNationssystemasawholefor coordination wasadvisedtomobilizetheexpertise of resolution68/239, creationoftheinter-agency United Nationssystem, pursuanttoparagraph9 Development (A/CONF.226/PC.1/4) relatedtothe Conference onHousingandSustainableUrban Conference onPreparationsfortheUnitedNations ofthe • IntheReportofSecretary-General Team forHabitatIII(UN Task Team) his intentiontocreatetheUnitedNations Task oftheConferenceexpressed • Secretary-General Habitat III-PrepCom1 Committeeforthe First SessionofPreparatory well asstakeholderspublished onthewebsite • All writtencommentsfromMemberStates as nal IssuePapers inviting totransmittheir writtencommentsonthe oftheConference by theSecretary-General Member StatestotheUnitedNationsinNew York • LettersenttoeachPermanentMissionof Papers • Writeshop organizedto nalizeall22Issue Urban Agenda. New during theirdeliberationsinpreparationofthe inputs forconsiderationbyparticipatingStates asinformativetechnical are intendedtoserve issue papersaswelltheoutputsofpolicyunits (A/CONF.226/PC.2/6), acknowledgedthatthe • The adoptedresolutionanddecisions tat-III-Issue-Papers-and-Policy-Units_11-April.pdf http://habitat3.org/wp-content/uploads/Habi- • LinkfortheshortversionofIssuePapers: prepared bytheUN Task Team Environment presentedthe22IssuePapers RepresentativesofUN-HabitatandUN • Nairobi, Kenya Habitat III-PrepCom2 Committeeforthe Second SessionofPreparatory relevant knowledge, research, anddata. regional UrbanForums, aswellother available Nations, outcomesofnational, sub-regionaland sessions oftheregionalcommissionsUnited conferences onhousingandurbandevelopment, Reports, outcomesfromestablishedministerial among others, onavailableHabitatIIINational researches. The HabitatIIIRegionalReportsdrew, ve RegionalOf ces, and integratedbyrelevant Economic andSocialCommissionsUN-Habitat’s coordination with veUnitedNationsRegional Five HabitatIIIRegionalReportswerepreparedin A Development” Conference onHousingandSustainableUrban outcome documentoftheUnitedNations their deliberationsinpreparationofthe consideration byparticipatingStatesduring ser as theoutputsofpolicyunitsareintendedto “Acknowledging thattheIssuePapersaswell speci c issues. and sustainableurbandevelopment, basedon22 ndings byidentifyingresearchneedsonhousing and addressingsigni canturbanissuesgeneral system, arestock-takingdocumentshighlighting The IssuePapers, elaboratedbytheUnitedNations I Papers. expert knowledgefor nalizationoftheIssue writeshop tohavedepthdiscussionsandexchange remotely attended, gatheredatthefour-day from theUnitedNationssystem, eightofwhich A totalof51participantsfrom23differentagencies I ve asinformativetechnicalinputsfor ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 5 H III As a main input gathering exercise ten Expert for the Regional Reports, including online Group Meetings, were organized to consultations, discuss and gather speci c inputs. Under the overall coordination of the and with the Habitat III Secretariat, support of urban experts in given the respective ve regions, UN-Habitat Regional Of ces and United Nations Regional Economic and Social Commissions carried out the preparation of the Regional Reports. T T Weekly Updates started Team in UN Task Task April 2016 to weekly update the UN on what had happened and what’s Team coming up. T T Six thematic areas: Cohesion and Equity - Livable Cities Social I. moderated Frameworks, Urban II. moderated Development, Spatial III. moderated Urban Economy, IV. Environment Urban Ecology and V. During the preparatory of process and elaborating the Policy Papers, Agenda from negotiating the New Urban there had December 2015 to July 2016, been a total of nine Expert Group Meetings led by the United Nations System in ve different cities to discuss and bring their guidance and recommendations on the relevant thematic areas. Preparation for Habitat III Conference • Establishment of Special Sessions co-leaders and contributors • Seamless virtual meetings with all co-leaders to conceptualize respective sessions as well as nalize proposed list of speakers and moderators • Finalization of proposals of UN events and exhibitions at One UN Pavilion in line with the New Urban Agenda narratives • Finalization of proposals of Policy Dialogues and UN Bank, World UN-Habitat, with UNESCO, Environment Informal intergovernmental meetings • UN interventions through delivery of statements • UN comments on the Zero Draft of the New invited to provide language Agenda: Urban recommendations Informal Hearings with Local Authorities Informal Hearings with Local Associations • UN interventions through delivery of statements • Engagement in Regional and Thematic • Engagement in Regional and Advisory Board members as meetings through well as organization of side events Advisory UN • Engagement in Policy Units as as well as written Group per policy thematic area, comments given for Policy Paper Frameworks • Continued as Urban Dialogues moderators monthly meetings Team Task • UN Cross-Cutting Expert Group Team Task • 9 UN Meetings were held as advisory contributions to Policy Papers as well as Zero Draft of the New Urban Agenda A AT New York, USA AT USA New York, I apers. statements A statements general public UN rapporteurs 22 Issue P recommendations Habitat III – PrepCom3 Online thematic consultations Online thematic moderated by the UN Task Team Task moderated by the UN Agenda: invited to provide language Agenda: Informal Hearings with Stakeholders • UN interventions through delivery of • UN interventions through delivery of the framework of the UN Task Team, and Team, Task the framework of the UN • UN comments on the Draft New Urban opened the discussion to members of the • Organization of side and parallel events • Participate in and/or moderate the online Open-ended Informal Consultative Meetings • UN Task Team was called to both moderate Team Task • UN sessions and to wrap-up two-day sessions as • First Urban Dialogues was an initiative within • First Urban Dialogues was an • Habitat III Urban Dialogues hosted a series of • Habitat III Urban rst e-discussions related to six thematic areas related to six thematic areas rst e-discussions Urban Dialogue on the Habitat III website, which Urban Dialogue on the Habitat III website, Third Session of Preparatory the Committee for from July 6-31, 2015 after the elaboration of the from July 6-31, HABITAT III 6 lessons learnedandbestpracticesaswellnext • SuccessfulOneUNPavilionwith59events, Agenda asausefulopportunityaddressingurban • UNengagementinHigh-LevelRound Tables as the ImplementationofNewUrban Agenda by Meeting onUrbanCrime, GoodGovernance, and lead discussants, Assemblies, SpecialSessions • UNPrincipals’High-levelbrunchwithmayors steps ontheimplementationofNewUrban Meeting onUN-Habitat’s Action Frameworkfor • Engagementinphotoexhibitionsandvideos Meeting toevaluateresultsofthecoordinated • Post-HabitatIIIUN Task Team ExpertGroup • Post-HabitatIIICross-CuttingExpertGroup • Post-HabitatIIICross-CuttingExpertGroup exercise during2015and2016focusingon solutions andpartnershipswithintheUnited Sustainable DevelopmentbyUNODCand 15 UNexhibitionsand14 Talk withUN Adoption oftheNewUrbanAgenda Post-Habitat IIIandlegacyevents Habitat IIIConferenceinQuito Nations system. UN-Habitat UN-Habitat A shown New York, New York, New York, USA USA USA A ATI USA New York, France Paris, FAO Nutrition intoUrbanand Territorial Planningby Meeting onIntegratingFoodSecurityand • Post-HabitatIIICross-CuttingExpertGroup Agenda byUN-HabitatandHuairouCommission for SuccessfulImplementationoftheNewUrban Meeting onEngenderingNationalUrbanPolicies • Post-HabitatIIICross-CuttingExpertGroup Platform UN-ledQuitoImplementationPlanand • Dialogues Special Sessions, UN eventsaswellPolicy Preparationandsubmissionofreports • the GeneralAssemblyinNewYork. • New Urban Agenda andpost-HabitatIIIactivities • UN Task Team updatedontheresolutionof New York aftertheConference • FirstUN Task Team monthlymeetingheldin The NewUrbanAgendaapproved/endorsedby all tobeupdatedandcommunicate. during UN TaskTeamWhatsapp group T the Conferencetostayintouchwith group was created ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 7 Finalization of the Habitat III Issue Papers Finalization of the Habitat and on Habitat III prepared Team Task The United Nations version of the Issue Papers submitted a long and comprehensive The York. New in writeshop the at them finalize to 2015 May 15 by aimed to provide in-depth limit of 3,000, long version had a world issues relevant to the discussions review and analysis of specific the Secretariat organized Habitat III The Conference. of the after a meeting of the Bureau writeshop from 26 to 29 May 2015, of the Preparatory Committee on 18 May 2015. writeshop a the preliminaryBased on Papers, the Issue version of the 22 to finalize 2015 29 May to from 25 York New place in took of members 51 by remotely and person in attended Papers, Issue United Nations Habitat III from 23 different on Team Task the UN point for the The Issue Papers were the departing organizations. and constituted work of the Policy Units as background reference, the Habitat III the basis of the Special Sessions organized at Conference. facilitated inter- The process of developing the Issue Papers also system and its agency collaboration among the United Nations contribution to the Habitat III process. Member States were invited by the Secretary-General of the to the Habitat Conference to send comments on the Issue Papers the month of during Verbale III Secretariat in a written Note stakeholders for process consultative a by followed 2015, June “Urban Dialogues,” to comment and discuss the Papers via the Each Issue which fostered online debate and began in July 2015. including the Paper received comments from 13 Member States which were then and 11 stakeholder groups, European Union, published on the Conference website as requested by the Bureau and the Preparatory manner. Committee in a transparent The Habitat III Issue Papers were a compendium of summaryThe Habitat III Issue Papers key challenges, knowledge, and documents providing background the most significant urban topics to and recommendations on preparatorybe considered within the III process of the Habitat with 22 Issue Papers were developed, A total of Conference. co-leading, taking either a leading, the United Nations agencies The Issue Papers provided in-depth review or contributing role. of the and analysis of specific issues relevant to the discussions Conference. Papers One UN effort to develop the Habitat III Issue its Secretariat As part of the preparatory process of Habitat III, experts from coordinated with over 100 United Nations urban to prepare a and programmes funds, 28 different agencies, A preliminary Team. Task series of Issue Papers through the UN including background on each area version of draft Issue Papers, on next steps, and recommendations key challenges, analyzed, At March 2015. was submitted to the Habitat III Secretariat by 30 the first plenary meeting of the second session of the Preparatory UN-Habitat of representatives five 2015, April 14 on Committee the 22 Issue and a representative of UN Environment presented Team. Task Papers prepared by the UN of the The adopted resolution and decisions (A/CONF.226/PC.2/6) second session of the Preparatory Committee acknowledged and requested: the outputs of “Acknowledging that the issue papers as well as policy units are intended to serve as informative technical inputs deliberations their during States participating by consideration for in preparation of the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development Requests the Secretary-General Conference to make all of the United Nations in collaboration with relevant possible efforts, Nations United the of organizations other and agencies specialized website to publish all the issue papers on the Conference system, and provide and no later than 31 May 2015, as soon as possible, of availability the to subject papers, issue of the translations extrabudgetary to transmit States resources Invites participating to the Secretary-General written comments on of the Conference by the end preferably the final issue papers from the secretariat, be to process consultative the by followed be to 2015, June of and authorities local including stakeholders, involving undertaken be published in July 2015; all comments will their associations, on the Conference website immediately upon receipt by the Secretariat to ensure full transparency”. I. ISSUE PAPERS I. ISSUE HABITAT III 8 Issue Papers Writeshop Issue United Nations’Expertsfor Figure 3.

34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 UNISDR UNICRI UNHCR UN-Habitat UNFPA UNEP UNDP UNDESA UN Women OHCHR ITU IOM ILO FAO UN SYSTEM Glenn Dolcemascolo Duccio Mazarese John Solecki Patricia Holly Fernanda Lonardoni Kulwant Singh Juma Assiago Cecilia Andersson Laura Petrella Lowie Rosales-Kawasaki Marcus Mayr Remy Sietchiping Diana A.Lopez Robert Lewis-Lettington Imogen Howells Ananda Weliwita Marco Kamiya Gulelat Kebede Daniel Schensul Maaike Jansen Kalyan Keo Rajeev Issar Renata Rubian Kodjo Mensah-Abrampa Joseph D’Cruz Novero Minerva Jonas Rabinovitch Patricia Cortez Bahram Ghazi Kadiatou Sall-Beye Ioana Popp Chris Richter de Werna Edmundo Sudeshna Chowdhury FOCAL POINT ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 9 FOCAL POINT Andre Mader Makiko Taguchi Karim Hussein Mythili Menon Sharon Gil Dorine Dubois Patchett Lynne Marie-Ange Theobald Estrella Merlos Colleen Thouez Sarbuland Khan Maria del Rosario de la Fuente Johannes De Haan Vargas Ruben D. Cecilia Lopez y Royo Adriana Navarro-Sertich Suvi Huikuri UN SYSTEM CBD FAO IFAD ITU UNEP UNESCO UNITAR UNWTO UNODA UNODC UNOPS WHO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43

Participants in the writeshop online (remotely) Participants in the writeshop HABITAT III 10 World HealthOrganization(WHO) World Tourism Organization(UNWTO) United NationsEntityforGenderEqualityandtheEmpowermentof Women (UN Women) (UNOPS) United NationsOfficeforProjectServices United NationsOfficeonDrugsandCrime(UNODC) United NationsOfficeofDisarmament Affairs(UNODA) United NationsInstitutefor Training andResearch(UNITAR) United NationsOfficeforDisasterRiskReduction(UNISDR) United NationsInterregionalCrimeandJusticeResearchInstitute United NationsHighCommissionforRefugees(UNHCR) United NationsHumanSettlementsProgramme(UN-Habitat) United NationsPopulationFund(UNFPA) United NationsEducational, ScientificandCulturalOrganization United NationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEnvironment) United NationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP) United NationsDepartmentofEconomicandSocial Affairs (UNDESA) Office oftheHighCommissionerforHumanRights(OHCHR) International Telecommunication Union(ITU) International OrganizationforMigration(IOM) International LaborOrganization(ILO) International Fundfor Agricultural Development(IFAD) Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO) Convention onBiologicalDiversity(CBD) participated intheIssuePapersWriteshop List ofUnitedNationsagencieswho (UNESCO) (UNICRI) ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 11 • Abu Dhabi Thematic Meeting on Sustainable Energy and Thematic Meeting Abu Dhabi • and IRENA Moderated by UN-Habitat Cities: Urban Financing on Meeting Thematic • Mexico City de Centro and UN-Habitat by Moderated Development: Chile Estudios Publicos, Moderated on Public Spaces: Thematic Meeting • Barcelona Centre of Contemporaryby OHCHR and the Barcelona Culture Secretary/ Jurythe of Public Urban for Prize European the of Barcelona Space, OHCHR Thematic Meeting on Informal Settlements: • Pretoria and UN-Habitat Authorities and intergovernmental 6 - 20 May 2016 – Local informal meetings intergovernmental and Stakeholders – 2016 June 10 - May 30 informal meetings 13 June – 1 July 2016 – Informal intergovernmental meetings Surabaya of advance in Dialogue Online 2016 – July – 27 11 PrepCom3 Open-ended Informal Consultative Meetings: 25 - 29 April 2016 25 - 29 Open-ended Informal Consultative Meetings: Moderated by UN-Habitat and UNOPS - 27 6 May Agenda: Urban Dialogues on the Draft New Urban July 2016 the New Urban Three online dialogues on the Zero Draft of intersessional Agenda ran in advance of and in parallel with the two on focus special a with 2016, July to May from process Commitments for Sustainable Transformative The main topics: A fourth Urban Development and Effective Implementation. was on the Draft which ran 11 - 27 July 2016, online dialogue, based on inputs and which was prepared Agenda, New Urban and which was the basis negotiations throughout those meetings, of negotiations at PrepCom3. UN-Habitat, UNDP, UNCDF, ILO, All the above were moderated by: and UNOPS UNITAR, Urban Dialogues are available at: http://habitat3.org/the-new-urban-agenda/preparatory-process/ urban-dialogues/ Urban Dialogue Summary at: Reports are available http://habitat3.org/the-new-urban-agenda/documents/urban- dialogue-reports/ I. Social Cohesion and Equity - Livable Cities, moderated by Social Cohesion and Equity - Livable Cities, I. IOM and UNDP moderated by UNDP and UN-Habitat Urban Frameworks, II. moderated by UN-Habitat Spatial Development, III. moderated by ILO and UN-Habitat Urban Economy, IV. by UN-Habitat moderated and Environment, Ecology Urban V. moderated by UN- and Basic Services, Urban Housing VI. Habitat Moderated Thematic Meeting on Civic Engagement: Tel-Aviv • by UNDP and Porter School for Environmental and Social Aviv University Tel Studies, Areas: Thematic Meeting on Metropolitan • Montreal Moderated by Montreal Metropolitan Community (MMC) and the Habitat III Secretariat Intermediate Cities: Thematic Meeting on • Cuenca Universidad Architecture, School of Moderated by UN-Habitat, and the Habitat III Secretariat Ecuador, Azuay, del In order to streamline information and knowledge sharing, the and knowledge sharing, In order to streamline information from July 2015 Dialogues” “Urban Habitat III Secretariat launched that provided the public with a space as a new online platform engaged with the preparatoryto stay informed and be process This Agenda on a transparent manner. towards the New Urban and consultative platform by diverse, further built an inclusive, and key stakeholders, partners, bringing all Member States, and exchange the United Nations system together to share and discussions. information, knowledge, to the public Urban Dialogues provided a variety of virtual spaces Issue Papers as thematic to discuss urban issues related to: New Draft the and Process; Intersessional the consultations; the United Nations Team, Task Through the UN Agenda. Urban on a voluntarysystem was invited to moderate these e-discussions United Nations agencies A total of 28 moderators from nine basis. The volunteered to open and moderate the online discussions. role in leading United Nations moderators played an essential and ensuring an inclusive and and coordinating the Dialogues, focused discussion on each relevant thematic area. for Urban Dialogues United Nations Moderators 6 – 31 July 2015 Thematic Consultations: series of first The Habitat III Urban Dialogues hosted a 2015 6-31July, e-discussions related to six thematic areas from The Dialogues were after the elaboration of the 22 Issue Papers. Team Task an initiative within the framework of the United Nations These six urban themes were: on Habitat III. Thematic Meetings II. URBAN DIALOGUES II. URBAN HABITAT III 12 20 expertsperPolicyUnitwerealsoselected, includingatleast support totheworkofPolicyUnits. Further, amaximumof lead organizations also contributed technical, financial, or in-kind frameworks, anddiversityintheirconstituencygroups. These in other intergovernmental processes and/or global development the specifictopicofPolicyUnit, participation, andengagement were selectedbasedontheirexpertiseinthesubjectareagiven A total of 20 appointed lead organizations, two perPolicy Unit, Urban Agenda. CommitteeinpreparingtheZeroDraftofNew Preparatory stakeholders, to the work to be undertaken by the Bureau of the inputs frombroadregionalandthematicconsultationsamongall policy recommendationswhichmaycontribute, togetherwiththe by MemberStateswithagoaloffacilitatingtheelaboration composed ofsuitablyqualified technicalexpertsnominated Committee.the Bureau of the Preparatory The Policy Units were geographical representationwasdoneincloseconsultationwith based onthesetcriteriasuchasexpertise, genderbalanceand other regionalandinternationalbodies. A selectionprocess academia, national, andlocalgovernments, civilsociety, and well asstakeholders’organizations, includingexpertsfrom Over 700nominationswerereceivedfromMemberStatesas Stakeholders werealsoinvitedtonominateexperts. of theUnitedNationstosupportworkPolicyUnits. Dr. JoanClossentanofficialletterencouragingMemberStates for equitablegeographicalrepresentationandgenderbalance, nominated technicalexpertsandothers, andguidedbytheneed select technicalexperts, keepingabalancebetweenGovernment- the ConferenceandpursuanttorequestbyMemberStates Kenya. On8May2015, of inhiscapacityasSecretary-General Settlements Programme(UN-Habitat), in April 2015inNairobi, Committee heldatheadquartersoftheUnitedNationsHuman work ofthePolicyUnitsatsecondsessionPreparatory subsequently calleduponparticipatingStatestosupportthe Committee.first sessionofthePreparatory MemberStates of tenPolicyUnitsfromOctobertoDecember2014afterthe Committeeproposedtheconvening The BureauofthePreparatory III. POLICYUNITS Urban Agenda. oriented recommendations for the implementation of the New implementation oftheNewUrban Agenda; andtodevelopaction- Agenda, aswellthepolicyprioritiesandcriticalissuesfor including thestructuralandpolicyconstraints, oftheNewUrban Ten PolicyUnitsweretaskedwithidentifyingthechallenges, but alsobasedonindependentexpertknowledge. Nations intergovernmentalprocessestobenotonlyinformedby, and Policy Papers sets a pioneering precedent for future United development. The exercisethatwascarriedoutwithPolicyUnits may findusefulintheirworkonhousingandsustainableurban resource of informationand knowledge that various urban actors Agenda. They arealsopartoftheHabitatIIIlegacyandavaluable a keypartoftheformulationZeroDraftNewUrban asofficialinputstotheHabitatIIIprocessandwere Papers served Policy PapersarethefinaloutcomeofUnits’work. The particular issuesregardingsustainableurbandevelopment. The learned; anddevelopindependentpolicyrecommendationson art researchandanalysis;identifygoodpracticelessons The HabitatIIIPolicyUnitssoughttoexplorestate-of-the- Countries aswell. youth. EachPolicyUnithadrepresentativesfromLeastDeveloped one expertingenderissues, aswelloneonchildrenand Urban Agenda. also inthenextphase, theimplementationofNew lead uptoHabitatIII. Itshouldbecontinuedinsomeform and elaborationofcommonviewsapproachesinthe “ The UN Task Team providedausefulvenueforexchange ” Martina Otto, UNEnvironment ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 13 The second was to participate in United Nations Advisory Groups The second was to participate in United Nations their expertise These were invited to draw on to the Policy Units. with their to guide and comment on the Policy Paper Frameworks, and co-leads for feedback transmitted to the Policy Units’ experts Appendix 2 shows the inclusion in finalization of the Policy Papers. contributed to the which Team Task matrix with the list of the UN Appendix 3. Issues Papers as well as the Policy Units in Policy Paper Frameworks were submitted by the Policy Units to and final Policy the Habitat III Secretariat by 31 December 2015, Papers were submitted by 29 February 2016. Information regarding the Policy Units as well as the full Policy Papers are available at: http://habitat3.org/the-new-urban-agenda/preparatory-process/ policy-units/ The themes for the Policy Units: The themes for the Policy Units: All and Cities for The Right to the City, 1. Socio-Cultural Urban Framework 2. National Urban Policies 3. Development Capacity and Institutional Urban Governance, 4. Municipal Finance and Local Fiscal Systems 5. Land Market and Segregation Urban Spatial Strategy: 6. Urban Economic Development Strategy 7. Urban Ecology and Resilience 8. Technology Urban Services and 9. Housing Policies 10. Advisory Groups the United Nations system and Co-leads by Units for Policy The United Nations system was involved in the Policy Units’ The first was to assign United Nations exercise in two ways. UNESCO co-led As such, Policy Units. of the as co-leads agencies Policy Unit 2 on the Socio-Cultural Urban Framework with Institut Africain de Gestion Urbaine (IAGU); UN-Habitat co-led Policy Unit 3 on National Urban Policies with the Organisation for Economic Bank co-led World the Co-operation and Development (OECD), with Systems Local Fiscal and Finance Municipal Unit 5 on Policy the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy; and UN Environment co-led Policy Unit 8 on Urban Ecology and Resilience with the Rockefeller Foundation. HABITAT III 14 Sustainable Cities in partnership with the Hangzhou Municipal UNESCO organizedtheInternational ConferenceonCulturefor by UNESCO(Hangzhou, 10-12December2015) Conference on International “Culture forSustainable Cities” cities. security, land, genderperspectives, health, safercitiesandsmart the specificthematic issues: culture, water, human rights, food in personandremotelyfromthedifferentregionstodiscuss Meetings brought a large number of experts together to meet Altogether, theUN Task Team’s Cross-cuttingExpertGroup the followingleadingUNagencies, inchronologicalorder: Nine Cross-cuttingExpertGroupMeetingswereco-organizedby recommendations ontherelevantthematicareas. to allowfordetaileddiscussionsandbringtheirguidance Meetings led by the United Nations system in five different cities 2015 toJuly2016, therehadbeenatotalofnineExpertGroup Papers, and negotiating the New Urban Agenda from November States. processofelaboratingthePolicy Duringthepreparatory Committee,the Bureau of the Preparatory as well as Member in ordertoproviderecommendationsthePolicyUnitexperts, UN Task Team toproposeCross-cuttingExpertGroupMeetings the HabitatIIIPolicyUnits, theHabitatIIISecretariatinvited In theHabitatIII Policy Units’frameworkforthePapersby MEETINGS IV. EXPERTGROUP UNECE (Geneva, 21July2016) • DrivingSmartSustainableCities Worldwide byITUand Safer CitiesProgramme(Geneva, 6-8July2016) • SaferCitiesandtheNewUrban Agenda byUN-Habitat July 2016) • Health Across theNewUrban Agenda by WHO (Paris, 6 Women andUN-Habitat(New York, 5June2016) • GenderPerspectivesoftheNewUrban Agenda byUN 2 -3June2016) its platform, theGlobalLand Tool Network(GLTN) (New York, • LandandtheNewUrban Agenda byUN-HabitatLandand 12 May2016) • IntegratingFoodintoUrbanPlanningbyFAO (New York, May 2016) • HumanRightsandHabitatIIIbyOHCHR(New York, 3-4 (Barcelona, 2016) 1February Global Water Operators’Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA) • Waters intheHabitatIIINewUrban Agenda byUN-Habitat Cities” byUNESCO(Hangzhou, 10-12December2015) • InternationalConferenceon “Culture forSustainable the urbanspace. risks, guaranteeingwatersecurity, andupholding humanrightsin cities iscriticalforsafeguardingpublic health, minimizingdisaster storm watermanagement. Taking aholisticapproachtowatersin and discharge, recyclingandreuse, rechargeandrecovery, and abstraction, transportationanddistribution, collection, treatment including thecentralareasofwaterresourcesprotection, waters management relates to a range of interrelated services, water, stormwater, reused water, andrecreationalwater. Urban residing in cities, including all water sources, piped water, waste Urban watersrefertoalltypesofwaterflowingthroughand accessible andaffordable, inparticularforvulnerablepopulations. be universally it was critical that water and sanitation services Development Goals. To drivethisprogressiveurbanagenda, and sustainablecitiesthatarecalledforintheSustainable development andisessentialtotheinclusive, safe, resilient, These recommendations recognized that wateris an engine for Goals, adoptedintheresolution 70/1 on25September, 2015. 64/292 on28July, 2010, andtheSustainableDevelopment Sanitation, adoptedbytheUNGeneral Assembly intheresolution agreements articulatedintheHumanRightto Water and recommendations reaffirmedanddrewfromtheinternational which isfundamentaltothehealthandequityofcities. These the HabitatIIIprocessonintegratedurbanwatermanagement, The meetingoffered a seriesofstrategic recommendations to to provide inputs on the role of waters in the New Urban Agenda. The Cross-cuttingExpertGroupMeetingwasheldinBarcelona (Barcelona, 2016) 1February Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA) Waters intheHabitatIIINew Urban Agenda by UN-Habitat the NewUrban Agenda. for SustainableDevelopmentandasrecommendationstowards policy-makers, aspartoftheimplementation2030 Agenda concluded nine key recommendationsforgovernments and resilient, inclusiveandsustainablecitiesaswell. The Conference collective intelligenceofpeople. These arepre-conditionsforsafe, industries, andanunderstandingoftheinnateimagination Agenda fullyintegrateculturalheritage, culturalandcreative importance. ItwasthereforerecommendedthattheNewUrban culturally sensitiveurbandevelopmentparadigmsisoftheutmost challenges, workingtowardsinclusive, people-centredand given thetoday’s criticalenvironmental, social, andeconomic elaboration of an effective New Urban Agenda. At the Conference, regarding theroleofcultureinsustainabledevelopmentand implementation ofthe2030 Agenda forSustainableDevelopment People’s Governmenttoformulaterecommendationsforthe ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 15 with consideration of the need to identify new approaches identify new approaches of the need to with consideration priority actions of the meeting were: Outcomes to urban law. advocacy of land the messaging and at strengthening aimed agreed upon; innovative urban Agenda were in the New Urban that can be scaled up to address land management practices were identified; consensus on the urbanization challenges regulatoryimportance of legal and frameworks as a precondition urbanization were elaborated; to produce value-generating effective and locally relevant legal and priority actions to promote were agreed upon; and a summaryinstitutional frameworks of and recommendations to be used conclusions, the key messages, of the role of land and its for advocacy and awareness-raising in the context of Habitat III were legal and institutional framework produced. Agenda by Gender Perspectives of the New Urban 5 June 2016) York, and UN-Habitat (New Women UN Expert Group the Cross-Cutting Agenda, In line with 2030 aimed Agenda Urban New the of Perspectives Gender on Meeting equality and to draw attention to the need to ensure that gender the New empowerment is placed front and center in women’s Agenda was The Zero Draft of the New Urban Agenda. Urban and the experts identified gender gaps and drew reviewed, equality, concrete recommendations for integrating gender rights issues to be provided empowerment and women’s women’s gender equality to Member States to further strengthen the The meeting developed a set Agenda. language on the New Urban the of Draft Zero the for message and recommendations key of advocacy for joint a plan produced It further Agenda. New Urban contributions and responsibilities clear with opportunities, and from various partners was addressed as well. WHO Agenda by Across the New Urban Health 6 July 2016) (Paris, health issues This meeting aimed to articulate how a focus on sustainable and and the health sector can contribute to building and promote the inclusion of health in the New healthy cities, There was limited reference to health in Habitat Agenda. Urban the possibility which implies III documentation and discussions, that overlooks risks to Agenda of formulating the New Urban families leads to unexpected health costs to individuals, health, prevent the main and misses opportunities to and health systems, It was causes of poor health through the choice of sector policies. a useful opportunity to propose texts for inclusion in the Zero for a background and an outline Agenda, Draft of the New Urban report summarizing the evidence on how health can contribute to WHO and by the to be developed sustainable urban development, The meeting addressed extensive evidence of linkages partners. as experience in as well between health and urban development, to help in order taking action for urban health and sustainability, identify key entry health inputs to the New points and focus for Urban Agenda. Human Rights and Habitat III by OHCHR and Habitat III by Human Rights 3 - 4 May 2016) York, (New force if it transformative may only have a positive Urbanization Agenda New Urban The rights. human and promotes respects to advance and further develop a offers a unique opportunity that socially inclusive, is sustainable, system of urbanization that and discrimination in all its forms, combats promotes equality, communities to make cities a place empowers individuals and where people can live in security, all, of equal opportunity for Expert Group Meeting The Cross-cutting and dignity. peace, the importance of the experts to discuss brought together leading and the human rights-based approach integration of human rights to the their application and to sustainable urban development reinforced also experts The practice. in processes urbanization Agenda through human rights as a key pillar of the New Urban Placing the development of key messages and recommendations. Agenda and building human rights at the core of the New Urban Agenda for on the recent international commitments of the 2030 lives of billions Sustainable Development would help improve the worldwide. FAO Food into Urban Planning by Integrating 12 May 2016) York, (New provided The Cross-cutting Expert Group Meeting food within the recommendations for appropriately positioning The meeting also was an opportunity for Agenda. New Urban knowledge and experiences with the objective of sharing ideas, Urban New the operationalizing for means and priorities identifying Development Agenda in a way that integrates the Sustainable concluded The meeting Goals and other international processes. i) developing an overall outcome summary with the outcomes: the Zero Draft report including a list of key recommendations for Agenda; ii) stocktaking on how to integrate of the New Urban iii) and, food-related aspects in urban and territorial planning; across creating the basis for establishing active engagement and territorial major disciplines and groups involved in urban development and planning for food system and agriculture. UN-Habitat Land and Agenda by Land and the New Urban (New (GLTN) Network Tool the Global Land its platform, 2 - 3 June 2016) York, Strengthening key messaging around the clear articulation of land and its legal and institutional framework within the context the Cross-cutting Expert Group Agenda, of the New Urban in partnership with the French Ministry of Foreign Meeting, solicit support sought to Affairs and International Development, in strengthening the linkages between land and its legal and The meeting institutional framework in the context of Habitat III. and priority challenges also identified critical land related issues, action areas for advancing the global common land agenda within strategies identified and urbanization, of sustainable context the and pathways for strengthening messaging and advocacy on the role of land in the process of sustainable urbanization in different The action-oriented recommendations for strengthening regions. Agenda were developed the land dimension in the New Urban HABITAT III 16 Agenda. within U4SSCtobesubmittedascontributionstheNewUrban Cities Initiative(U4SSC)aswellinputsfromtheworkconducted Agenda, along with key inputs to the United for Smart Sustainable recommendations for the implementation of the New Urban guidelines, standards, keyperformanceindicators, andpolicy towards theHabitatIIIConference. Itidentifiedtheprinciples, follow-up and review, and identified opportunities foradvocacy Urban Agenda, inparticularitschaptersonimplementationand smart sustainablecitiesapproachesintheZeroDraftofNew discussed experts’concreterecommendationsforintegratingthe be placedatthecenterinNewUrban Agenda. The meeting establishment ofsmartsustainablecitiesworldwidewhichshould The Cross-CuttingExpertGroupMeetingpromotedthe UNECE (Geneva, 21 July2016) Driving SmartSustainableCities Worldwide by ITUand best practices. the foundationforSaferCityGuidelines, includingasetof Habitat IIISaferCitiesSpecialEventinQuito, Ecuadortoprovide Urban Agenda discussedatthemeetingwaspresentedduring security withinthecontextofimplementation of theNew messages and technical recommendations on urban safety and the safetydimensioninNewUrban Agenda. A setofkey developed action-oriented recommendations for strengthening safety agendawithin the contextofsustainable urbanization, and challenges, andpriorityactionareasforadvancingtheglobal policies. The meetingidentifiedcriticalsafetyrelatedissues, essential component of city growthstrategies and national urban making and enhance integrated local government action as an wide GuidelinesonSaferCitiestodriveinformedpublicpolicy- New Urban Agenda discussingthedevelopmentofUNsystem- III. Itaimedtopushforwardanimplementationplatformforthe processofHabitat cross-cutting perspectiveintothepreparatory meeting ofexpertsandpractitionerstoreviewsafercitiesfroma UN-Habitat Safer Cities Programme convened an inter-agency Cities Programme (Geneva, 6-8July2016) Safer CitiesandtheNewUrban Agenda by UN-HabitatSafer ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 17 • 25 - 29 April: Open-ended Informal Consultative Meetings Open-ended Informal Consultative April: • 25 - 29 IOM and UN-Habitat Statements: UNCDF and UN-Habitat, ILO, Wrap-up: UN Rapporteurs for UNDP Authorities Informal Hearings with Local • 16 - 17 May: Associations FAO Statements: Informal Intergovernmental Meetings • 18 - 20 May: Closed meetings Informal Hearings with Stakeholders • 6 - 7 June: Closed meetings Informal Intergovernmental Meetings • 8 - 10 June: Closed meetings Informal Intergovernmental Meetings • 27 June – 1 July: Closed meetings Informal Intergovernmental Meetings • 7 - 9 September: Closed meetings compiled for the first three iterations and submitted to the co- the to submitted and iterations three first the for compiled Volume (See also the negotiations. facilitators of the Conference for more details) Agenda on the New Urban statements make to able also was system United Nations The during the consultations from the floor. Preparatory Committees in Resolution 67/216, Assembly, The United Nations General decided to establish a preparatory to carry committee out the of States Member all to open Conference the for preparations agencies and and members of specialized the United Nations, The Preparatory Agency. Atomic Energy of the International had three following the same resolution, Committee (PrepCom), and PrepCom3 before PrepCom2, meetings such as PrepCom1, in October Ecuador, the opening of the Conference in Quito, for procedures Nations United established the Following 2016. Preparatorythe of Bureau the conference, inter-governmental an Committee was established as the Member States’ representation preparatorythe of coordination the for the towards process composed of ten members. Habitat III Conference, V. INTERSESSIONAL V. INTERSESSIONAL PROCESS the Open-ended InformalUnited Nations’ role at York in New Consultative Meetings for the preparatoryAligned with the vision process and for the efficient, inclusive, an in out carried be to Conference III Habitat in its Assembly, the General manner, and improved effective, Open-ended decided to organize five-day A/70/210, resolution of the Zero Informal Consultative Meetings before the submission Agenda in order to provide an opportunity Draft of the New Urban Policy Units and for feedback on the conclusions of the Habitat III As part of the Intersessional Thematic meetings. the Regional and the Secretary-Generalwere convened by the Policy Units Process, April 2016 at the United Nations of the Conference from 25 to 29 The meetings brought together over York. Headquarters in New relevant stakeholders, 500 participants representing governments, more and the United Nations system, international organizations, co-leads from than 120 of which were Policy Unit experts and presenters, moderators, as participating organizations respective and panelists over the period of five-day consultations. regional on: The meeting was organized with daily themes urban for sustainable transformative commitments perspectives; to enhance development; effective implementation; and how co-leads played While the Policy Unit means of implementation. interventionsa role in organizing and leading their respective was Team Task the UN with the experts at each panel discussion, wrap-up two-day called to both moderate sessions in person, and to participate sessions as the United Nations rapporteurs, the Habitat III in and/or moderate the online Urban Dialogue on which opened the discussion to members of the general website, (See also Urban Dialogues) public. United Nations’ comments on Zero Draft was circulated among key Agenda The Zero Draft New Urban stakeholders in various iterations in order to collect feedback which would then be discussed at the next intergovernmental was invited to provide substantive Team The UN task negotiations. language inputs and recommendations four times - twice on the 6 May and Agenda (published on Zero Drafts of the New Urban Agenda (18 July), once on the Draft New Urban 18 June 2016), and once on the Surabaya (PrepCom3) Draft of the New Urban Agenda (28 July 2016). inputs and substantive language For the first three, were agency UN participating each from recommendations given the late stage in the negotiations, For the latter, collected. bullet points, in the shape of one or two only key missing points, A matrix of language recommendations was were requested. HABITAT III 18 agencies: weredeliveredbythefollowingUN Statements attheplenary agencies participatedinthemeeting: process atthenationalandregionallevels. The followingUN III Conference, includingthePrepComs, andtheengagement September 2015toexchangeontheroadmapforHabitat At thePrepCom1, theinteragencymeetingwasheldon15 York from Wednesday, 17to Thursday, 18September2014. Habitat III was held at the United Nations headquarters in New Committee(PrepCom1)of The firstsessionofthePreparatory PrepCom1 at the plenary weredeliveredbythefollowingUNagencies: at theplenary Kenya, from Tuesday, 14to Thursday, 16 April 2015. Statements of HabitatIIIwasheldattheUN-HabitatheadquartersinNairobi, Committee(PrepCom2) The secondsessionofthePreparatory PrepCom2 agencies: weredeliveredbythefollowingUN Statements attheplenary Grand CityConvexSurabaya. Wednesday, 27 July 2016 at the Convention and Exhibition Hall Habitat IIIwasheldinSurabaya, Indonesia, fromMonday, 25to Committee(PrepCom3)of The thirdsessionofthePreparatory PrepCom3 ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 19 Regional implementation of the New Urban Agenda of the New Urban Regional implementation highlights the important role of regional Agenda The New Urban those of implementation; specifically, organizations in its effective to enhance coordination in achieving an the United Nations system, in effect, sustainable urban development, integrated approach to Agenda across of the New Urban mainstreaming the implementation provides a vital bridge between The regional level the global level. agendas. global frameworks and national and local development positioned to The United Nations Regional Commissions are uniquely commitments mobilize regional consensus and to facilitate regional Agenda, Urban the New of implementation to the regards with into regional supporting the translation of global commitments implementation actions. Agenda must also The regional implementation of the New Urban Agenda the 2030 be directly connected to the implementation of overall the for critical be will it and Development, Sustainable for Goals, success towards achieving the Sustainable Development resilient and safe, particularly Goal 11 on making cities inclusive, Commissions have explicit The United Nations Regional sustainable. Agenda the 2030 and implicit mandates through commitments with to assist Member States in integrating Development, for Sustainable in their local the three dimensions of sustainable development Regional Commissions provide technical support for the agendas. through effectively Sustainable Development Goals implementation effective leveraging implementation mechanisms and by facilitating follow up and review of progress. Development Sustainable for Fora Regional the of establishment The has also provided the United Nations Regional Commissions with a convening power that cuts across all elements of sustainable development and brings together government agencies from These regional fora provide an many sectors and disciplines. institutionalized mechanism for the effective regional follow up and Given the close synergies that can Agenda. review of the 2030 Development Sustainable Agenda’s the 2030 made between be United the Agenda, Urban the New of those with targets and Goals Nations Regional Commissions are well equipped to capitalize on their regional mandates for the benefit of regional follow up and Agenda. implementation of the New Urban have already the United Nations Regional Commissions In addition, started working on supporting the implementation of the New Urban Agenda by identifying key areas for intervention and the kind of support which needs to be extended to their respective Member States. A regional roadmap illustrates the process towards Habitat III A regional roadmap illustrates and activities to be conducted in key outputs, with its objectives, It was crucial and engagement. light of the regional preparations regional knowledge and experiences in to capture and reflect Habitat III offered Agenda. New Urban the development of the discuss emerging challenges at the a unique opportunity to towns and and global levels on how cities, regional, national, role as drivers of villages are planned and managed to fulfil their and to shape the implementation of the sustainable development, New Urban Agenda. The preparatory process for Habitat III that led to the formulation, Urban New the of adoption subsequent and negotiation, inputs and Agenda was a global process that strived to gather groups from recommendations from a wide range of constituent the global approach to the However, different geographic areas. preparatory process was integrated with regional and national perspectives context-based leverage to order in dimensions Agenda and take into consideration regional of the New Urban the exercise of gathering In particular, and country specificities. through the regional level mobilization and inputs took place that issued organization of four Habitat III Regional Meetings official participants’ declarations. UN- and Commissions Regional Nations United the of Role Habitat Regional Offices an important The United Nations Regional Commissions played together with by leading, role in the preparation for Habitat III, the regional consultative Offices, the UN-Habitat Regional Reports that servedthe Regional coordinating process and as All Habitat III Regional Reports Agenda. inputs to the New Urban benefited from extensive consultation with Member States and respective Habitat and were presented in relevant stakeholders, III Regional Meetings. All the United Nations Regional Commissions brought together regional organized urban experts and regional stakeholders, UN the in participated actively and meetings, and consultations meetings and preparatory conferences for Habitat Team Task The recommendations from the Regional Reports and III. Regional Commissions engagements in the preparatory process of the content and focus to the to a large extent, contributed, substantive and guided and also stimulated Agenda New Urban sustainable, regional discussions on issues pertinent to inclusive, and resilient urbanization. safe, VI. REGIONAL VI. REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT HABITAT III 20 VII. REGIONALREPORTS and data. Forums, as well as other available relevant knowledge, research, Nations, outcomesofnational, sub-regional, andregionalUrban development, sessions of the regional commissions of the United established ministerialconferencesonhousingandurban reports availableatthetimeofpreparations, outcomesfrom The RegionalReportsdrew, amongothers, onHabitat IIInational shared withalltheregionalteams. Regional ReportswerepreparedbytheHabitatIIISecretariatand the workshop, theguidelinesforpreparationofHabitatIII Nations Headquarterson5and6March2015. As aresultof discussed duringaworkshopheldinNew York attheUnited according toasharedmethodologyandoutlinestructure Commissions carriedoutthepreparationofRegionalReports five UN-HabitatRegionalOfficesandUnitedNations with supportofurbanexpertsingivenregions, therespective Under theoverallcoordinationofHabitatIIISecretariat, and the-new-urban-agenda/preparatory-process/regions/ Please refertotheregionsforHabitatIIIathttp://habitat3.org/ Commissions. to thegeographicalmandateofUnitedNationsRegional were mainlybasedontheregionalgroupingofcountriesaligned on theHabitat Agenda. The fiveregionstakenintoconsideration (1996), andIstanbul+5regionalsynthesisontheachievements progress made inimplementing the commitments from HabitatII development acrosseachofthefivemainregions, includingthe challenges, andprioritiesinhousingsustainableurban Reports werestructuredidentifyingmajortrends, opportunities, inputs totheHabitatIIIprocess. To thisend, theRegional Habitat IIIRegionalReportswastoprovideregionalknowledge process’conceptualframework,preparatory theobjectiveof Included inthe “Knowledge” dimensionoftheHabitatIII process[A/CONF.226/PC.1/4].officially linkedtothepreparatory 2014, wherethepreparationoffiveRegionalReportswas Committee held in New Preparatory York on17-18September The principlewasfurtherarticulatedatthefirstsessionof sub-regional organizations, process. fortheHabitatIIIpreparatory commissions, andofotherrelevantinternational, regionaland of theUnitedNationssystemasawhole, includingtheregional oftheConferencetomobilizeexpertise Secretary-General December 2013inwhichtheGeneral Assembly Requeststhe UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/68/239 adoptedon27 The preparationoftheHabitatIIIRegionalReportsbuildson ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 21 ” Amie Figueiredo, UNECE Amie Figueiredo, The UN Task Team was an essential part of the success Team Task The UN “ of Habitat III. The UN family grew stronger through the of Habitat III. knowledge- and collaboration greater fostered and process sharing that will in turn assist in the implementation and Agenda. achievement of the New Urban Expert Group Meetings for Africa Meetings for Expert Group 18 January 2016 Ethiopia, Ababa, Addis EGM1 21-22 January 2016 Ethiopia, Ababa, Addis EGM2 Asia and the Pacific for Expert Group Meetings 27-28 January 2016 Thailand, EGM 1 Bangkok, for the UNECE Region Expert Group Meetings 29 May 2015 Italy, EGM 1 Milano, 8–10 July 2015 Switzerland, EGM 2 Geneva, 21-22 September 2015 Belgium, EGM 3 Brussels, America and the Caribbean for Latin Expert Group Meetings 2-4 December 2015 Paraguay, Asuncion, EGM1 2015 14-15 December Barbados, EGM2 Bridgetown, Region Arab Expert Group Meetings for the experts and United Nations agencies (online) E-consultation, 21–27 September 2015 January11-12 Egypt, Cairo, agencies, Nations United and Experts 2016 22-23 February 2016 Lebanon, Beirut, Finalization workshop, discussed in Advance drafts of the five Regional Reports were several events during the preparatory process and launched at a Preparatory the of session third the during event side Committee informing the Indonesia in July 2016, Meeting held in Surabaya, on the discussions during the intergovernmental negotiations The Regional Reports were Agenda. Zero Draft of the New Urban and after being officially delivered to the Habitat III Secretariat documents background of the official made part were edited, the Habitat III After of the Habitat III Conference held in Quito. the five Regional Reports were translated into the six Conference, United Nations languages. The Habitat III Regional Reports are available at http://habitat3.org/the-new-urban-agenda/documents/regionalreports/ 1. Urban Trends: Urbanization and Development Trends from Trends Urbanization and Development Trends: Urban 1. 1996 to 2016 (emerging issues and challenges) Urbanization and Economy 2. Urbanization and Social Equity 3. including climate change Urbanization and Environment, 4. Urbanization and Governance 5. Conclusion and Recommendations (policy-oriented), 6. including the main pillars of urban planning and design; urban economy; urban legislation and institutions Habitat III Regional Report for Africa Report for Habitat III Regional Africa (ROAf) for UN-Habitat Regional Office Africa (UNECA) for UN Economic Commission Asia and the Pacific for Habitat III Regional Report Asia and Pacific (ROAP) for UN-Habitat Regional Office Asia and the Pacific Commission for UN Economic and Social (UNESCAP) for the UNECE Region Habitat III Regional Report for Europe UN-Habitat Liaison Office for Europe (UNECE) UN Economic Commission Region Arab Habitat III Regional Report for the Arab States (ROAS) UN Habitat Regional Office for the (UNESCWA) Asia Western for Commission Social and Economic UN the America and Report for Latin Regional Habitat III Caribbean Caribbean the and America Latin for Office Regional UN-Habitat (ROLAC) America and the Caribbean UN Economic Commission for Latin (UNECLAC) it was decided that the structure of the At the substantive level, the five regions Regional Reports was to be consistent across such as and covering the three dimensions of sustainability spatial vis-à-vis reviewed environmental, and economic, social, legislations and urban policies, development and urban form, The final section of the reports provides among others. institutions, with the main conclusions and policy-oriented recommendations The Agenda. objective to inform the formulation of the New Urban are listed below: main chapters proposed for the Regional Reports Expert Group Meetings for Habitat III Regional Reports As a main input gathering exercise for the Regional Reports, consultations, including online several Expert Group Meetings, were organized to discuss and gather specific inputs from experts and stakeholders in coordination with respective United Nations Regional Regional Economic Commissions and UN-Habitat’s The Expert Group Meetings for the Habitat III Regional Offices. as Reports took place between May 2015 and January 2016, listed below. HABITAT III 22 formulation oftheNewUrban Agenda. and relevanttopics, issuedthematicrecommendations for the A totalofseven Thematic Meetings, whichwerebasedonspecific the entirespectrumofproposedNewUrban Agenda. consensus reached attheregionallevelonaspecifictopicor Four Regional Meetings gathered recommendations reflecting a inputs totheZeroDraftofNewUrban Agenda. from theRegionaland Thematic meetingswereconsideredofficial in theformofafinalparticipants’declaration. Finaldeclarations priorities fortheNewUrban Agenda andpolicyrecommendations level meetingsinvolvingawiderangeofparticipantsdebating The RegionalMeetingsandthe Thematic Meetingswerehigh- THEMATIC MEETINGS VIII. REGIONALAND and thematicexpertise. and the United Nations system, all of whom had particular regional III, as well as representatives from relevant stakeholders’ groups, CommitteeforHabitat members oftheBureauPreparatory composed of representativesfromMember States, including Thematic Meetingwasestablishedpriortothemeetingsand representing groups. The BoardofeachRegionaland Advisory meeting’s programmereflectingnegotiated positionsofall including recommendations from the various sessions of the coordinated and drafted through an inclusive Board,Advisory the declarationsfromeachMeeting. These declarationswere A setofkeyrecommendationswereformulatedintheform Meetings Inclusive Board atHabitatIIIRegionaland Advisory Thematic ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 23 AdvisoryMembers from the United Nations Board system for the Regional Meetings Indonesia) Asia-Pacific (Jakarta, Regional Meeting for Nigeria) Africa (Abuja, Regional Meeting for Czech Republic) Regional Meeting for Europe (Prague, America and the Caribbean Regional Meeting for Latin Mexico) (Toluca, ” Fabienne Perucca, UN-Habitat Fabienne Perucca, Excellent cooperation and dialogue spirit to make Excellent cooperation and dialogue spirit to make “ Habitat III the most inclusive process possible. A total of 11 final declarations, four of which are from the A total of 11 final declarations, Thematic Meetings, seven from the Regional Meetings and the of Bureau the to submitted and delivered successfully were Preparatorythe of the Habitat III as official inputs to Committee negotiation of the Zero Draft of the New formulation and political Thematic Meetings declarations The Regional and Agenda. Urban available in the six United Nations were translated and made official languages. of the Regional Meetings are The declarations from each available at http://habitat3.org/the-new-urban-agenda/documents/ declarations-from-regional-meetings/ Thematic Meetings are The declarations from each of the available at http://habitat3.org/the-new-urban-agenda/documents/ declarations-from-thematic-meetings/ HABITAT III 24 (Mexico City, Mexico) Thematic MeetingonFinancingUrbanDevelopment (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) Thematic MeetingforSustainableEnergyandCities Ecuador) Thematic MeetingforIntermediateCities(Cuenca, Canada): MultipleUNagenciesandpartners Thematic Meeting on Metropolitan Areas (Montreal, Israel): MultipleUNagenciesandpartners Thematic MeetingonCivicEngagement(Tel-Aviv, system forthe Thematic Meetings BoardMembersfromtheUnitedNations Advisory South Africa) Thematic MeetingonInformalSettlements(Pretoria, Spain) Thematic MeetingonPublicSpaces(Barcelona, ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 25 ONE UN IN ONE http://webtv.un.org/meetings-events/conferencessummits/ The General Assembly in its resolution 69/226 of 19 December The General include eight 2014 decided that the Habitat III Conference would After the a day. on the basis of two meetings plenary meetings, the Conference, of the of the official part of the opening conclusion The Constitutional plenary began with election of the President. President of was elected Rafael Correa, of Ecuador, President debate took place The general the Conference by acclamation. following the in accordance to the established list of speakers The list of speakers adopted rules of procedures (A/CONF.226/3). first- first-come, a on established was debate general the for under the customary protocol ensuring that Heads served basis, followed by other heads of of State and Government speak first, by delivering their official statements. delegation, A total of 169 statements were delivered during the eight This includes 156 plenaryof the Habitat III Conference. meetings ‘General debate’, item 8, Agenda statements delivered under 47 by Vice Presidents, two by among them two by Presidents, participating states. Vice Ministers of the Ministers and 13 by statements were delivered by various the representatives Twenty There was funds and programmes. of the United Nations agencies, the high number of stakeholder statements from 27 stakeholder groups that delivered statements in the plenary. WebTV All eight-plenary live on UN meeting were broadcasted of the text version website, WebTV and are accessible on the UN statements and texts are available on the official website of the ).Habitat III Conference (www.habitat3.org and are accessible TV, All statements were recorded on UN here: habitat-iii-quito-17-20-october-2016/plenary-sessions/ A. MAIN SESSIONS i. Plenary meetings THE CONFERENCE engaged in the Habitat III Conference The United Nations system 47 different United Nations agencies, in Quito in several ways: played essential roles in the Conference, and programmes funds, organized Tables, Round led discussions at the High-Level having delivered led four of the Policy Dialogues, 22 Special Sessions, and organized events and statements in the plenary sessions, The Secretary-General of the exhibitions at the One UN Pavilion. and 26 United Nations Principals as well as other United Nations, round tables at senior officers attended high-level meetings and Nations The list of participating United the Habitat III Conference. Appendix 1. agencies in Quito is available in IX. HABITAT III 26 development. The sixsessionstookplaceonthefollowingthemes: further strengthentheglobalpartnershipsforsustainableurban actions fortheimplementationofNewUrban Agenda to high-level round tables sessions focused on identifying concrete Committee(PrepCom3),the thirdsessionofPreparatory six meetings.and closingplenary Inlinewiththedecisionmadeat meetings,concurrently with the plenary except during the opening would includesixhigh-levelroundtablessessionstobeheld of 19December2014decidedthattheHabitatIIIConference The UnitedNationsGeneral Assembly initsresolution69/226 ii. High-LevelRound Tables Round Table 6—Financingsustainableurbandevelopment Round Table 5—ImplementingtheNewUrban Agenda atall management Round Table 4—Integratedstrategicplanningand Round Table 3— Adequate andaffordablehousing Round Table 2—Ecological, climate-resilientanddisaster Round Table 1—Leavenoonebehind: urbaninclusionand levelsandwithallactors responsivecities prosperity ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 27 Ecological, Climate Change Resilient, Disaster-responsive Disaster-responsive Climate Change Resilient, Ecological, Table Cities High-Level Round de La Cultura Nacional Casa Teatro Venue: 10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. 18 October 2016, Date/Time: challenges and This roundtable explored both the enormous resilience in opportunities for environmental sustainability and focusing on promising solutions cities and human settlements, Cities and human settlements are directly from across the globe. consumption or indirectly the largest contributors to unsustainable cities offer Yet including carbon emissions. and production, including market and impact the largest potential for change, The New Urban opportunity for sustainable products and services. sustainability Agenda advocates for a robust shift to environmental of measures, and resilience in urban development through a mix capacity-building, including nationally appropriate policies, Agenda Urban The New technological and financing approaches. resilience and further puts a proactive risk-based approach to programmes, policies, disaster prevention at the core of planning, and operation of critical infrastructure including for actions, showcased and Table This High-Level Round climate adaptation. initiatives that identified concrete actions and catalytic partnership of the New respond to perceived barriers and ensure realization vision of environmentally sustainable and resilient Agenda’s Urban cities and human settlements. The representatives of the following United Nations system UN- UN Environment, UNOPS, participated in the discussion: and CBD. UNISDR, OHRLLS, Recorded sessions are available at: http://webtv. Original language spoken at the floor: un.org/search/ecological-climate-change-resilient- disaster-responsive-cities-high-level-roundtables-habitatiii/5175572180001?term=high-level%20roundtables%20h- abitat%20iii http://webtv.un.org/search/ecological-climate- English: change-resilient-disaster-responsive-cities-high-level- roundtables-habitat-iii/5175545065001?term=high-level%20 roundtables%20habitat%20iii Leave No One Behind: Urban Inclusion and Prosperity Urban Inclusion Leave No One Behind: High-Level Round Table de La Cultura Nacional Casa Teatro Venue: 3:00- 6:00 pm 17 October 2016, Date/Time: has been a key concept in discussions “Leave no one behind” The New Urban and outcomes of global development frameworks. as a necessaryAgenda recognizes it as a main principle and with sustainability of dimension social the covering commitment The New for all. interlinked impacts in sustained urban prosperity of dimension spatial of importance the highlights Agenda Urban to actions progressive of new model a and suggests inclusivity This levels. implementation and policy the at segregation avoid equal access to allows achievement of shared prosperity through The can offer. the opportunities and benefits that good urbanization of principles underlining the discussed Table Round High-Level identifying concrete actions urban inclusion and prosperity for all, the of to meet the commitments made within the implementation global partnerships and further strengthening Agenda, New Urban for sustainable urban development. Nations system The representatives of the following United and UN WFP, ICAO, UNDP, IOM, participated in the discussion: Women. Recorded sessions are available at: http://webtv.un.org/ Original language spoken at the floor: search/leave-no-one-behind-high-level-roundtables-habitatiii/5174377993001?term=high-level%20roundtables%20 habitat%20iii http://webtv.un.org/search/leave-no-one-behind-high- English: level-roundtables-habitat-iii/5174351049001?term=high- level%20roundtables%20habitat%20iii HABITAT III 28 rm=&lan=chinese housing-high-level-roundtables-habitat-iii/5175795142001/?te English: http://webtv.un.org/watch/adequate-and-affordable- habitat-iii/5175837153001/?term=&lan=chinese adequate-and-affordable-housing-high-level-roundtables- Original languagespokenatthefloor: http://webtv.un.org/watch/ Recorded sessionsareavailableat: participated inthediscussion: UNECE, ILO, andUN-Habitat. The representativesofthefollowingUnitedNationssystem New Urban Agenda atalllevels. and affordablehousinginthecontextofimplementation concrete initiativesthatcouldbeundertakentoensureadequate vulnerable situations. This High-LevelRound Table addressed of marginalized communities, homeless persons, andthosein taking intoconsiderationsocio-economicandculturalintegration accessible formembersofdifferentincomegroupssociety, types and adequate housing options that are safe, affordable, and Urban Agenda furthersuggestsrelianceonapluralityoftenure is one of the key elements of the New Urban Agenda. The New housing, acomponentoftherighttoanadequatestandardliving, tenure and increased vulnerabilities. Adequate and affordable job orincomeopportunities, toinformalsolutionswithinsecure options thatmayrangefromperipheralisolatedlocations, farfrom and subsistence, andoftenforcedtoresortinadequatehousing their incomeonhousingareunderminedinqualityoflife since Habitat II. Urban dwellers spending more than a third of Affordability incitieshasbeenanincreasinguniversalconcern oftheHigh-levelRound Brief overview Table: Date/Time: 18October2016, 3:00p.m.-6:00p.m. Venue: Teatro NacionalCasadeLaCultura and Adequate Affordable HousingHigh-LevelRound Table habitat%20iii iii/5177091588001?term=high-level%20roundtables%20 planning-and-management-high-level-roundtables-habitat- English: http://webtv.un.org/search/integrated-strategic- level%20roundtables%20habitat%20iii level-round-tables-habitat-iii/5177147456001?term=high- search/integrated-strategic-planning-and-management-high- Original languagespokenatthefloor: http://webtv.un.org/ Recorded sessionsareavailableat: of theUnitedNationssystem, participatedinthediscussion. the NewUrban Agenda atalllevels. UN-Habitat, arelevantentity planning andmanagementinthecontextofimplementation partnerships, andsynergiestostrengthenintegratedstrategic This High-LevelRound Table discussedconcreteinitiatives, development based oncomparativeadvantagesand assets. a balancedterritorialdevelopmentandinclusiveeconomic and polycentricsystemsofcitieshumansettlements, towards management, leveragingonstrengthenedurban-rurallinkages integrated approachtourbanandterritorialstrategicplanning economic structure. The NewUrban Agenda proposesan with social and spatial inclusion, as well as within a changing need to be better addressed in urban development, together sustainability, including thechallengeofclimatechange, will To ensurehighqualityoflifefor inhabitants, environmental to be expanded, renewed, and consolidated where appropriate. and sustainability. Cities andtownsaroundtheworldwillneed demographic slowdowns, with repercussions for their functioning developing world, whileothercountriesandregionswillbefacing global urbanpopulation. This growthwillmainlyoccurinthe In thenext20years, onebillionpeoplewillbeaddedtothe Date/Time: 19October2016, 10:00a.m.-1:00p.m. Venue: Teatro NacionalCasadeLaCultura Round Table High-Level PlanningandManagement Strategic Integrated ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 29 Financing Sustainable Urban Development High-Level Round Sustainable Urban Development Financing Table de La Cultura Nacional Casa Teatro Venue: 10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. 20 October 2016, Date/Time: Table: Brief overview of the High-level Round in the next 30 years the According to current projections, areas will reach percentage of people living in cities and urban and a total of nearly 66 per cent from the current 54.5 per cent, population. urban world the to added be will people billion 2.5 new cities and planned extensions will have to be Given this, infrastructure, built with huge investments needed on housing, of consolidation and renewal as well as services, basic and including conversion to sustainable energy existing urban fabrics, respond to this challenge and To among others. and transport, effective strategies and enable sustainable urban development, be will development urban sustainable finance to instruments Agenda proposes interesting approaches The New Urban the key. along with to tap into available and mobilize further resources, This High-Level expanding opportunities from traditional sources. partnerships, argued specific and concrete initiatives, Table Round ensure to deployed be can that mechanisms and synergies, development. adequate resources to finance sustainable urban were also Multi-stakeholder and public-private partnerships of resources proposed as effective means to mobilize a variety establishing clear and to finance sustainable urban development, frameworks and financial and administrative transparent policies, as well as planning guidelines. procedures, A representative of the United Nations Capital Development Fund, in the participated a relevant entity of the United Nations system, discussion. Recorded sessions are available at: http://webtv.un.org/watch/financing-sustainable-urban- English: development-habitat-iii-high-level-roundtables/5178900954001 /?term=&lan=english Implementing the New Urban Agenda at All Levels and with All All Levels and with Agenda at Implementing the New Urban Table Actors High-Level Round de La Cultura Nacional Casa Teatro Venue: 1:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. 19 October 2016, Date/Time: addressed specific and concrete Table This High-Level Round conducive to synergies and mechanisms partnerships, initiatives, Agenda at all levels an effective implementation of the New Urban the New the implementation of Undoubtedly, and with all actors. agendas, international other with linked closely is Agenda Urban such as Sendai Addis Ababa Action Agenda, the Agenda 2030, At Agreement. and Paris Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction, Agenda, Urban New of the implementation the level, global the inclusive and ensure should be including its follow up and review, frameworks, coherence and integration with other development that as well as considering the relevance and key contribution In assume. and the local levels sub-national, the national, local governments as direct implementers and key particular, supported in experts should be taken into consideration and involved in the the implementation process and they should be to receive global debates and multilateral frameworks in order In order to achieve its effective and incorporate their feedbacks. Agenda, Urban New the that supported was it implementation, advocates for multi-stakeholder for its effective implementation, and partnership engagement as well as better coordination at horizontally both governments of levels all among cooperation the urban and territorial level and vertically among the different towards an including sectoral departments, tiers of governments, integrated approach to sustainable urban development. The representatives of the following United Nations system and UN-Habitat. UNIDO, OHCHR, participated in the discussion: Recorded sessions are available at: http://webtv. Original language spoken at the floor: un.org/search/implementing-the-new-urban-agenda- at-all-levels-and-with-all-actors-habitat-iii-high-level- roundta/5177563408001?term=high-level%20roundtables%20- habitat%20iii http://webtv.un.org/search/implementing-the-new- English: urban-agenda-at-all-levels-and-with-all-actors-habitat-iii- high-level-roundta/5177553635001?term=high-level%20 roundtables%20habitat%20iii HABITAT III 30 and monitortheNewUrban Agenda. agencies towardmethodstoeffectivelyandefficientlyimplement were discussedinthesesessionsordertounitedifferentUN accomplishments withimmediateandlonger-term outcomes on thechallengesidentifiedin22IssuePapers, specific of theNewUrban Agenda oneachspecifictopic. Building were to discuss and present initiatives on the implementation area of the Issue Papers. The objectives of the Special Sessions discussions ontheimplementationofinitiativesineachthematic to organizetheSpecialSessionsbyprovidingsubstantial At theHabitatIIIConferenceinQuito, UN Task Team reassembled urban development. (Seealsothe Annex oftheIssuePapers) findings byidentifyingresearchneedsonhousingandsustainable highlighting and addressing significant urban issues and general 22 HabitatIIIIssuePapersthatwerestocktakingdocuments III, coordinated by the UN Task Team was the creation of the One ofthesuccessfulinteragencyexercisestowardsHabitat iii. SpecialSessions Team, andtheyincludedthefollowingsessions: Task Team. The SpecialSessionswereorganizedbytheUN Task discussion oftheHabitatIIIIssuePaperselaboratedbyUN addressed topicalissuesthatwereidentifiedasrelevantinthe Thursday, 20October2016. They lastedtwohourseachand A total of 22 Special Sessions took place from Monday, 17 to UN Task Team onHabitatIII. was themostrewardingexperienceIgainedaspartof agencies, withanaimoftransformingthefuturecities, “ Collaborating with, andutilizingstrengthsofdifferentUN Katarina BarunicaSpoljaric, UNIDO ” ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 31

Brief overview of the session: fundamentally is urbanization of phenomenon the core, its At Cities are the primary destination about the movement of people. and refugees, migrants, international world’s the of most for approximately 60 per In fact, (IDPs). Internally Displaced Persons and 8 per cent of the 38 refugees, cent of the total 14.4 million as a result areas urban in be living to are thought IDPs, million More than one billion people are drivers. and other of conflict, million of these are outside of their and almost 250 migrants, while moved in search of opportunity, Some have home countries. conflict, on-going from safety find to moved have number large a and IDPs are rarely refugees, Migrants, or disaster. persecution, and are often for action on housing, included in national plans on housing unable to participate in national or local consultations and urban development issues. presented Panelists reflected on the opportunities and challenges on within cities, and internal displacement refugees, by migration, sustainable, the to contribute and affect might flows these how and inclusive development of urban spaces foreseen in resilient, mechanisms and on how governance Agenda, the New Urban an enabling might effectively address challenges and promote to exercise their and IDPs refugees, environment for migrants, rights alongside hosting communities. of the New IOM highlighted the unprecedented achievement Agenda in which Member States commit to enable all Urban or -- whether living in formal inhabitants -- including migrants and rewarding dignified, to lead decent, informal settlements, New Urban The lives and to achieve their full human potential. commit to agreement intergovernmental first the also is Agenda migratoryof their regardless migrants for action to to status treatment, ensure full respect for their human rights and humane promote equitable and address multiple forms of discrimination, promote full and productive and affordable access to services, Although and livelihood opportunities. decent work, employment, all migrants are rights holders. migration takes multiple forms, OHCHR framed the discussion within the states’ obligation to and displaced persons in the human migrants, address refugees, habitat based on human rights. challenges specific the emphasized UNHCR from presentation The and risks that refugees and internally displaced populations importance of and highlighted the are confronted with in cities, local context of existing humanitarian response in the placing encouraging and processes, planning development national and Bank, World the such as humanitarian and development partners, capacities of cities the towards strengthening to work together to prepare sector, inclusive of the private and city stakeholders, for and respond to crises in urban settings.

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3 development. contribute tothesafeguardingofheritageforsustainableurban governance systems;andhowpublic-privatepartnershipscan of cultureinurbanplanningtoolscanbestrengthened to improve facing historiccentresandhowtheyareovercome;therole sense ofplaceandbelonging;whatarethemainchallenges authorities canbuildoncreativityandheritagetostrengthena perspective. The main discussions were about how local the 2030 Agenda andtheNewUrban Agenda fromaculture audience, todiscussthewayforwardforimplementationof knowledge and expertise of participating experts, as well as the regeneration andadaptivereuse. This sessionthusbuiltonthe sustainable developmentthroughcreativestrategiesofurban that riskfragmentation, urbanheritagecanalsocontributeto sense ofbelongingandenhancesocialcohesioninurbanspaces While historic urban andnatural landscapes give communities a more sustainable. cities thatintegrateculturalandnaturalresourcesinordertobe should beconsideredasacatalystformixed-use, humanscale economic developmentisnowmoreimportantthanever. Culture and heritageasenablersdriversofsustainablesocial the promotionofcreativeexpressionsandindustries, thearts protection ofurbanidentities, thevaluingoflocalcultures, and urbanization, ofthequalityurbanlife, thepreservation the In aglobalcontextcharacterizedbyunprecedentedlevelsof ofthesession: Brief overview Contributors: UNDESA, OHCHR, UN-Habitat Lead: UNESCO Urban CultureandHeritage ECIAL SP SE SS IO N

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It was also addressed the New Urban Agenda stresses the Agenda addressed the New Urban It was also and accountability in the definition importance of transparency inclusive and effective urban policies and implementation of session The urban development. and legislation for sustainable frameworks legal and institutional a question on how brought transparency and accountability should be reformed to improve to the panels for further discussions. Urban Governance UN-Habitat UNDP, Leads: UNECLAC Women, UN UNFPA, UNDESA, CBD, Contributors: Brief overview of the session: the wide The session involved a variety of speakers representing regional, practitioners ---global, range of urban governance from and representatives and local --- partners, national, grassroots organization and the informal sector. messages key conveyed discussions and presentations The i) Agenda: for a successful implementation of the New Urban the governance is a constant dialogue with all stakeholders: it needs multi city is too complex to be run by one small group, establishing effective stakeholders and multilevel coordination, needs vertical and horizontal coordination; ii) urban governance “govern with strong and capable local governments to effectively “we have Mayor Deputy Tehran’s of the words the citizen”; from no choice but to listen to the people and meeting their needs.” Urban Governance is characterized by the principles of rule transparency and accountability, inclusion, participation, The principles of sustainability, subsidiarity and equity. of law, and civic accountability, equity, efficiency, subsidiarity, engagement are not new and a member of the audience precisely raised the need to concretize them and to look very concretely at of today cities in the advanced are that they ensure we can how Agenda presents an opportunity The New Urban and of the future. “city between Linkages levels. all these at applying effectively for complex (even are multiple, and citizens “city changers,” makers,” and evolving. acting as the source of conflict), Hence effective and good urban governance is about having the local level between whether it is at the right people around the table,

P L E A I C Urban Rules and Legislation UN-Habitat Lead: Brief overview of the session: guidelines, legislation, Urban law is the collection of policies, and practices that govern the management and decisions, Agenda Urban The New development of the urban environment. accountable and transparent establish to importance the reaffirms to enable and legal and policy frameworks institutions, processes, policies and governments to effectively implement national urban New Urban The empower them as policy and decision-makers. Agenda recognizes that urban law is necessary to create a stable private sector, and predictable framework for both the public and promote equality; leave no one behind and in order to: action, conditions for guarantee inclusion of vulnerable groups; define services; housing and basic outline infrastructure, access to land, for improved rules for planning and decision-making; push systems that livelihoods and living conditions; establish fiscal municipal capitalize on the increase in land value; and support borrowing. Agenda from a perspective The session reviewed the New Urban Urban legislation in many developing of urban law and legislation. urban countries has failed to guide and support sustainable Urban policies. development and to effectively implement urban rates law is in fact characterized by the lowest implementation In contrast to some ineffectiveness than any other field of law. poor from derives situation this that suggests that literature it derives from in large part, we propose that, enforcement, structural weakness of the legal frameworks and the rule of law. that develops order and political technical in the challenge lies The the systematic and is a question of spatial planning frameworks, rather than the way people interact with perpetuation of that order, There are also major these laws after they have been developed. challenges to the policy direction of spatial planning because it is generally poorly conceived and formulated. need to eliminate Agenda reaffirms the Given that the New Urban affordable access basic services, barriers to institutional legal and land and housing for people and local communities in vulnerable in law urban of role key the discussed panels the situations, promoting equity and inclusion. HABITAT III 34 session advocatedfor: systems, andexogenoussourcesoffinance. Inthiscontext, the endogenous resources, financialmanagement, infrastructure design topromoteurbandevelopmentintheareaofgovernance, municipal finance, legal frameworks, and spatial planning and financially sustainableurbansystems. Thesystemsmustintegrate national process toimplement the New Urban Agenda with There needstobeacoherentandinternationallysupported ofthesession: Brief overview Contributors: CBD, UNCDF Leads: World Bank, UN-Habitat, LincolnInstitute Municipal Finance perspective ofthe20yearsahead. dimension andSDG16iskeytolaythegroundforapositive the implementationof2030 Agenda, particularlyinitslocal adaptation. Finally, theNewUrban Agenda iscloselylinkedto renewal oftraditionaltoolsalongwithpoliticalwilliskeyforurban a responsible manner in an ever changing urbanized world. The the citycouldbeamechanismtohavecapacityreactin trust betweenthecitizenandtheirrepresentatives. The rightto delivery,service transformingthelivesofcitizens, andrenewed of atransformativeandprogressiveagenda. The finalobjectiveis This multilevelandmulti-actorcoordinationconstitutesthebasis governments ininternationaldecision-making. and capacities, or also withthe participation of local and regional local andnationalgovernmentstoprovideadequateresources participation ofcitizensindecisionmakingprocesses, orbetween actors forterritorialandeconomicdevelopment, allowingforthe informal vendorsandthemunicipality, betweenprivateandpublic SPECI AL S ES for increasingthelocalresourcebase andefficiencyinthe reform processestoprovideopportunities andincentives • Expandingendogenousresources: nationalandlocal manner. of governmentinanefficient, transparent, andaccountable across differentlevels urban infrastructureandotherservices responsibilities for, andbuildinstitutions to deliverandfinance • Governancereform: anationalprocesstoclarify S IO N

7 reality. In particular, three transformative elements were explored: factor was explored in the translation of planning principles into a Urban PlanningLabapproach, theuniquecontributionofeach International GuidelinesonUrbanand Territorial Planningandthe strategies. Specifically, byanalyzingcriticaltools, includingthe preparation, implementation, andmonitoringofurbanspatial implementation inordertoaddresstheissues The SpecialSessionfocusedonthestrategicmeansof ofthesession: Brief overview Contributors: CBD, UNESCO, UNOPS, UNISDR Leads: UN-Habitat PlanningandDesign Urban andSpatial SPECI AL S ES decision-making processesestablish therulesofgame • Governanceframeworksasthe structuring elementof such asplannedcityextensionsand Infills. inclusivity andequity, aswellspecificplanningsolutions, administrative boundaries, flexibilityofplanningframeworks, requires acomprehensiveapproach, acrossallsectorsand mixed and compact communities. Addressing these issues segregation and creation of adequate public space, and more centric planningmodelsandlandconsumptiontrends, social effective spatialpatterns, forexamplethereversalofcar- • The relevanceofthetoolsforoperationalization of S resources ontheother. one handandtheconditionsforprudentsupplyofsuch and incentives for effective use of exogenous resources on of finance: nationalgovernmentsprovidingtheopportunities • Developing systems for effective use of exogenous sources beneficiaries ofsuchinvestments. ofcostsfromthe for capitalinvestmentsandtherecovery process to expand sources of, and instruments for, financing • Improvingurbanfinancesystems: anationallyfacilitated and expenditures, andoftheirassets. management bynational/localgovernmentsoflocalrevenues national andlocalinstitutionstoencouragemoreeffective • Strengthenfinancialandassetmanagement: strengthening to leverageitsfundswithprivatesectorresources. enabling local governmenttoaccessthecapitalmarkets and use oftheseresourcesandgovernmentassets, including IO N

8 ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 35 HABITAT III 36 need foraccesstopublicpropertyand landandresponsive against forcedevictions, promoting affordableservices, and the highlighted theneedforprotectingindividuals andcommunities natural resourcesbywomenandvulnerable groups. They also tenure forall, withanemphasisonimprovingaccesstolandand Urban Agenda. The speakers highlightedthecallforsecuringland economical functions of landarewellarticulated in theNew In summary, itrecognizedthatthesocial, ecological, and development, sharedprosperity, andsocialinclusion. The sessionconcludedthatlandiscriticalforsustainable of humanrightsandsustainablehousingurbandevelopment. climate change, socialjustice, peacebuilding, andtherealization poverty reduction, food security, environmental protection and governance issues, inurbanaswellruralareas, underpins Urban Agenda. Severalspeakersre-affirmedthat addressingland so withthenewSustainableDevelopmentGoalsandNew is atthecentreofglobaldevelopmentdiscourse, particularly The Sessionrecognizedthataddressinglandgovernanceissues ofthesession: Brief overview UNFPA Contributors: CBD, UNEnvironment, FAO, IFAD, UN Women, Leads: OHCHR, UN-Habitat Urban Land SPECI AL S ES S the coproductionofurbanandspatialstrategies. practitioner networksforinnovativelearningbysupporting sub-national, and local scale, including the establishment of inter-municipal cooperationonaglobal, regional, national, south-to south collaborations, collaborative actions, such as These canincludeinnovativeformsofpeer-to-peer learning, the capacitiesofvariousstakeholderscanbestrengthened. Urban Agenda recognizesavarietyofmeansthroughwhich needs and integratednational planning frameworks. The New decision-making processesthatareresponsivetocommunity human resourcesatthedifferentlevelsofplanningtoarticulate • Capacitydevelopmentofgovernments, institutions, and innovative financingforimplementation. andcollaborativeplatforms,provide participatory andsupport economic, financial, andsocialdimensionsofthecity, Governance frameworksshouldarticulatethelegal, political, as welltherightsandobligationsofpartiesinvolved. IO N

9 process. the needforaholisticandbottom-upapproachimplementation levels, the need for more innovative and affordable solutions, and As awayforward, itreiteratedtheneedforpartnershipsatall between theSDGsandNewUrban Agenda. need tostrengthen the rural-urban linkages and the connection evictions” used in the New Urban Agenda. It also emphasized the there mightbeaproblemintermsoftheterm forced “arbitrary terms of monitoring and evaluation. It was also emphasized that and bottom-upapproachiscleartheessentialelementsin lack ofmention “grassroots” whilethespiritofcivicengagement in termsofimplementation, specificrolesandresponsibilities, the clear orinadequateintermsoffundingarrangements, leadership example, theyrecognizedthatthemeansofimplementationisnot However, thespeakersalsorecognizedsomepotentialgaps. For sustainability andeconomicprosperity. use changes. The NewUrban Agenda alsopromotesfinancial land and hascommittedactionsthatwillpreventunnecessary sustainable useandmanagementoflandnaturalresources, policies. The NewUrban Agenda alsorecognizestheneedfor urban-rural linkagesfromtheirperspectives. and discussingdifferentthefollowingaspectsforstrengthening was stressedthroughoutthethreepanels, withspeakersnaming rural areas. The importanceofstrengtheningurban-rurallinkages for asustainabledevelopmentnotonlyurban, butalsofor ensured that “no-one andnospaceisleftbehind”, advocating with thestrongstatementfromUN-Habitatthatitneedstobe support implementingtheNewUrban Agenda wasstarted The well-attendedsessiononhowurban-rurallinkagescan ofthesession: Brief overview UNHCR Contributors: CBD, FAO, IFAD, UNDP, UNFPA, UNEnvironment, Lead: UN-Habitat Urban-rural linkages ECIAL S SP ES

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S P L E A I C Public Spaces UN-Habitat Lead: Women UN CBD, Contributors: Brief overview of the session: of people and Cities are not made up of buildings and streets but is space Public cities. no are there spaces, public Without places. The of the city. one of the key elements to organize the structure National spaces. SDGs provide a legal platform for work on public implements government local while decisions make governments lays down infrastructure, The national government the decisions. Public space is territorial and and regulations. rules, policies, and goes beyond one sector (i.e recreation). multi-sectoral, it a multi- Central governments have the responsibility of giving security and sectoral approach by linking it to mobility choices, and urban renewal and revitalization initiatives, accessibility, safety, National government can set up standards, among others. For and norms for the provision of public space. guidelines, the minimum amount of urban land should be set aside instance, government national the example, for Indonesia In space. public for all urban land has set a minimum requirement of 20 percent of government, The national to be set aside for public open spaces. can give and research institutions academia, professional bodies, towns to guide and municipalities, technical support to cities, These space. local governments in providing and managing public These would be especially important in knowledge management. building through capacity would include but not be limited to: providing best practices and conferences, workshops, trainings, for example, In Surabaya and continuing learning to city officials. The city is looking to 20 per cent of the urban land is public space. in are built Surabaya spaces in Public cent. 22 per this to exceed manner. integrated in an sector and private the with collaboration libraries are built in public spaces. For example, It is important to provide public space in close proximity to the various scales and develop most marginalized urban dwellers, space needs Public of public spaces to support a mix of uses. by the private It can be owned not be owned by the public. a be there should However, use. public sector while existing for balance between ownership and responsibility for management but quantity about just not is space Public maintenance. and disjointed nor is it about one isolated open space nor also quality, Areas that open spaces but rather a network of public spaces. role to play. Strengthening small and medium-sized cities and small and medium-sized Strengthening role to play. their ability to deliver services to the nearby population can of both agricultural and boost local economic development non-agricultural activities. food is still is a current trend, • Even if urban agriculture but due to transport, areas, produced mainly in rural of all food produced is wasted. approximately 40 per cent linkages will improve the lives Strengthening urban-rural time, same the at and, populations rural of livelihoods and food for the most vulnerable will ensure access to nutritious populations. and as cities from rural areas, • Fresh foods come mostly does the length of the rural-urban food so continue to expand, In causing food to travel over greater distances. supply chain, micro-nutrient rich foods are often perishable and addition, expensive for city dwellers. actors, sectors, between synergy the increase to need We • and spaces. leading • Poverty is still a wide spread issue in many countries, bridged The development gap is far from being to migration. and livelihood, and culture, care, health education, regarding and cultural youth, Gender, urgent action needs to be taken. dimensions need to be integrated in the strategies. There is a need for partnership between UN agencies, • the private and local authorities, and national academia, to jointly including the populations in the discussion, sector, only city work on solutions for improving the lives of not but also the rural population. dwellers, The session was concluded after a vivid discussion with the The session was concluded after a vivid discussion to further promote The conclusion was to join forces audience. Sustainable the that acknowledging linkages, urban-rural sure that Development Goals can only be met when making development is balanced throughout the continuum sustainable of space. to are an important aspect when it comes Urban-rural linkages Agenda and UN-Habitat the implementation of the New Urban to enhance capacity of together with its partners, is mandated, national and local authorities to ensure a balanced development of urban and rural areas. HABITAT III 38

are increasinglyfacilitatingitsfirms and industriestocreatejobs, a pathofunsustainabledevelopment. Consequently, cityleaders potential ofbuildinglong-termsuccess orsendtheircitiesdown taken bycityleaderstodaywillbelong lastingandhencehavethe success, citydecision-makersneedtotakeactionnow. Decisions Two keymessagescameoutofthesession. First, tocapitalizeon productive entrepreneursandfirms. and localization, whichattractskilledworkers, aswell more higher productivityresultsfromeconomiesofurbanization to nationalandglobaleconomicdevelopmentis, inpart, because world economicgrowthby2025. Citiessucceedincontributing is estimatedthat600citieswillgeneratenearly65percentof faster than their national economies since the early 2000s. It Of thelargest750citiesinworld, three-quartershavegrown global GDPandhousemorethan50percentofthepopulation. of economicgrowth. Citiesgeneratemorethan80percentof The sessionhighlightedthatcitiesareglobalandnationalengines ofthesession: Brief overview Contributors: CBD, UNDESA, WFP, UNWTO, UNESCO, UNIDO Leads : ILO, UN-Habitat, World Bank Local EconomicDevelopment CIA of safe,a beneficiary inclusive, and accessible public spaceis key. women andgirls. Recognizinggenderequalityasanenablerand is especiallybyreducingthenon-payabledomesticchoresfor at thepoliticallevelandinpubliclife, particularlyforwomen. This designers. There isaneedtopromoteequal participation both planners, town planners, environmental planners, and urban to mobilizetheplanningcommunityincludingurbanandregional to providingacity-widesystemofpublicspace. There isaneed spaces welcomingandinclusiveforall. Urbanplanningiscentral intergenerational dialoguestocreatesolutionsformakingpublic the structurethancanmakecitieslivable. There isaneedtohave – agoodexampleisthePapineParkinJamaica. Publicspaceis only maintaintheparkbuttoalsomanageitandcreateownership Designing withthecommunityandbuildingtheircapacitytonot settlements. socially andeconomicallydeprivedareaswhichareofteninformal need priorityregardingtheprovisionofpublicspacesare SPE L SE SS IO N

1 2 competitiveness. in ensuringlocaleconomicdevelopment and increased and privatesectorsbetween different levels of government be afocusontheimportanceofpartnershipsbetweenpublic and howdatacanbecollectedfortheseindices. There should In addition, thereisaneedfordevelopingglobaljobsindex retain, andgrowtheprivatesector. leaders need to be familiar with the factors that help attract, accounted for around 75 per cent of job creation. Thus city has beenthegrowthofprivatesectorfirms, whichhavetypically the levelofworld’s best. sourceofjobcreation The primary yearifmorecitiesperformat additional jobscanbecreatedevery poverty andtopromotesharedprosperity. Butseveralmillion the competitivenessofcitiesisapathwaytoeliminateextreme increase theincomesofcitizensovertime. Worldwide, improving its firmsandindustriestocreatejobs, raiseproductivity, and Second, a “competitive city” is a city that successfully facilitates thus ensuringamorecompetitivecity. raise productivity, andincreasetheincomesofcitizensovertime; (resources) andtoolittleemphasis oncreatingsocialcapital. important. There istoo muchemphasisonutilizingnaturalcapital in chainforcreatingjobs. Creating socialcapitalisalsovery the valuechainandfocusondevelopment ofvariousstages then theycancreatemanymorejobs. Itisimportanttoanalyze jobs. Ifcompaniesmap, measure, andactcarefully properly should besomeminimumstandardswithrespecttoqualityof and livelihoods. Lackofskillsmeanslowemployability. There It iscrucialforallstakeholderstoworktogethercreatejobs presence oftheprivatesector. These aregreatimprovements. reference todecentworkinitsdeclaration. There isalsohuge onlyafewcanafford.luxury InHabitat III, itisinterestingtosee in itsdeclaration. Indevelopingcountries, unemployment isa The HabitatIIConferencein1996onlyreferredto “employment” ofthesession: Brief overview Contributors: CBD, UNDP, WFP, UNHCR Leads: ILO, UN-Habitat, World Bank Jobs andLivelihoods IA SPEC L SE SS IO N

1 3 ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 39 • There is an urgent need for better data at the city level on There is an urgent need • of the informal economy. the size and economic contribution central to enhancing livelihoods in • Local governments are participatory social dialogue, through the informal economy, to is challenge The solutions. based locally and budgeting, long-term ensuring participation, meaningful institutionalize sustainability across political terms. important • Formalizing informal livelihood activities is but is not sufficient. if focused on reducing vulnerability, and prevalent that fluid, The informal economy is so large, formalization programmes alone will not tap its potential. for space making in role central a has planning Urban • informal the of account no takes present at but livelihoods, to value The dominant paradigm needs to change, economy. of homes and jobs above the current approach existing maximizing property values. waste • Public space is a key place of work for street vendors, Participatory design can and other informal workers. pickers, improve infrastructure and secure space for resolve conflicts, as experience in Durban has shown. livelihoods, particularly people, many for of work a place is home The • intersection the recognize should policy Housing women. Zoning regulations need between housing and employment. mixed-use to recognize home-based work as a form of development. economic • Informal settlements are dynamic centres of but specialized economies, supporting sometimes activity, plans. their economic role is rarely considered in upgrading The recognition of different informal sector work as • legislation and and sector-specific legitimate professions, key to are livelihoods, strengthen designed to regulations reducing vulnerability. is usually The legal context affecting informal workers • rights to work Often constitutional complex and restrictive. and many are not carried through in other legislation, different and sometime conflicting bodies of law adversely affect informal workers. to seek for rights struggle in their workers Informal • the fair and ensure challenge and change existing laws, implementation of supportive regulations. • Enabling legislation that seeks to support livelihoods and are economy informal the of impacts negative the resolve is the One excellent example of enabling legislation rare. Law in India. Vendors’ national Street • Partnerships between worker organizations and local governments are key in institutionalizing platforms for dialogue.

transform the lives of informal workers, and substantially increase and substantially workers, the lives of informal transform urban to positively contributing while output, economic their inclusion requires a radical re-think of Meaningful governance. to provide a platform for informal workers urban policy paradigms, include the informal economy in urban and in urban dialogues, key messages emerged from this Several policies and strategies. session.

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P S E L C I A Informal Sector UN-Habitat ILO, Leads: UNHCR WFP, Women, UN UNDP, Contributors: Brief overview of the session: informal economy the In both the developing and developed world, and poverty and its contribution to city economies is large, As clearly demonstrated by reduction can no longer be ignored. informal economy and city governments in the session, shared that partnerships and inclusion institutionalize do and can actors Community development is also important and is beneficial to the and is beneficial to is also important Community development private sector has a clear role to play in job The private sector. creation. Most economy. are in the informal the majority of jobs Africa, In growing jobs to absorb enough African cities do not create sector has failed manufacturing The formal urban populations. Agricultural in the agricultural sector. to absorb excess labour formal more Africa, In fast enough. sector itself is not growing it is important to find ways to enjoy Second, jobs must be created. need to focus on removing Governments economies of scale. and constraints in the regulatory environment for businesses, It is also important to support scale invest in infrastructure. Many of the issues and specialization in the informal economy. be resolved by facing small and medium scale enterprises can It is also important to increase access to finance governments. reduce and premises, working suitable create poor, the by harassment and increase tax generation. First, important. Three key concepts regarding job creation are have To of work. future nature of the consider to important it is Climate change arrangement is important. flexible working Geopolitical and has both positive and negative implications. Economies fast. macroeconomic conditions are also changing In aging societies, go through booms and busts frequently. and women should be appropriate technology must be used, some technical Second, encouraged to enter the workforce. For example, breakthroughs can be detrimental job creation. disrupt technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence in jobs low-skilled for tendency a is There efforts. creation job construction industry to decrease in the next five years. HABITAT III 40 of overfortyleadingorganizationsactively workingtomobilize the nextfifteenyearswasraisedas anexample. Itisan Alliance infrastructure, andclosetheinvestment gapinurbanareasover capital flows to cities, maximize investment in climate smart (CCFLA) whichaimstocatalyseandaccelerateadditional mapping. The Cities and Climate Finance Leadership Alliance the importanceofvulnerabilitymapsasastepbeyondhazard introduced theroleofbiodiversityinincreasingresilienceand blended financethatincludesinvestorsinallsectors, andalso The panelsfurtheraddressedandemphasizedtheneedfor rebuild inawaytoavoidfuturedamage. worked togetherinawaywhereSwissREtriggersthelatterto provider, Veolia, andthe insurance company, Swiss RE, have government funds. Forcollaborativefunding, theinfrastructure of newfinancing, socialimpactbondsallowforeffectiveuse of importance ofinnovativefundingandcollaboration. As anexample Funding fromexternalactorswasalsohighlightedtostressthe partnership withanexamplefromthecaseofPhilippines. at citylevel. The panelsdiscussedthenationalandlocallevel The discussionexploredvariouswaysoffundingresilience ofthesession: Brief overview WMO, UN Women, UNOPS, UNHCR Contributors: CBD, UNDESA, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNICRI, UNITAR, Leads: UNEnvironment, UNISDR, UN-Habitat Urban Resilience PECIAL S S ES

S workers. contractual relationsforhomeworkersandotherinformal • The formationofworkercooperativescanhelpimprove achieved. in Ahmedabad or by setting up direct supplies of produce, as food vendors • Value chainscanbeenhancedbytheprovisionofstorage, improve theeconomiccontributionofworkers. and formalizing employer-worker relationscansignificantly • Formal-informallinkagesthroughimprovingvaluechains and overcomingthedifferencebetweengroupssectors. • Workers haveakeyroleindevelopingtheirorganizations can collaborate. to develop as credible partners with which local governments • Workers’ organizationsrequiresupport, time, andresources IO N

1 5 in thepaneldiscussions. for health, recreation, and water/food security was also addressed of indicators, aresearch-basedperspectiveonthevalueofnature status and efforts through the gathering of data and development was areportonthecapacityofcitiesandtheirenvironmental noting theneedforcitizenengagementandparticipation. There while theregion’s greenandblueprotectedareaswerepresented, and thatadministration’s mottois “living inharmonywithnature” Philippines discussedhowitscityhas60percentforestcover, communities. A representative from local governments in the their how theyhadusedbiodiversityandecosystemstoserve Four additionalpanelistswerethencalledtothetablediscuss urban ecosystemmanagementandresiliencehealth. ICLEI wasintroducedandpresentedhowithasbeensupporting develop, combininglivingsystemswithurbandevelopment. Then, Biodiversity Outlook” whichprovidedinsightsonhowcitiesshould production oftheground-breakingpublication “Cities and adaptation (EbA). The sessiongaveapresentationonthe quality oflife, andontheconceptofurbanecosystem-based This SpecialSessionfocusedonthevalueofnatureforurban ofthesession: Brief overview Contributors: UNDESA, UNESCO, UN-Habitat, WHO Leads: CBD, UNEnvironment Urban EcosystemsandResourceManagement CIA cities andurbanareasinternationally. investment intolow-carbonandclimate-resilientinfrastructurein SPE L SE SS IO N

1 6 ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 41 HABITAT III 42 Paris Agreement outcomes.Paris Agreement Sustainable DevelopmentGoals, theSendaiFramework, and the linking theimplementationofNewUrban Agenda with the Finally, thepanelsconcludedexperiencesandrecommendations shared replicableexperiences from differentregions and cities. of thefivekeydriversforactionoutlinedinIssuePaper17and settlements. Italso discussed solutions for theimplementation and climateimpactstobuildtheresilienceofcitieshuman based approach, andhighlightedissuesrelatedtodisasterrisks organizations toshareexperiencesanddevelopapartnership- The Sessionwasattendedbyarangeofstakeholdersand are: action inclimate-proofandriskinformedsustainable urbanization civil societyandtheUnitedNationssystem. The fivekeydriversfor sessions: Nationalandlocalgovernments, academia, businesses, learning amongurbanstakeholdersforeseentoparticipateinthe The session identified replicable approaches to promote peer the IssuePaper17. particular referencetothefivekeydriversforactionidentifiedin demonstrable examplesfromdifferentregionsandcitieswith New Urban Agenda inordertodiscusspracticalapproachesand The sessionbroughttogetherkeyimplementingpartnersofthe ofthesession: Brief overview WHO, WMO,UNESCWA Contributors: CBD, ITU, UNEnvironment, UNFPA, UNITAR, UNOPS, Leads: UN-Habitat, UNDP ChangeandDisasterRiskManagement Cities andClimate PECIAL S S ES

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the InternationalCommitteeofRedCross. governments, theUnitedNations, theEuropeanCommission, and discussion bringingtogetherrepresentativesofnationalandlocal the NewUrban Agenda. This wasfollowedbyaninteractivepanel the needtofocusdiscussionsonmodalitiesforimplementing Reduction 2015-2030, amongothers. The panelsalsoreiterated on ClimateChange;andtheSendaiFrameworkforDisasterRisk Paris Agreement undertheUnitedNationsFrameworkConvention Third InternationalConferenceonFinancingforDevelopment;the the of Development,the AddisAbabaActionAgenda Sustainable of internationalagreements, including the 2030 Agenda for end oftheHabitatIIIConference, hadbeenshapedbyanumber It washighlightedthattheNewUrban Agenda, adoptedatthe started byabriefintroductionofthekeyissuestobecovered. intheContextofNewUrban and BasicServices Agenda The SessiononPlanningandDevelopmentofUrbanInfrastructure ofthesession: Brief overview UNECLAC, UNIDO Contributors: CBD, UNDESA, UNEnvironment, UNFPA, ICAO, Leads: UN-Habitat, UNOPS Urban InfrastructureandBasicServices, including energy IA SPEC L SE SS IO N

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P S E L C I A Transport and Mobility Transport UN-Habitat Lead: UNECE, UN Environment, Bank, World UNDESA, Contributors: Special Envoy for Road the Secretary-General’s UNECLAC, ICAO, UNOPS Safety, Brief overview of the session: Agenda provides a new vision on urban mobility. The New Urban Sustainable and social development. of growth Cities are engines and services, opportunities, to for all mobility means access urban the city can offer access to the opportunities that i.e. amenities, and pollution, without harming the environment and increasing traffic accidents without causing deaths and injuries from road Improvements or without personal hours wasted in traffic jams. shared urban towards sustainable urban mobility are essential for prosperity. Urban in the New and mobility are strongly captured Transport supply-driven and car-based A departure from the Agenda. shall A new vision of mobility paradigm of transport is instigated. safe, accessible, be achieved that includes a significant increase in as well as and sustainable public transport affordable, efficient, -- prioritizing non-motorised options such as cycling and walking Integration and inter- them over private motorized transportation. success. modality of these modes is an essential factor of mobility the achieving towards action accelerate to order In partnerships and collaborations Agenda, vision of the New Urban were stressed as a major means of implementation among all local governments, national and actors involving policy-makers, development banks, international organizations, civil society, research agencies, development bi-lateral and multilateral among others. institutions and private sector actors, financing innovative discussed furthermore session The mechanisms that need to be identified and secured for sustainable A transport projects – particularly from the climate discussions. number of speakers highlighted the need for the creation of a made achievements measure to able to be base evidence sound of policies and Evaluation in regard to transport related objectives. developing a monitoring framework to track progress on action towards sustainable transport (particularly referring to SDG target Agenda) has been 11.2 and the commitments in the New Urban identified as one major next step. HABITAT III 44

are smartandsustainable. address emergingneedsandrisks--- thecontoursofcitiesthat emissions, andknowledgecreation andmanagementthat efficiency, improvedqualityoflife, growthwithreducedcarbon well-connected grids, well-designeddensity, increasedresource outcomes inurbandevelopment: high-qualitypublicspaces, There isgrowingrecognitionofICTs’potentialtoachievedesired increase efficienciesacrosssectorsoverall. foster accountableandresponsivelocalauthorities, aswell processes, enablestakeholders’co-developmentofsolutions, particularly ofthepoorandmarginalizedinurbandevelopment andopportunities,to urbanservices broadenparticipation thus effortsincludetheuseofICTstoenhanceequitableaccess of lifeurbancommunitiesandbuildinclusivesocieties, Key insmartcityeffortsistheuseofICTstoimprovequality (smart grids, smartgovernment, smartcitizenship, etc.). technological innovationstobuildthecapacitiesofstakeholders digital policiesandstrategiesthatarepeople-centeredtapinto economies andcities. Smartcitiesinvolvethedevelopmentof have significantimpactonthegrowthandcompetitivenessof changes inthewaypeoplelive, boostedsocialprosperity, and urbanization, andICTshaveusheredsignificantirrevocable overall. There isanincreasingroleofICTsinnetworked of city operations, but to advance sustainable urban development harness thepotentialofICTsnotonlytoincreaseefficiencies Governments andpartnershavebeenexploringhowbestto around theworld. urban lifeandenhancetheprospects of cities(andcountries) approaches, toolsandmechanismsforimprovingthequalityof resilient, andsustainable. ICTadvancementshaveenablednew presenting new opportunities for makingcities inclusive, safe, the goalsofandaddresschallengesposedbyurbanization, information andcommunicationstechnologies (ICTs) toadvance The NewUrban Agenda referencestheroleandpotentialof ofthesession: Brief overview Contributors: CBD, UNECE Leads: ITU, UNDP, UN-Habitat Smart Cities CIA SPE L SE SS IO N

2 1 Agenda forSustainableDevelopment andhumanrights. informal settlementupgrading, and theirlinkagestothe2030 points to address urban poverty, adequate housing and slum and identified paragraphsoftheNewUrban Agendathatprovide entry order toguidethediscussions. This matrixcontainsthe51 circulated inadvanceamatrixtableamongtheparticipants using theNewUrban Agenda asaframework, theorganizers informal settlementsandslumsintothebroaderurbanfabric, and actionstoimprovethelivesofslumdwellersintegrate Following thesession’s aimofprovidingguidanceonapproaches Pretoria, in April 2016. preparatory Thematic Meeting onInformalSettlementsheldin session, inconsiderationoftheirhostingandorganizingthe Department of Human Settlements, facilitate and moderate the the GovernmentofRepublicSouth Africa, throughits The organizers–UN-Habitat, OHCHR, andUNOPS–requested settlement upgradingthroughtheNewUrban Agenda. needed forthesustainableachievementofslumandinformal agencies, etc. This ensembleemulatesthetypeofpartnerships community organizations, developmentinstitutions, international represented: centralandlocalgovernments, civilsocietyandslum and experiences, guaranteeingthatallkeystakeholderswere and genderbalanceawiderangeofdifferentperspectives Panellists wereidentifiedwiththeaimofensuringregional New Urban Agenda anditsimplementation. together, highlightingthesignificanceofthissession’s topictothe day oftheConference. Ten high-levelpanellistswerebrought Settlements,” tookplaceinacrowdedcinemaroomonthefirst Agenda toImprovetheLivesofPeopleLivinginInformal The session, “Inclusion andIntegration: UsingtheNewUrban ofthesession: Brief overview Contributors: UNOPS, UNHCR Leads: OHCHR, UN-Habitat Informal Settlements the Agenda’s goalsofinclusion, sustainability, andresilience. New Urban Agenda, withafocusonhow “smart city” advances and strategiesthatcouldassisttheeffectiveimplementationof Given above, thissessionexploredinnovativepolicies, approaches, PECI AL SE S SS IO N

2 2 ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 45 Of these 20 co-lead organizations of the Policy Units, the following the following Policy Units, organizations of the Of these 20 co-lead Policy Dialogues at the Habitat III Policy Units and respective United Nations system: Conference were led by the Urban Frameworks co-led by UNESCO Socio-Cultural Policy Unit 2: Policies co-led by UN-Habitat National Urban Policy Unit 3: Finance and Local Fiscal System Municipal Policy Unit 5: Bank World co-led by and Resilience co-led by Urban Ecology Policy Unit 8: UN Environment Socio-Cultural Urban Framework Socio-Cultural Urban Framework 18 October 2016 Lead Organizations: Africain de Gestion Urbaine (IAGU) Institut Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Educational, (UNESCO) Brief overview of the session: our world is experiencing an unprecedented rate of Currently, population now with more than half of the world’s urbanization, urban areas are facing pressing As a result, living in cities. livable environments, challenges including quality housing, access to creating inclusive public spaces and ensuring while servicesand infrastructure dwellers, urban of billions for social pollution, environmental controlling land consumption, and risks. hazards, disruption, a new approach to urban planning address these challenges, To one that fully integrates the potential of culture is necessary, creative to heritage from preserveto life, urban of quality the mission to attain as part of our global expressions and industries, urban of aspects cultural and social The development. sustainable Founded and hopes of the people. wants, life embody the needs, the socio- on the values and creative expressions of communities, essential an as acknowledged be to needs dimension cultural path to ensuring that cities of tomorrow are people-centred, livable and resilient. inclusive, Drawing from the unique experiences of speakers ranging from urban development and governance tourism, the fields of culture, and on the key messages the discussion further expanded recommendations proposed by the Habitat III Policy Unit 2 on the by reinforced be should that Framework Urban Socio-Cultural New Urban Agenda. iv. Policy Dialogues Policy iv. ten Policy Units were In the preparatory process of Habitat III, and ten Policy established based on ten substantive sub-themes, of 200 urban Papers were subsequently elaborated by a group Given the fact that the experts with 20 co-lead organizations. role in providing Habitat III Policy Units played a unique and diverse a participatoryaction-oriented policy recommendations as Agenda in its exercise for the formulation of the New Urban recognized the the Habitat III Conference preparatory process, and actors, importance of having dialogues with other key urban of discussions reflecting the Policy Papers in the implementation Apart from the elaboration of the Policy Agenda. the New Urban stages next the to contribute to continued Units Policy the Papers, Papers the Policy and feedback their with process, III Habitat the of actively resonating throughout the development of the outcome Agenda at the document that ultimately articulated the New Urban Habitat III Conference. The Policy Dialogues were organized with the leadership of Conference in the Habitat III during organizations the co-lead The Policy Quito over a period from 17 to 20 October 2016. Dialogues aimed to provide rich and innovative discussions and conversations on the theme of the Conference based on the The elaborated recommendations of the respective Policy Papers. from actors of variety a mobilize to able were Dialogues Policy the space to discuss and provide a unique all over the world, The co-lead organizations developed Policy Units thematic areas. inclusive Policy and organized innovative and a concept note, partners, diverse from speakers several by attended Dialogues action-oriented focus on the implementation of with a particular, Agenda. the New Urban The session was kicked off by the Minister for Human the Minister for Human was kicked off by The session who first Africa, of South Settlements of the Republic of slum and informal settlement emphasized the vital role and urbanization of the world, upgrading for the sustainable done over the last months – then celebrated the advocacy read in full to the Declaration, including through the Pretoria the relevant inclusion of the audience– aimed at granting challenge in the New Urban slums and informal settlements’ the efforts and achievements of her After portraying Agenda. countryalternatives, housing adequate of provision the about statement making a strong call for the the Minister finalized her operationalization. Agenda’s New Urban it made a call to all participants to join Closing the session, of the a proposed network to monitor the implementation Agenda in its references to slums and informal New Urban first task of the Based in the aforesaid matrix, settlements. actions and this network will be to suggest the programmatic indicators that will bring to life the 51 entry points identified in Agenda for transforming the lives of the people the New Urban residing in slums and informal settlements. HABITAT III 46 ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 47 With a theme of “From Challenges to Implementation,” the Challenges to Implementation,” “From of With a theme financing aspects of the implementation dialogue addressed the access, could how municipalities Agenda: Urban of the New the fiscal and financial resources need and manage leverage, Agenda and to meet the needs of to implement the New Urban on The first session of the Dialogue focused local populations. related to municipalities’ and challenges the key issues identifying and managing of financial leveraging of, expanding access to, fiscal transfers, own-source revenues, These included resources. Panelists were invited to each give a and raising private capital. followed respectively, the three topics, ten-minute talk on one of the audience. by discussions to engage the discussion explored an issue of In the second session, taken by sharing global experiences which illustrate actions investors sector private and governments, central municipalities, Four panelists were invited to to address the identified challenges. and questions make presentations followed by open discussions, and answers with the audience. Urban Ecology and Resilience Lead Organizations: United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) The Rockefeller Foundation Brief overview of the session: variety with discussions panel two has session dialogue This Local Across “Coordination panel on The first of panellists. Stakeholders to Build Urban Environmental Sustainability and resource- low-carbon, discussed the need for healthy, Resilience” and liveable cities as part of the economically inclusive, efficient, further The dialogue cities. resilient dynamic process of building explored different ways of thinking about the implementation of and development Agenda as well as the planning the New Urban role that national and the particular of infrastructure within cities, governments can have in supporting this process. Environmentally-friendly, “People-centered, The second panel on Solutions” Integrated Resilience Data- and Partnership-driven, and horizontal partnerships, examined the nexus of data, integration across a city for the action-oriented New Urban This panel featured a new role in urban governments Agenda. National Urban Policies National Urban Policies Lead Organizations: (OECD) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Brief overview of the session: can be an The session focused on how National Urban Policies Agenda. Urban essential tool for the implementation of the New as well The discussion led to consideration of country experiences, the as the role of partnerships and collaborations in administering of two discussion The dialogue comprised National Urban Policies. for the The first panel analyzed ten key recommendations panels. and discussed how implementation of National Urban Policies, through which and why National Urban Policies can be a vehicle sustainable and augment Agenda, to implement the New Urban urbanization. supporting for proposals concrete on focused panel second The for the New the implementation of National Urban Policies the panel Drawing upon a range of perspectives, Agenda. Urban coordinated considered how a National Urban Policy Programme, up set be can organizations, international by organized between/ of to support countries in the development and implementation and contribute to the development their National Urban Policies, of a Knowledge Base. Municipal Finance and Local Fiscal System and Local Fiscal Municipal Finance Lead Organizations: Bank Group World Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (LILP), Brief overview of the session: HABITAT III 48 assembly/ http://habitat3.org/the-conference/programme/all/womens- More informationaboutthe Women’s Assembly isavailableat implementation oftheNewUrban Agenda. calling for women to unite and work together in the ongoing and UN-Habitat, whichalsodeliveredabriefclosingstatement represented byDeputyExecutiveDirectorsfromUN-Women Urban Agenda. Itwasopenedwith fivespeeches, twoofwhich equality androlesthroughtheimplementationofNew actionable recommendations for further enhancing women’s and engaging participants in a strategic dialogue to develop women’s contributionstowardssustainableurbandevelopment The Women’s Assembly convenedwiththeintentofcelebrating Women’s Assembly leading, guidingandframingdiscussionsnarrative. coordination withtheHabitatIIISecretariatplayedakeyrolein the successfulelementsto Assemblies, theUnitedNationsin the structure, topics, guidingquestions, andpanelists. As partof as muchcontrolandinputpossibletothepartnersregarding close collaborationwiththepartnerconstituentgroups, giving the NewUrban Agenda. The Assemblies wereorganizedin frame theirvision, hopes, andplansfortheimplementationof were abletobringthediverseviewsConference, andto Assemblies ensuredthatspeakersfromdifferentconstituencies constituent groupsthatcontributedtotheHabitatIIIprocess. The Governments, createdincollaborationwiththerelevantpartner Assembly, andSecond World Assembly ofLocalandRegional Women’s Assembly,and YouthChildren Assembly, Business implementation oftheNewUrban Agenda. These included key constituencieswhoseactiveparticipationisvitalinthe The HabitatIIIConferenceopenedwithfour Assemblies from v. Assemblies and thebenefitsitishaving. highlighted howresiliencewasbeinginstitutionalizedintocities, on acity’s investmentbothtodayandtomorrow. The panelalso enhancing long-termresilience. This createdaresiliencedividend order tomaketheday-to-daylifeofcitiesbetterforall, while connection andrecommendationsforsolutionstoproblems, in around theworld. This lookedacrosssectorsforpointsof The Business Assembly was structured underfourthemes the keyroleofbusinessinsustainable urbandevelopment. General Assembly offeredan openingkeynoteaddresson the World UrbanCampaign. President oftheUnitedNations Partners, Global Cities Business Alliance, C40, ICLEI, and was organized in partnership with the General Assembly of implementation of the New Urban Agenda. The Assembly and sustainableurbandevelopment, particularlythroughthe role oftheprivatesectorasapartnerinachievingresilient Sustainability: The New Business Agenda” to explore the The Business Assembly convened withathemeof “Urban Business Assembly programme/all/children-and-youth-assembly/ is availableathttp://habitat3.org/the-conference/ More informationabouttheChildrenand Youth Assembly in urbangovernanceandsustainabledevelopment. made apresentationontheroleofscienceandtechnology one ofwhichrepresentedfromUN-Habitat, whichalso sectoral perspectiveonthetopicofyouthindevelopment, collectively addressed an inter-generational and multi- tooktheformatofapanelwithfourspeakerswho plenary and participation of youth in urban development. The the visions, strategies, andplansfortheengagement precedent for the Assembly’s broader discussion regarding of theyouthsection, theinter-stakeholder setthe plenary implementation oftheNewUrban Agenda. As theopening considering sustainableurbandevelopmentandthe on therespectiveissuesfacingtheseagecohortswhen Children’s sectionanda Youth section--eachfocused parallel activitysectionsfortherestofevent--a The Childrenand Youth Assembly separatedintotwo and YouthChildren Assembly ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 49 The Second World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments World The Second governing Over 300 leaders representing local and subnational World Habitat III bodies from around the world came together at the Assembly to sign and submit a statement both celebrating Mayor’s The Agenda. Urban and committing to act on implementing the New Assembly of World “Second under the title Assembly, Mayor’s World was Agenda,” Local and Regional Governments for the New Urban Force of Local and Task organized in partnership with the Global of Partners Local Assembly and the General Regional Governments, with the Master of Authorities constituent group, and Subnational Assembly The Ceremony from the UN Information Center in Dakar. United Ban Ki Moon, consisted of short opening remarks from H.E. of the United Nations General President Nations Secretary-General, followed and the Secretary-General Conference, of the Assembly, and Housing, Minister of Urban Development by the Ecuadorian by mayors and as well as scripted statements Mayor of Quito, Agenda and the New Urban both celebrating local authorities also describing their shared commitments for its implementation. Bank World and Alliance Representatives of key partners from Cities of congratulation and Assembly with statements addressed the ongoing collaboration. More information about the Local and Regional Governments Assembly is available at http://habitat3.org/the-conference/ programme/all/world-mayors-assembly/ consisting of various presentations and panel discussions, followed followed panel discussions, various presentations and consisting of discussions panel from the Apart session. closing a summative by the Secretary-General of the Conference moderated by UN-Habitat, cities Assembly in a keynote speech on building addressed the through collaborative processes. Assembly is available at Business More information about the http://habitat3.org/the-conference/programme/all/business- assembly/ HABITAT III 50 its implementation. supporting localactionsfor, aswellregional collaborationin Urban Agenda, itwillplayaninnovativeroleinadvancingand development aswell. As aknowledgeepicentrefortheNew for exchangingideasand experience onchallenges of sustainable for sustainableurbanization. This cancreateauniquemechanism opportunities todebateanddevelop, andtoshareurbansolutions be aspacetopromoteandsupportknowledgesharing, tobring of theNewUrban Agenda. The OneUNPavilioncancontinueto which continuestoenhancetheimplementationandmonitoring over totheMunicipalityofQuitoaspartlegacyHabitatIII After theConference, theOneUNPavilionwasofficiallyhanded agencies. showcased fromperspectivesofthedifferentUnitedNations the effectiveimplementationofNewUrban Agenda that also tookplaceattheUNPavilion, basedonkeyelementsof Nations agencies, fundsandprogrammes. FifteenUNexhibitions total of 59 events were co-organized by the following 35 United organizing theevents, exhibitions, andnetworkingmeetings. A development at the Habitat III Conference in Quito through Nations systemanditsactivitiesregardingsustainableurban The OneUNPavilionprovidedaspacededicatedtotheUnited of theNewUrban Agenda throughtheUnitedNationsExhibition. organizations’ innovationsandintegratethemintothenarrative Nations agencies, and to highlight different United Nations Pavilion toshowcaseandenablecollaborationamongtheUnited for sustainableurbandevelopment, byincludingtheOneUN focused onimplementationoftheprinciples, policiesandactions The HabitatIIIConferencemaximizedtheparticipationand B. OneUNPavilion ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 51 HABITAT III 52 WMO WHO WFP UNWTO UN Women UNV UNU UNSRSG on Violence againstChildren UNOPS UNODC UNITAR UNISDR UNIDO UNICEF UN HigherEducationSustainabilityInitiative(HESI) UN-Habitat UN GlobalCompactCitiesProgramme UNFPA UNESCWA UNESCO UNESCAP UN EOSG UN Environment UNECLAC UNECE UNECA UNDP UNDESA UNCDF OHRLLS OHCHR FAO ITU IOM ICAO UN events: List oftheUN Task Team memberorganizationsthatorganized i. UNeventsatthePavilion between governments, private sector, andcitizensisessentialto deliver ontheobjectivesofNew Urban Agenda. Coordination and KPIscanfacilitatetheincorporation ofICTstoeffectively smart sustainablecity, demonstratehowinternational standards intended tobridgethegapsinunderstandingofwhatisa labour mobility, increasedproductionandresiliency. This event cities aimtodriveinclusivity, accessibility, safety, innovative 2030 Agenda forSustainableDevelopment. Smartsustainable of theSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)addressedin objectives envisioned in the New Urban Agenda and the attainment smart sustainablecitiescanbekeyenablersforachievingthemain potential ofICTstosupporturbanoperationsandparticipation, environmental aswellculturalaspects. Byutilizingthefull present andfuturegenerationswithrespecttoeconomic, social, and competitiveness, whileensuringthatitmeetstheneedsof improve qualityoflife, efficiencyofurbanoperationandservices, and communicationtechnologies(ICTs)othermeansto A smartsustainablecityisaninnovativethatusesinformation Partner Organization: UNFCCC Lead Organizations: ECE, ECLAC, ITU Are atand Where We Could Be 2. SmartSustainableCitiesintheNewUrban Agenda: Where We relation totheSDG11.7andNewUrban Agenda. is settingupajointimplementationframeworkonpublicspacein Nations agenciesandprogrammes, thepurposeofmeeting relevantformanyUnited a multi-sectorialtopicwhichisvery management ofpublicspace. Consideringthatpublicspaceis to theplanning, design, development, creation, protectionand norms andpractices, towardsaholisticandintegratedapproach public spaceintoconsiderationbydevelopinglegislation, policy, Until 2030, allcountriesintheworldwillberequiredtotake importance ofpublicspaceinsustainabledevelopmentagenda. provides akeymilestone. Itprovides significant recognition ofthe and children, older persons and persons with disabilities” by 2030 and accessible, greenandpublicspaces, particularlyforwomen 7 withtheambitionto: “provide universalaccesstosafe, inclusive Sustainable DevelopmentGoalsandparticularlyGoal11target particularly important for the urban poor. The adoption of the 2030 but alsoedgespacebetweenbuildingsorroadsides which are that connect, parks, playgrounds for recreation, marketplaces, many spatialforms, includingstreets, sidewalksandfootpaths much definedbyitsstreetsandpublicspaces. Publicspacetakes world’s population. The character andlivabilityofacityisvery habitatforthe Cities aregrowingandbecomingtheprimary Lead Organization: UN-Habitat One UNPavilion 1. PublicSpaceforMoreInclusive, Accessible, andLiveableCities PAVILIONROOM A Sunday, 16October2016

ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 53 5. Accountability and Localization of Sustainable Development of Sustainable Accountability and Localization 5. What Matters in the Agenda in Cities: Goals and the New Urban for Cities? Agendas Monitoring of the New UN-Habitat ECLAC, Lead Organizations: Bolivia, De Arquitectos De Nacional Colegio Organizations: Partner Brazil POLIS, Peru, Vida, Foro Ciudades Para La localizing the Sustainable Development The event focused on the and international national order to meet cities in Goals (SDGs) in for the implementation of the New targets and draws lessons for It presented a framework (post-Habitat III). Agenda Urban citizenry, the with communication and monitoring policy public indicators, data collection, platforms, supported by smart city also discussed how The event and monitoring mechanisms. can ensure citizens’ mechanisms and initiatives accountability deliver the SGDs role in monitoring progress of public policies that innovative tools The session discussed within their jurisdiction. city- and online platforms for communication and visualization, as well as on the importance of city-to- level data and indicators, these dimensions All of city cooperation and knowledge sharing. monitoring of will be keys for local level implementation and Agenda and the New both the 2030 Sustainable Development The event addresses all the five components as Agenda. Urban are and evidence-based policymaking monitoring, accountability, urbanization. issues that are important elements of sustainable how on discussion the to relevant particularly is event The It will also bring together a Agenda. to monitor the New Urban number of local organizations focused on urban accountability. 16 October 2016 Sunday, ROOM B PAVILION Health, Realizing an Urban Demographic Dividend: 6. People in Young Empowerment and Human Capabilities for Urban Areas UNFPA Lead Organization: contain countries, especially in rapidly urbanizing Urban areas, seeking are who people, young of number disproportionate a The face of new opportunities yet are also exposed to new risks. urbanizing a rapidly Agenda is a young person in the New Urban countrycontained), be will growth population future all (where on whether Agenda depends in large part and the success of this these young people realize their capabilities or are left behind. America: Agenda in Latin The Implementation of the New Urban 7. The Human Rights of Groups in Focus OHCHR Lead Organization: Regional Office for South This event is organized by OHCHR’s within groups different from perspectives bring will and America The event discussed the importance of adopting the region. comprehensive human rights-based approach policies that not only put people at its center but create an environment in which create an equitable system to augment their understanding of the their understanding of system to augment create an equitable provide essential inputs to the design city ecosystems and also and planning process. Agenda on the New Urban Tourism Sustainable 3. UNWTO Lead Organization: impacted by the paradigm changes The nature of cities is heavily patterns and the mobility of in the production and consumption “local” and “global” In recent decades, and goods. people, capital, only become cities have not a way that are connected in such and growth but also as the a dynamic vector for development in cities is considered as an economic Tourism locus for change. growth activity with a high potential to stimulate local economic with other economic activities, because of its complementarity job creation, its contribution to Gross Domestic Product, is a powerful Tourism and services exports. foreign exchange, of cities engine for the local economic and social development force, labour skilled creating a infrastructure, improving through public- developing entrepreneurship, business local stimulating and attracting other industries and services. private partnerships, for transforming the in cities creates spatial dynamics Tourism public space, urban landscape through the rejuvenation of public development of local amenities, and connectivity, infrastructure quality a builds only not that process a – facilities recreational and the quality visitor experience but also safeguards and enhances during The UNWTO side event of life for the local communities. vision for the Habitat III created a platform and share a common position to on how stakeholders city and other authorities local (economic, tourism in the overall sustainable urbanization policies in the land-use plans and the city and spatial), cultural, social, governance/management strategies and actions. on Disability The Ecuador High-Level Meeting and Forum 4. Accessible Urban Development Inclusion and The Ministry of Housing and Urban Lead Organizations: Ecuador, Development of the Government of the Republic of UN-Habitat UNDESA, Alliance on Global Essl Foundation, Partner Organizations: Rehabilitation and Environments, Technologies Accessible the Global Network On Disability Inclusion International, People’s Accessible Urban Development and Disabled and United Nations Secretary- the Nippon Foundation, International, Accessibility. Special Envoy on Disability and General’s UN system, the The aim is to engage policy-makers, to discuss the and other stakeholders expert communities, sustainable and accessible, inclusive, an of implementation space to The forum provides an innovative Agenda”. “New Urban practical action for taking and new ideas experiences exchange for Conference III Habitat the of goal the realize to steps future for persons with disabilities and others who face vulnerabilities and “participatorydecision- the promotes also forum The exclusion. including new technologies for through various means, making” inclusive development processes. HABITAT III 54 since early2000sinplanningforfood systemsinurbanareas. This America, particularlyonthe major advancesthathaveoccurred lessonsfromtheUnitedStatesof of thispublicationoverviews experiences fromacrosstheglobal North andSouth. A chapter urban planning”, basedontheevidencefromover20city-based College London, isdevelopingthebook “Integrating foodinto with theBartlettDevelopmentPlanningUnitofUniversity support ondirectionsforimplementation. FAO, incollaboration governments, especiallyatlocalandregionallevels, willneed is howthoseideascangetimplemented. Itisexpectedthat food securityandnutritioninurbanareas, thechallengeahead this can be considered an important step towards improving security andnutritioninurbanterritorialplanning. While The NewUrban Agenda addressestheneedforprioritizing food University ofBuffalo Partner Organizations: The StateUniversityofNew York, The Lead Organization: FAO from UrbanNorth America 9. PlanningforFoodSystemsinUrbanSettlements: Learning projects alsohighlighted. relevant stakeholders, researchactivities, publications, andfield and urbanagriculturediscussed. Networkingandpartnershipwith work onurbanforestry, sustainablefoodsystemsforhealthydiets for cities, andestablishedadiscussiononfuturechallenges. FAO’s knowledge ondifferenceexperiencesforimprovingfoodsystems forraisingawareness,inputs inthesideeventserved sharing systems tomeeturbanneedsfornutritiousfood. Further, diverse insights ontheimportanceandchallengesofintegratingfood remarks from the Major of the city of Medellin, who will provide systems intourbanplanning. The eventfeaturedwelcoming the importance of acting towards integration of sustainable food stakeholders’ partnershipatalllevels. This sideeventreinforces system andfoodenvironment, commitmentsforaction, andmulti- food-related concerns in cities, a clear understanding of their food emerging asahistoricalcrucialchangethatcallsforaddressing and territorialsustainabilitywithintheNewUrban Agenda, Food securityandnutritionareplacedatthecentreofurban Lead Organization: FAO 8. IntegratingSustainableFoodSystemsintoUrbanDevelopment Urban Agenda atthenational, regionalandinternationallevel. an effective, inclusiveandintegratedimplementationoftheNew The eventalsoaimsatidentifyingconcreterecommendationsfor can beanimportantinstrumenttoovercomethosechallenges. faced bythem, andinparticularonhowahumanrightsapproach America andtotriggeradiscussiononthediversechallenges groups intheimplementationofNewUrban Agenda inLatin event aimsatincludingthevoicesofmarginalizedandvulnerable agenda thataimsatleavingnoonebehind. Inthiscontext, thisside participate intheimplementationofNewUrban Agenda, an vulnerable groups, areabletoclaimtheirrightsandmeaningfully all groupsofthepopulation, andinparticularmarginalized practice. collaborations inordertocreatean internationalcommunityof the impactsofLabandonhowto scaleuptheseinternational the UrbanLabshavebeenactive. This discussionrevolvedaround documentary, therewasadiscussion amongthecountrieswhere how approvalprocessesareaccelerated. After the25-minute processes are appliedand sustainable planningandparticipatory planning projectsontheground. Itrevealshowprinciplesfor showstheimpactofUrbanLabs in actualurban documentary their internationalcollaborationsacrossdifferentcontinents. The Mexico’. Duringoneyear, fiveUrbanLabs havebeenfollowedin Urban PlanningatworkinGhana, Myanmar, Philippines, Gaza, The event was the world premiere of the documentary ‘Urban Labs: Myanmar. Mexico, Palestine, Philippines, The Netherlands, Unionof Partner Organizations: CreativeIndustriesFundNL, Ghana, Lead Organization: UN-Habitat Myanmar, Philippines, Gaza, Mexico 11. UrbanLabsMovie: UrbanPlanningatworkinGhana, benefits. can takefastactiontoreduceairpollutionforhealthandclimate awareness aboutairpollution’s healthimpacts, andhowcities with theClimateandClean Air Coalition, aimstoraisepublic III (www.breathelife2030.org).The campaign, incollaboration “BreatheLife - Clean Air, Healthy Future” Campaign at Habitat Presentations will set the stage for launch of the new WHO-led more physicalactivity, healthierdiets, andmoregenderequity. measures thatimproveairqualityalsoreducetrafficinjury, foster Many sustainabletransport, housing, energy, andgreenspace stroke, heartdisease, lungcancer, illnesses. andrespiratory development. Improvedairqualitycanreducethedeathtollfrom cities worldwide, isonecritical ‘’nexus’’ pointforsustainable which fails WHO guidelinesstandardsin80percentoflarge about thehealthoftheircitizens. Improvingurbanairquality-- awareness-raising canhelpdrivefastactionincitiesthatcare the New Urban Agenda. Health-focused strategies, tools, and of sustainableurbandevelopmentmakeshealththe “pulse” of Health risksofunsustainableurbanizationandhealthbenefits Academy ofMedicine International SocietyforUrbanHealthSecretariat, New York Government ofNorway, InternationalCouncilforScience, Reduce Short-livedClimatePollutants, GovernmentofGhana, Partner Organizations: ClimateandClean Air Coalitionto Lead Organizations: WHO, UNU, UN-Habitat 10. Healthasthe “Pulse” oftheNewUrban Agenda systems planningfortheurbanSouth. food systemsintheNewUrban Agenda” thatwillfocusonfood event providedlessonsforfutureFAO activitieson “implementing is mainstreamingfoodsystemsintourbanNorth America. The will provideinformationandtoolsonhowtheplanningsystems The StateUniversityofNew York, willbeatrainingsessionthat side eventorganizedjointlybyFAO andtheUniversityofBuffalo, ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 55 14. Implementing the New Urban Agenda in Regions and Agenda the New Urban Implementing 14. Metropolitan Areas a Vision of Americas: to Balanced Territorial Development UN-Habitat Lead Organization: The Province of Buenos of Government Partner Organizations: Government of Pará, The State of Jalisco, Government of Aires, – San Salvador, OPAMSS Area of Bucaramanga, Metropolitan Areas Metropolitan Panamerican Network of an “Towards of the networking event and as result Since 2014, for Cooperation on Metropolitan Planning Inter‐American Platform World the during Colombia Medellin, in held Development” and the metropolitan areas of Montreal Urban Forum 7 (WUF 7), and (El Salvador), San Salvador Guadalajara (Mexico), (Canada), the Pan‐ Medellin and Bucaramanga (Colombia) established Areas (RAMA) with the support American Network on Metropolitan activities RAMA’s UN-Habitat and Since then, of UN-Habitat. expertise and have been centered in technical interchanges of metropolitan best practices on metropolitan development and and permanent debate about challenges and in the management, Agenda in metropolitan opportunities to implement the New Urban the However, Americas towards and after Habitat III. areas of but also urban are not only metro areas, urban agglomerations fragmentation, territorial the and scale the to due which regions, like the can only be addressed by supra-municipal institutions “Implementing the New Urban The side event state governments. a vision Americas: Areas of Agenda in Regions and Metropolitan experiences presented development” territorial balanced to Americas on regional accompanied by UN-Habitat across the and financing, from the planning, and metropolitan development, governance perspective. Wellbeing Ensuring the Health and Agents of Change: Urban 15. Adolescents in Cities of United Nations Executive Office of the Lead Organization: Secretary-General (EOSG) United Nations The Children, Save Partner Organizations: Youth Envoy on Secretary-General’s to governments municipal for platform a provided event This Every Child” Woman “Every make commitments towards the and adolescents’ health to children’s Global Strategy for women’s, There improve adolescent health and wellbeing in urban settings. civil were interactive panel discussions between governments, and the private sector to share United Nations agencies, society, and monitoring effective measuring, lessons learnt implementing, initiatives and policies in cities with regards to adolescent health to related issues of awareness raised panelists The wellbeing. and their including settings, urban in wellbeing and health adolescent and new-born, maternal, importance in addressing reproductive, opportunity important an provided event the Finally, health. child to share implementable solutions and discussed the role of cities in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Monday, 17 October 2016 Monday, ROOM A PAVILION a Africa: in Urban Sub-Saharan Strengthening Resilience 12. for Reducing Risks in Fast-Growing Small Approach Participatory and Intermediate Cities UN-Habitat UNISDR, Lead Organizations: ARK Urban DiMSUR, Partner Organizations: are being exacerbated by Africa Urban challenges in Small associated with climate change. vulnerabilities and threats Africa - localities cities in sub-Saharan and intermediate-sized urban growth as well as often weak with the highest absolute to shocks and governance capacities - are most susceptible at presenting and discussing This panel session aimed stresses. intermediate and small for approaches tools and operational urban resilience, and act for improving plan, cities to understand, linked and opportunities with a focus on the main challenges to as vulnerability growth as well urban to unprecedented Action UN-Habitat presented the City Resilience climate change. based on participatory a phased process Tool, Planning (CityRAP) Resilience a of development the to leads that methodologies Action that provides a path for mainstreaming Framework for has tool The management. urban in adaptation and resilience in cities sized intermediate and 5 small in implemented been a district of a capital city. and also within Africa, sub-Saharan how cities and The session is expected to promote a debate on translate ideas partners can take advantage of urban growth and vulnerabilities. and information into concrete actions for reducing Agenda Regional Implementation of the New Urban 13. ESCWA ESCAP, ECA, ECLAC, ECE, Lead Organizations: to facilitate The Regional Commissions are uniquely positioned other regional regional commitments from Member States and Agenda. Urban actors towards the implementation of the New Secretariat, As the regional representatives of the United Nations in cooperation the Regional Commissions act as platforms, with governmental and non-governmental actors as well as governments to support international and regional organizations, of national facilitate the exchange in evaluating regional trends, help capacities and national and local develop policy experiences, Member States translate global commitments into policy action. The Regional Commissions pursue such work in collaboration regional offices including the with the United Nations system, This event highlighted the ways in which regional of UN-Habitat. Urban of the New implementation promote the processes can within and priorities specific region’s each to according Agenda, Agenda for the context of the COP21 agreement and the 2030 Apart from underlining the role of the Sustainable Development. it also in this process, Commissions United Nations Regional of strategy implementation the share to opportunity an provided on of regional agreements the possibility including each region, The side event is an opportunity to present these implementation. strategies to a broader base of stakeholders and participants and Agenda. to promote the implementation of the New Urban HABITAT III 56 ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 57 HABITAT III 58 Participants discussedthefollowing: partners ofthe ‘Guiding Principles’andotherinterestedparties. This networkingeventaimedtobringtogetherkeyendorsing Lead Organizations: UN-Habitat City-Level Practices 17. GuidingPrinciplesforCityClimate Action Planning: Improving PAVILION ROOMB Monday, 17October2016 with thebroaderaudience. was followed by an interactive questions and answers session Agenda, the2030 Agenda andtheIPoA. The paneldiscussion coherence andsynergyintheimplementationofNewUrban Nations system, andacademiaalsolookedathowtostrengthen from governmentofLDCs, developmentpartners, theUnited sustainable manner. The panel consisting of representatives to bettercopeandmanagethetransitionurbanizationina priority areasforactionLDCgovernmentsandlocalauthorities into thefullpotentialofurbanizationprocess. Itdiscussed options forinvestmentstoreshapetheirurbancapacityandtap urban planning, infrastructure, affordablehousing, andfinancing growth and buildingresilient cities. Itwill cover areas such as that iscurrentlyunderwayinLDCsasavehicleforsustainable policies andplansfortranslatingtherapidurbanizationprocess Countries (IPoA). The sideeventdiscussedforwardlooking vision of the Istanbul Programme of Action for Least Developed opportunity toacceleratetheirproductivecapacityinlinewiththe in LDCsisyettohappenandthisitselfpresents an immense 48 LeastDevelopedCountries(LDCs). Two-thirds ofurbanization The sideeventexploredurbanizationfromtheperspectiveof Countries Group Partner Organizations: ChairoftheBureauLeastDeveloped Lead Organizations: UNOPS, World Bank, OHRLLS Developed Countries 16. HarnessingthePotentialofUrbanizationinLeast of theCarbonNeutralCities Alliance, andhaveannounced Guiding Principles, Osloand Yokohama, arealsomembers please notethattwoofthecities haveendorsedthe in theiremissions, withpromisingpractices. Inthisregard, long-term planningasawayforcitiestoachievedeepcuts 3. Discussemergingfindingsregardingtheneedforvery near future. Indonesia, withfurtherapplicationstobescheduledinthe Vilankulo, Mozambique;Glasgow, Scotland;andBalikpapan, expect tohaveapplied/testedtheGuidingPrinciplesin climate actionplanning. Bytheendof August 2016, they Principles inspecificcities, includingoutcomesofimproved 2. PresentedresultsfrominitialapplicationsoftheGuiding world, andinlightoftheNewUrban Agenda. practice’ city-levelclimateactionplansfromaroundthe 1. The eightGuidingPrinciples, withillustrationsfrom ‘best Declaration on “Africa’s Priorities for the New Urban Agenda” 2063, theCommon African PositiononHabitatIIIandthe Abuja Union’sthe African Agenda operationalization.in Anchored and facilitate effective sub-regional, national, and sub-national New Urban Agenda toensurealignmentwithregionalpriorities critical todefineregionalimplementationframeworksforthe processes, policies, andstrategies. Inthisrespect, itbecomes need tobeintegratedintoregionalandnationalplanning The global aspirationsand targets set in the New Urban Agenda UN-Habitat RegionalOfficefor Africa Partner Organizations: African UnionCommission(AUC), Lead Organizations: ECA Transformation 20. ImplementingtheNewUrban Agenda for Africa’s Structural with thoseoutsidetheregion. experiences and lessonslearnt from theirongoing processes and other countriesintheregionwithopportunitytoexchange National UrbanPoliciesinthisarea. Inaddition, theeventprovides region andpresentsdiscussestheregionalprogrammeon Policies process. The eventthenfocusesonthe Arab States perspective ofcountrieswhichhavebeguntheNationalUrban for theimplementationofNewUrban Agenda, fromthe Urban PoliciesandtheroleofNationalasatool This eventbeganbypresentingaglobalperspectiveonNational Lead Organizations: UN-Habitat States for Arab Policy: Global Perspectives and Launch of a Regional Programme 19. ImplementingtheNewUrban Agenda throughNationalUrban financial resourcesforachievingtheNewUrban Agenda. transformative approachtoaddressthelongtermmobilizationof addresses challengesinfinancingcities. Ittakesastrategicand integrated and balanced urban development and strategically the financingneedsofpoorandvulnerablegroups. Itfinances urban development, and took arights-based approach to address on inclusiveandsustainablefinancinginpromotinghousing Resilient andGreenUrbanGlobalSolutions: The eventfocused and followed by a panel of senior economists. (b) Financing for werepresented,model andcasestudiesfromcitieshistory componentsforsustainableurbanization.necessary An economic framework, municipal finance, and planning and design. There are economic modelforintegratedurbanization, combininglegal Three Pronged Approach: thispresentsapublicationwithan This eventwasorganizedintwoparts: (a) The Economicsofthe Partner Organizations: KfW, MorphologieInstituteParis Lead Organizations: UN-Habitat for ResilientandGreenUrbanGlobalSolutions 18. The Economicsofthe Three-Pronged Approach andFinancing two citiesareinvitedtojointhispanel. deepcutsin emissions.targets for very The mayors of those ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 59 UN Women, in collaboration with national and local governments, and local governments, in collaboration with national Women, UN UN agencies such organizations, specialized international women’s groups, grassroots and women’s women’s UN-Habitat, as UNICEF, to develop worked have partners donor and sector. private the as based programmes evidence and implement comprehensive Safe Public Spaces Global Flagship, part of the Safe Cities and and respond to sexual harassment launched in 2011 to prevent and children youth, against women, and other forms of violence The condition of sustainable development. as a in public spaces, and includes over on multiple SDGs, Initiative is poised to deliver The panel countries. and developing from developed 25 cities, from learned lessons and tools, experiences, different shared and Safe Public Spaces Programmes, implementing Safe Cities women’s highlighting in particular the role of local authorities, facilitating partners and and NGO the private sector, grassroots, donors. the root causes The second panel was dedicated to addressing the local-level of the gender inequality of risk and highlighting their impact in solutions that are being proposed to address CEDAW the addressed panel the Further, context. urban an risk disaster on Recommendation General draft new Committee’s reduction in a changing climate as a key entry point and powerful risk leadership in reducing new instrument to facilitate women’s other natural and addressing the effects of climate change and disasters. Capacity for Strengthening National Urban Safety Nets: 23. Disaster Response WFP Lead Organizations: on contribution to the discussion This event made a valuable can better how the humanitarian and development communities objectives of the event The prepare for and respond to crises. shock responsive highlight the potential for To 1) were twofold: context in social protection systems to be adapted to the urban poverty and hunger eradicate to efforts long-term support to order discuss To 2) and meet immediate needs during times of crisis. the opportunities that exist for international actors to partner with capacities, and systems local reinforce to municipalities and cities including through city-to-city knowledge sharing. Low Hubs of Clean Energy Innovation, Sustainable Cities: 24. Action and Climate Carbon Industrialization, UNIDO Lead Organizations: (GEF), Global Environment Facility Partner Organizations: UN-Habitat Habitat III was a landmark event that will catalyze and reinvigorate by focusing the global commitment to sustainable urbanization, Surrounding the Agenda. on the implementation of the New Urban event to a side UNIDO therefore organized Habitat III Conference, further this vision and provide opportunities for the global family to continue in the ongoing discussions towards concrete action development Urban in linking SDGs with climate agreement. of the Habitat III Africa Regional Conference, and guided by the and guided by the Africa Regional Conference, III of the Habitat this event identified for Sustainable Development, Agenda 2030 for implementing the New Urban the priorities and opportunities efforts Africa’s It considered this in the context of Africa. Agenda in transformation as a top priority. to accelerate inclusive structural the main elements and arrangements The event also highlighted an implementation framework for the for the development of and It thus facilitated dialogue Africa. in Agenda New Urban between Member States and key opportunities for partnership of the visions set out in the New stakeholders in the achievement Urban Agenda in Africa. 18 October 2016 Tuesday, ROOM A PAVILION Agenda and Sustainable Measuring the New Urban 21. the City Prosperity Initiative Development Goals: UN-Habitat Lead Organizations: INFONAVIT, Flacso – Ecuador, Partner Organizations: Minister of Housing – Egypt, International City Leaders (ICL), Arabia Affairs – Saudi Ministry of Municipal and Rural governments The event aimed to inform Member States and on the on the need of a systematic monitoring and reporting Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) New Urban UN- Initiative (CPI), Through the City Prosperity indicators. governments in Habitat is offering support to local and national allow will which mechanisms, monitoring customized establishing regulations, and policies on decision-making better-informed a and finance management for the city-plan and extensions, The event discussed Agenda. implementation of the New Urban A revised CPI. the components of the global framework of the Agenda and and tested CPI method adapted to the New Urban and approach, The current status, urban SDGs were presented. to support modalities of measurement of the CPI and its capacity Examples more informed decision-making were also discussed. around the world were presented and implementing partners invited to discuss them. Sustainable Cities Safe Cities, 22. Women UN Lead Organizations: Yet individual The twenty first century century. will be an urban citizens experience urban infrastructure and services differently. but have women rely more on public transport For example, security hours, peak (varyingpriorities different destinations, urban A critical challenge for sustainable etc.). requirements, take fully which urban polices of new design be the will planning into account the growing diversity of rapidly expanding cities in Agenda for As enshrined in the new 2030 a changing climate. become cities must increasingly Sustainable Development, a of use The (SDG11). sustainable resilient and safe, inclusive, gender sensitive approach is integral to achieving this objective. HABITAT III 60 ICAO indicatingthatworldwideaircraft movementflightand the growthofurbansettlementand theprojectionmadeby There iscorrelationintermsofeconomic performancebetween Lead Organizations: ICAO Sustainable Development 26. SynergyBetween Airports andUrbanDevelopmentfor turn thisboldagendaintoaction. with intheNewUrban Agenda, thengoesontodiscusshow management. The networkingeventexploredhow waterisdealt proactive approachtothelinkagesbetweenurbanandwater depends onaricherappreciationofwaterincitiesandmore sickness orasourceofgoodhealth. Seizingthebetteroutcomes asset, anunwantedwasteoravaluableresource, atransmitter of in cities, watercanbeathreatorsalvation, aneyesore oran over-abundance and scarcity. Depending on howitis managed planning anddesignneedstobetterconsideredinlightofboth seized. The waywatershapesanditselfisinfluencedbyurban likecleaningandcooling,nutrients andservices mustalsobe at differentgradesofquality, offeringpotentialsourcesofenergy, or asawildlifehabitatalsoneedtobeembraced. Waters’ uses urban landscape, aproviderofecologicalservices, publicspace, in cities. Beyond basic services, waters’ value as a feature of the oblige ustoseriouslyshiftthewaywaterisvaluedandmanaged changing climatemodifiesthewatercycle, sustainabilityobjectives and economic activity. Yet asurbanizationintensifies andthe health anddignityofurbanpopulations, enablingsocialintegration Water incities, providesessentialbasic services supportingthe Partnership Partner Organizations: The Universityof Tokyo, Global Water Lead Organizations: UNU and Managementof ‘Waters’ inourCities 25. BeyondBasicServices: Rethinkingthe Values, Functions, contributing toinclusiveandsustainabledevelopmentofcities. platforms toachieveglobalenvironmentalbenefitsatscale, while emphasized thestrengthofstrategicpartnershipsandglobal Urban Agenda. Furthermore, UNIDO’s experiencewithinthetopic investment, andsustainabletechnologiesinlinewiththeNew insustainableplanning,that integrateinterventions sustainable as welldisplayeffectivemeansofprojectimplementation hubs forinnovation, lowcarbonindustrializationandclimateaction, highlighted thesignificanceandpotentialofsustainablecitiesas and effectivefunctioningofitshostcities. The UNIDOsideevent asitbenefitsfromtheefficient thebestinterestsofindustry serves and fosteringcleantechnologyinnovations. A sustainablecity forcreatingemployment partnerships betweencitiesandindustry that providesopportunitiesfordevelopingsynergiesandeco- promote inclusiveandsustainableindustrialdevelopment(ISID) partners todevelopandimplementprojectsprogrammes of cities. With thisbelief, UNIDOisworkingcloselywithits economic integration, and ultimately the sustainable development plays acrucialroleinfosteringeconomicgrowth, prosperityand findings. partnership throughtheirownexperiences, expertise, facts, and supporting theideaofaninter-agency urbanenvironmental well as representatives from national and municipal governments, academia, internationalorganizations, urbanplanningbodies, as event attractedahigh-levelexpertpanelincludingspeakersfrom transport, waste, housingandairquality, amongothers. The efforts in the fields of urban resilience, resource-efficiency, partnership constitutesagoodexampleofeffectivelybridging urban environment Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the deliver theNewUrban Agenda. Embeddedatthecoreofvarious efficient andresilientcitieshelpcountriesto highlight strategies and action plans to achieve greener, resource between thetwoUnitedNationsagencies, setsitsgoalto Environment. The GreenerCitiesPartnership, ajointeffort environmental partnershipbetweenUN-HabitatandUN This event aimed at exploring what constitutes a good urban Lead Organizations: UNEnvironment, UN-Habitat Collaboration toHelpDelivertheNewUrban Agenda 27. Action PlanfortheGreenerCitiesPartnership-Inter-Agency be detrimentaltoeachother. worldwide. Developmentsattheairportandincityshouldnot the developmentofairportcities, aeropolises, andmegapolises and urban development. The current trends are leading towards aviation infrastructureareofcapitalimportanceinbothairport in sustainable urban land use and land management around Sustainable DevelopmentGoals. Bestpracticesandprinciples to sustainabilityasrequiredintheNewUrban Agenda underthe and countriesaroundtheworld. This willbeacrucialcontribution synergies canbeharnessedforsocio-economicgrowthofcities between airportandurbandevelopment;howresultant in thedevelopmentcycleiscriticallearningrelationship demand for airport facilities. Studying the role of their airports cities areundergoingremarkableurbangrowth;aswellarising passenger numbersinEasternandSouthern Africa andtheirmain of apilotproject. Ethiopia, Kenya, andSouth Africa havehigh-air Lanseria International Airport wereselectedfortheimplementation Africa) respectivelywithOliverR. Tambo International Airport and and Wilson Airport, andEkurhuleniJohannesburg(South Airport, Nairobi(Kenya)withJomoKenyattaInternational Airport International Bole with AddisAbaba (Ethiopia) of AddisAbaba to supportthegrowth. Inthiscontext, fiveairportsinthecities there isneedtoinvestindevelopmentofinfrastructurecapable to improvedconnectivityamongcitiesworldwide. Consequently, lead toairportsandurbansustainabledevelopmentaswell global growingdemandforconnectivityandmobilitywhichwill invest ininfrastructuredevelopmenttosupporttheanticipated urban by2050. As aresult, thereiscriticalneedforStatesto Habitat estimatesthatmorethanhalfofworldpopulationwillbe passenger volumes are projected to double by 2030 while UN- ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 61 to formulate “investable” project proposals and how can local and how can local project proposals “investable” to formulate development? project in capacities their strengthen authorities where these bonds hold in LDCs, What potential do subnational What is the role been effectively utilized? instruments have not yet and subnational development funds, for public investment banks, national development banks? Agenda 2030 and the New linking in cities, Addressing crime 30. Urban Agenda UNODC Lead Organizations: UN-Habitat Women, UN Partner Organizations: panel of eminent persons representing By bringing together a the event aimed to: Member States and United Nations entities, 11 goals 5, highlight the importance of sustainable development the New Urban and 16 and the safety and security components of causes of crime Agenda; emphasize the need for addressing root including through close cooperation and violence at the local level, and local between different sectors and levels of government assistance that communities; inform participants on the technical including United Nations- United Nations entities can provide, tailored programmes system-wide Guidelines on Safer Cities, and support for evidence- safety in cities, to enhance women’s including policy guidance based crime and violence prevention, crime and to address the link between transnational organized best practices local vulnerabilities; and encourage the sharing of Member States. in this field amongst United Nations agencies and How Can Urban Infrastructure be Resilient for Generations 31. to Come? UNOPS Lead Organizations: University, Oxford European Commission, Partner Organizations: UN Environment of ensuring The networking event explored the key elements to come. resilient outcomes for cities and nations for generations to related challenges common the on perspectives offered It infrastructure development in urban settings and discuss ways to the objectives of the to achieve implementation upscale effective Key questions that were addressed during Agenda. New Urban to be elements are the main What included: the panel discussion infrastructure? sustainable and resilient planning in considered How can we re-imagine governance to better drive and manage by taken be can that steps practical are What development? national governments and their development partners to achieve a more strategic approach to planning and decision making on up This debate was taken urban infrastructure investments? governments, by senior representatives of the United Nations, a lively panel and the development community through academia, discussion followed by an interactive questions and answers session with the broader audience. Tuesday, 18 October 2016 Tuesday, ROOM B PAVILION Sustainable Urban Development in Urban Resilience and 28. States Small Island Developing UNDESA Lead Organizations: the the Republic of Maldives, OHRLLS, Partner Organizations: UN-Habitat Island States (AOSIS), Alliance of Small Chair of a significant challenge for national Rapid urbanization represents Small Island Developing States (SIDS). and local governments in limited land space puts pressure on Growing populations in the which areas, and agricultural already fragile coastal ecosystems change. are also affected by the adverse impact of climate challenges Increased mobility of people and goods poses specific and servicesto governments in providing basic infrastructures opportunities for could provide Urbanization for settlements. water governments to enhance resilience through sustainable and building robust infrastructure and waste management, Mainstreaming climate change including public transportation. event side high-level This crucial. is planning urban into issues and to provide addressed diversity of urban issues faced by SIDS resilience and guidance on the best way to enhance their event provided an The sustainability of their human settlements. to improve opportunity for participants to share best practices mechanisms. and institutional governance, urban planning, resilience and The event also discussed how enhancing urban contribute to the promoting sustainable urban development could including implementation of the global agendas and frameworks Agenda for Sustainable the 2030 Agenda, the New Urban Pathway. and the SAMOA Sendai Framework, Development, Action Ababa Addis the to Agenda Urban New the Linking 29. Approaches to Strengthen Municipal Finance Agenda – Innovative in Least Developed Countries UNDESA UNCDF, Lead Organizations: Dakar Municipal Finance Program Partner Organizations: More emphasis needs to be placed on the financing needs of local They (LDCs). especially in Least Developed Countries authorities, are structurally underfunded to match the continuously increasing and challenges they face, opportunities, range of responsibilities, Agenda for Sustainable especially in implementing the 2030 (SDGs). Development Goals and the Sustainable Development draw upon a wide municipalities in LDCs will have to Therefore, and national private; and – public sources financing of range they require long-term investment Furthermore, international. in critical infrastructure and better financial management. how on approaches innovative shared event this in Participants LDCs municipalities can overcome the challenges faced on the which aimed to The event, path towards sustainable development. link the New Urban Agenda with the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, further strengthened the understanding of municipal finance in LDCs by presenting key findings from a joint project by UNCDF and What is required Some guiding questions were: DESA on the topic. HABITAT III 62 reducing rural-urbandisparities. rural sectorforsustainabledevelopment andabouttheneedof aims toincreaseawarenessonthe fundamentalvalueofthe linkages fromtheperspectiveofsustainabledevelopment. Italso to provideaspacefordynamicdiscussionontheurban-rural and nutrition. In line with the New Urban Agenda, this event aims safety and security, disaster resilience, food security, health, diet relation tourbanandruralchallenges such asclimatechange, is anurgentneedtobridgeknowledgeandcapacitygapsin urban areasiskeytoadvancesustainabledevelopment. There social, cultural, andenvironmentalinteractionsbetweenrural for thebenefitofall. Anenhanced understandingoftheeconomic, have thepotentialtotransformsustainablehumandevelopment cohesion, and environmental sustainability. Urban-rural linkages sectors forenhancedproductivity, social, economic, andterritorial a territorialapproachinordertomaximizethepotentialofthese and infrastructure, underpinnedbyplanninginstrumentsbasedon strengthening transport, technologyandcommunicationnetworks areas, toencourageurban-ruralinteractionsandconnectivityby disparities, to foster equitable development across urban-rural The NewUrban Agenda stressestheneedtoreduceurban-rural Provincia DePichincha(GADPP) Ecuador (CONGOPE), Gobierno Autónomo DescentralizadoDeLa (FAM), ConsorcioDeGobiernos Autónomos ProvincialesDel Partner Organizations: Argentina FederationofMunicipalities Lead Organizations: UNITAR Development 33. StrengtheningUrban-RuralLinkagesforSustainable nutrition incities. facilitate investment plans aiming at food security and improved pointstoguideand This sideeventdiscussedthekeyentry the importanceandnecessityofinvestinginurbanfoodsystems. worldwide andareakeyresourceforbetterunderstandingof infrastructure, etc. These issuesarereceivinggrowingattention linkages, and green developing urban and peri-urban forestry gardening, foodwastemanagement, strengtheningurban-rural to physicalaccesshealthyfoodsinfooddesertareas, urban promotion campaignsofhealthyfoods, supportingprograms These includefoodcharters, projectsonschoolcatering, planning strategiesandpoliciesimprovingfoodsystems. recent experiencesofinvestmentsfordevelopingintegratedfood diets. The participantsweregivenanopportunitytodiscuss in ruralandurbanareasforreachingfoodsecurityhealthy This sideeventfocusedontheneedforoptimizinginterventions particularly fortheimplementationofNewUrban Agenda. other UNagencies, donors, governmentsandmulti-stakeholders, security andnutrition, wherebyfurthercollaborationissoughtwith FAO isengagedinvariousactivitiesthataddressurbanfood Lead Organizations: FAO Urban Agenda New 32. OptimizingInvestmentforFoodSecurityandNutritioninthe of IOM.” their owngovernanceonmigrationand mobility, withthesupport use theGovernanceFrameworkonMigration inordertoenhance Council ResolutionNo. 1310, which “calls uponMemberStates to and society. The MiGOFwasapprovedinNovember2015through elements forhumaneandorderlymigration thatbenefitsmigrants that presents, inacoherentandcomprehensiveway, theessential document, isthefirstandonlyinternationallyagreedframework The MigrationGovernanceFramework(MiGOF), thebasisforthis successful initiativestosupportlocallevelmigrationmanagement. be accompaniedbyasetof “best practices” thatshowcased at variouslevelsofthegovernmentandotherpartners. Itwas roles and coherencebetweenthedifferentcomplementary based oninternationalagreement, whichallowsconsensus and thenatHabitatIIIQuitoasthekeyconsultationdocument governance” wasbepresentedattheUCLGsummitinColombia sustainable urbandevelopment. The “Migration toolboxforurban regional level, in order tomanage diversity for social cohesion and coherence and coordination mechanisms at central, local and Migration isoneofthekeygovernanceareasthatrequirepolicy (UCLG) Partner Organizations: UnitedCitiesandLocalGovernments Lead Organizations: IOM 35. Migration Toolbox forUrbanGovernance PAVILIONROOM A Wednesday, 19October2016 sustainable cities. road safetyinitiativesandeffectivecity-levelprogramstoachieve and privatesectorrepresentativestodiscussthecriticalneedfor Road Safety, United Nationsregionalcommissions, government, including UnitedNationsSecretary-General’s SpecialEnvoyfor by 2030. This event hosted a panel of road safety stakeholders to safe, affordable, accessibleandsustainabletransportforall 11, particularlySDGtarget11.2whichaimstoprovide access for sustainability. Safety isakeycomponentofachievingSDG safety mustbeacriticalelementforconsiderationwhenplanning rampantly inhabitedaroundtheworld, bypeopleandvehicles, road commercial vehicle drivers. As urban areas flourish andbecome as pedestrians, motorists, passengers, publictransportusersor they arealsosafe. Globally, 1.24millionpeopledieontheroads with the above-mentioned elements can only be sustainable if housing, andotherrelevantpolicies. Transport andmobilityeven synergize withurbanandspatialplanning, landmanagement, and multimodaltransportoptions. Inaddition, thesepoliciesmust motorized transportaswellenvironmentallyfriendly, efficient transport, investmentininfrastructureformotorizedandnon- a combinationofpolicyelements, includingaffordablepublic Sustainable transportandmobilityintheurbansettingrequire Sustainable Development Partner Organizations: ECLAC, World BusinessCouncilfor Lead Organizations: ECE, UNITAR 34. The RoleofRoadSafetyin Achieving SustainableCities ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 63 38. Crisis in Cities or Cities in Crisis Crisis 38. UN-Habitat Lead Organizations: Educational Concerns for Hunger Partner Organizations: Committee of the Red Cross International Organization (ECHO), the Global of Red Cross (IFRC), International Federation (ICRC), BEAG UK Alliance for Urban Crises, featured a panel in Crisis/Crisis in Cities” “Cities The side event Agenda of the New Urban discussion on how the implementation with Crises, Urban for Alliance Global of the work the advance can and recoverya focus on the humanitarian-development nexus, action to an urban world and in an effort to adapt humanitarian leave no city behind. Sharing Multidisciplinary in Building Good Practices 39. Sustainable Cities UNESCO Lead Organizations: ICLEI ICCAR, ARCEAU, Partner Organizations: and Agenda, In the framework of Habitat III and its New Urban multidisciplinary platform for urban mobilizing a multi-sectoral, UNESCO organized an event in which the themes resilience, urban culture and migration in urban areas, of inclusive cities, education and water resources management under heritage, With its transversal mandate was reflected. climate change, UNESCO acts as a and global networks of city-level actors, innovative launch to partners mobilize to convener and catalyst collaboration and dialogue to enhance the importance of action, education and cultural heritage, water resources management, discussion addressed An interactive panel anti-discrimination. change, challenges of reducing water footprint under climate informed, racism and discrimination in cities and developing mayors and city- The panel brought together skilled citizens. practitioners and representatives of civil level decision-makers, and chart a and international experts water utilities, society, available for roadmap to leverage the networks and resources The outcome of discussions fed into the effective city-level action. Agenda implementation of relevant objectives of the New Urban addition, In Goals. Development Sustainable relevant as of well as “Water, and disseminate the publication: UNESCO launched Cities Portraits of 15 emblematic Megacities and Global Change: by the International Hydrological Programme. World” of the a Billion Lives - From Slums to Sustainable Transforming 40. Neighbourhoods UN-Habitat Lead Organizations: Secretariat, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Partner Organizations: Africa European Commission (EC) and The event demonstrated how the Participatory Slum Upgrading African, the in 35 countries in implemented is that Programme a transformative and Pacific Regions has been Caribbean, programme that is bringing positive urban change at regional, and community levels by advocating for and city, national, 36. Managing Migration Well: For More Inclusive and Resilient For More Inclusive Well: Migration Managing 36. Cities UN-Habitat IOM, Lead Organizations: The Joint Migration and Development Partner Organizations: Agency for Development and the Swiss Initiative (JMDI), UNITAR Cooperation (SDC), with one in seven people phenomenon, While migration is a global effects the migrant, international or internal an being world the in The reasons are at the local level. of migration are most felt In many is a key driver of cities’ growth. migration first, twofold: is driving much of the increase in migration parts of the world, much more diverse places in which to making cities urbanization, specific needs during migrants are individuals with Second, live. development agents of become can also but who of crises, times It is within this context when the right policies are put in place. that this multi-stakeholder event served to do the following: triggered by identify key facts and figures on rapid urbanization disasters; forced migration as a result of conflicts and natural and reflect on policy priorities on migrants for city administrations and national authorities which are complementary and coherent, Agenda; and provide guiding principles rooted in the New Urban migration on how to mainstream and implement sustainable are and complement which measures management and policy and provincial, supported by all governance structures – national, local governments. Rights Uniting for Housing and Human ‘Shift’: The 37. OHCHR Lead Organizations: Special Rapporteur on the Right to Partner Organizations: United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) Adequate Housing, countries and in Despite the extreme importance of housing in all and despite a worldwide increase a context of rapid urbanization, over housing and speculation forced evictions, in homelessness, very little attention is given to the human and gentrification, land, offers. it solutions the and meaning its housing, adequate to right The causes obstructing access to adequate housing for all are Agenda The New Urban business continues as usual. Yet known. only if it creates the “paradigm shift” will hold its promise of a preconditions for achieving truly inclusive and sustainable cities. housing is not a “shifted”: mind sets need to be In this context, commodity but a human right; homelessness is not the product those house not will markets private behaviour; individual of who cannot afford it; forced evictions are not by-products of land development; lack of resources is not an excuse for inaction, This side event set the Habitat III Conference has a social function. in Quito as a milestone for uniting the voices of any stakeholders organizations, civil society – national and local authorities, alike – businesses and communities international organizations, and security, that strive for making cities places to live in peace, dignity. HABITAT III 64 management forsustainableandinclusive cities. This session across Asia andLatin America tosupportintegratedresource arrangements representingnational andlocalgovernments the form of aroundtable discussion on effective institutional sustainable urban development. The event was organized in efficiency throughanexusparadigmcanthereforesupport of theirinterdependenceisneeded. Optimizationofresource independent, sectoralissues, butamuchbroaderunderstanding the realisationthatcitiescannolongerdealwithresourcesas development efforts. Underpinning the New Urban Agenda is land/food aremostessentialandfundamentaltosustainurban natural resources. Ofallthenaturalresources, energy, water, and the relationshipbetweensustainableurbandevelopmentand policy makersandlocalgovernments, especiallywithregardto urban regions is one of the most critical challenges facing national approaches. Therefore, managingrapidlygrowing citiesandtheir will requireinnovative, multi-sectoralandmultidimensional agenda for cities. The implementation of the New Urban Agenda Habitat IIIisexpectedtoresultinanewandtransformative (ICLEI) Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), LocalGovernmentsforSustainability Partner Organizations: DeutscheGesellshaftFürInternationale Lead Organizations: ESCAP Inclusive Cities: PolicyOpportunitiesfortheNewUrban Agenda 41. IntegratedResourceManagementforSustainableand informal settlementscanbeachieved. of slumandinformalsettlementsdwellers. 3)Howresiliencein energy andtransportneedsofallpeopletocounterrisingnumber achieving sustainableneighborhoodsthroughconsiderationof inclusion contributes to sustainable urban development including informal settlements2)Spatialplanningasawayofpromoting New Urban Agenda goalsonurbanpovertyandintegrationof SlumUpgradingProgrammetoachieve enhance Participatory panelists. The eventdemonstrated: 1)Nationalprioritiesidentified active rolesinthediscussionbymoderatedinteractionwith SDG 11.1andtheNewUrban Agenda. The participantstook billion slumdwellersworldwidewithintheframeworksetby approach anditsroletocontributing to transformationofthe1 SlumUpgradingProgramme key topicsrelatedtotheParticipatory through a ‘talk-shop’ model. The panelistsprovidedcontributionto interested PSUPimplementingcountries, theeventwasconducted made up of representatives from the ACP, EC, UN-Habitat and Through aregional, gender, andinstitutionalrepresentativepanel to implementingtheNewUrban Agenda principlesandlevers. (SDGs), particularly Target 11.1anditslinkageadaptability partnership incontributingtotheSustainableDevelopmentGoals Slum Upgrading Programme and value ofthe the Participatory Countries (ACP), EuropeanCommission(EC)andUN-Habitaton between theSecretariatof African, CaribbeanandPacific role, effectiveness, andcommitmentofthetripartitepartnership settlements andslums. The eventfurtherdemonstratedthe and incrementalin-situupgradingapproachtoinformal initiating projects focused on achieving integrated, inclusive Urban Agenda localization. Urban Agenda participants tonetworkaroundthetheme oftheSDGsandNew institutional accountability. The event was also the occasion for all guaranteeing socialinclusion, local and nationalownership, and the importance of local, regional, andnational governments in the roadaheadinSDGs’attainment. Finally, ithighlighted and presentedinitialeffortsfortheSDGlocalization, facilitating to sharelessonslearnedfromtheMDGlocalizationprocesses SDG localizationprocess. Secondly, itprovidedtheopportunity Firstly, itlookedatthemechanismsavailabletoinitialize promotion of more inclusive cities -- leaving no-one behind. have been successful in defining and addressing gaps for the This eventshowcasedapproaches, mechanisms, andtoolsthat that builduponthelocalandurbancomponentof2030 Agenda. which inevitablylaysthegroundwork for policiesand approaches and lives. This processisclosely tiedtotheNewUrban Agenda, more responsiveandthereforerelevanttolocalneeds, aspirations, local stakeholders is essential to make sustainable development SDGs localizationprocesshighlightshowtheempowermentof the challenges and opportunities cities present. Specifically, the Sustainable Development Goals provide a powerful illustration of The 2030 Agenda forSustainableDevelopmentandits Lead Organizations: UNDP for All 43. LocalizingtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals: MakingCities end allformsofviolenceagainstchildren. positive experiencesandpracticesidentifythewayforwardto panel discussioninwhichmayorsandchilddelegatespresented Agenda, andthe Agenda 2030. The launchwasfollowedbya United NationsStudyon Violence againstChildren, theNewUrban of mayorsintheimplementationrecommendations which putsforwardkeyrecommendationsinsupportoftherole Protecting Childrenfrom Armed Violence intheCommunity, the launchofSpecialRepresentative Thematic Reporton the NewUrban Agenda and Agenda 2030. The eventincluded safe and child friendly cities in support of the implementation of The eventaimedtostrengthentheroleofmayorsinbuilding Caribbean (MMILAC), UN-Habitat the GlobalMovementforChildreninLatin America andthe Partner Organizations: IgarapéInstitute, Know Violence, Children Lead Organizations: OfficeoftheSRSGon Violence Against Right toFreedomfrom Violence inUrbanSettings 42. StrengtheningtheroleofmayorstoSafeguardChildren’s PAVILION ROOMB Wednesday, 19October2016 experience incity-levelimplementation Asia andLatin America. ICLEI, whoareallcommittedtotheNewUrban Agenda, andwith was led by ESCAP and supported by projectpartners GIZ and ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 65 informed development choices. It similarly reflects the importance reflects the importance It similarly choices. informed development the private sector key stakeholders (i.e. of communities and other with and informing measures to and civil society) in engaging patterns. facilitate more inclusive development becoming towards strive can cities which in promotes ways This through inclusive economic growth more equitable and resilient The panel discussion brought and inclusive urban societies. that systems approaches long-term knowledge in creating society and infrastructure). addresses inequalities (governance, in which communities and local Panelists discussed ways their capacity in order to deliver social authorities can build-up servicesmanner. equitable an in initiatives economic and the panel addressed suggestions for national and Additionally, while local governments to keep pace with urban development, that result anticipating the various exposures and vulnerabilities from exploding urban populations. Operationalizing Urban Metabolism (UM) in Cities 46. UN Environment Lead Organizations: as a powerful This side event discussed Urban Metabolism (UM) It of cities. framework of analysis to shape the development practitioners city for UM of utility and definition the articulated metabolism and illustrated the links between the study of urban elements key introduced also It development. infrastructure and such as methodologies that have been developed to study of UM, was presented The audience Analysis). Material Flows it (e.g. the Global with evidence of effective partnerships (including making gains Initiative for Resource Efficient Cities) that are UM The level. local at the metabolism urban implementing in Unit 8 and approach is linked to the principles espoused by Policy Agenda. the New Urban Region: America and Caribbean Children in Cities in the Latin 47. Beyond the Average UNICEF Lead Organizations: This side event presented the key drivers of future UNICEF and urban settings and Caribbean America in Latin programming the results of a study on intra-urban inequalities in childhood. The SDGs Housing at the Centre of Sustainable Development: 48. Agenda and the New Urban UN-Habitat UNDP, Lead Organizations: adequate of provision the and urbanization of challenge The housing for all cannot be solved by any one individual actor alone. civil nor governments nor neither individuals Acting on their own, The 2030 society nor the private sector will be up to the task. embracing promotes actively but this recognizes only not Agenda as the only viable solution as envisaged in Goal 17, collaboration, to the greatest challenges facing humanity today and in the not The event aimed to dive deep into exploring the so distant future. in housing discussing innovations nature of these collaborations, 44. Measuring and Enhancing Local Resilience - Supporting Cities Resilience - Supporting and Enhancing Local Measuring 44. Sustainable and Safe Inclusive, to Become Resilient, UNISDR Lead Organizations: UN-Habitat Partner Organizations: of the to two-thirds Up world. complex live in an urbanizing, We people – may live in cities population – some six billion world’s first responders to disasters and urban Cities act as by 2050. In order to reduce impacts first-hand. populations experience the inhabitants from current and future vulnerability and to protect while resilience their building of challenge the face cities risks, increasing pressures populations, adapting to growing urban The best way and climate change. on basic service networks, to ensure success would imply immediate intervention by local and investment. planning, governments in terms of cooperation, they also increase As cities grow and develop at a fast rate, snowballing exposure of their assets to the impacts of disasters thus planning for resilience and disaster at an alarming rate, address these To risk reduction needs to be a priority for cities. local governments need to integrate disaster risk challenges, disasters of impacts The plans. development their in reduction been substantial and and people have properties, to businesses, A increase. frequency and intensity their as grow to expected are to critical major share of natural disaster costs arises from damage there are also Beyond the direct costs of rebuilding, infrastructure. infrastructure substantial indirect costs associated with losing The loss of such services affects businesses, services. interruption, communities and the broader economy via delays, impacts social broader and customers of loss losses, financial the total cost of infrastructure As such, such as stress and anxiety. replacement damage is substantially higher than the direct National and local governments as well as business need costs. for new to embed resilience in the decision-making process cost-effectiveness this will improve the In turn, infrastructure. the mitigate more importantly, of infrastructure spending and, businesses and of disasters on and costly impacts devastating the importance of local This session discussed: communities. Agenda leadership towards the implementation of the New Urban and identify critical aspects to achieve it; how current methods of in stakeholders national and local inform can resilience measuring order to enhance resilience building efforts; and means and best practices in addressing resilience of infrastructure. Cities: Inclusive and Resilient Sustainable, Towards 45. Urbanization that Leaves No One Behind UNDP Lead Organizations: Income inequalities in cities have increased dramatically since the the urban dwellers Nearly one-third of last Habitat II Conference. in the developing world (some 863 million people) live in slums. formulate to an opportunity Agenda presents Urban The New a global socio-economic development policy framework that The side and risk-informed growth. inclusive, ensures equitable, event aimed to highlight topics on urban and local-governance systems that are equipped to make climate and disaster risk- HABITAT III 66 of suchopportunities;theywillalsorequire newsystemsforglobal urban development and changes in governance to takeadvantage involve systemsthinkingtoidentifyefficiencies andco-benefitsin integrated planninginsuchsituations. These willnecessarily Mechanisms areneededtopromotetheuptakeoflonger-term of climatechange, resourcedepletionandenvironmentalharm. past—and, notleast, contributingtoglobalcollectiveproblems themselves torecapitulatethehealthchallengesofdecades environmental damage and social disharmony while positioning foundations, theyalsobuildforthemselvesalegacyof at theexpenseofothergoals, yetinlayingsuchunsustainable legitimately, frompursuingeconomicgaininurbandevelopment challenges. In the short-term, some nations may benefit, Standing againstthesenewopportunitiesaresignificant environmental co-benefitsbecomeapparent. grounded insystemsthinking, emergentsolutionsthatofferbroad its rootsineconomic, ecologicalandsocialdeterminants conceptualized from an intergenerational view, recognizing are fundamentallyintertwined. Inparticular, whenhealthisre- particularly incities, whereeconomy, environmentandwellbeing inclusive andproductiveeconomicenvironmental goals, and futuregenerationsnearlyalwaysencompasses sustainable, The converseisnottrue: afocusonhealththatincludescurrent without necessarilysafeguardinghumanhealthandwellbeing. perspectives—and certainlythesearecriticalobjectives— be mademoresustainablefromeconomicorenvironmental security and opportunity. This is importantbecausecities can developed, andmanagedaffecthumanhealth, wellbeing, safety, and forpeople. The wayurbansettlementsareplanned, designed, their humanresidents. Inafundamentalsense, citiesareabout role ofcitiesashabitatsthatfosterthehealthandwellbeing centre moreoneconomyandenvironmentthantheessential current discussionsonsustainableurbandevelopmenttendto with correspondingneedsforinfrastructureandservices. Yet week— need tobehousedincities—morethanamillionevery natural resourceutilization. By2050, 2-3billion more people will responsible forperhapsthree-quartersofcarbonemissionsand While urbanareasoccupyjust3percentoflandsurface, theyare transition on humanity and theplanet cannot be underestimated. are inevitablyurbanfutures. The influenceoftheglobalurban Because most peoplenowlive in towns and cities, human futures Lead Organizations: UNU Health 49. HarnessingSustainableUrbanizationforHumanandPlanetary PAVILIONROOM A Thursday, 20October2016 three keyelementsinachievingGoal11. sector, drawingonsolutionsinfinancing, legislation, anddesign– can helptacklesomeoftoday’s pressingissuesinthehousing andinclusivehousingpoliciesthat technology andparticipatory Agenda withaninclusive, sustainable, focus. and participatory to localgovernanceandtheimplementation oftheNewUrban Colombia andMexicoshowshow volunteerismcontributes America” waspresented. Ittargets50municipalitiesinBrazil, capacity throughvolunteerisminIntermediateCitiesLatin UNV to “Localize theNewUrban Agenda whilepromotinglocal and theircitizens. Secondly, anewjointprojectbyUN-Habitatand asalinkbetweenmunicipalities andcities capacities andserves how volunteerism is a catalyzer in strengthening institutional in theimplementationofNewUrban Agenda, particularlyon panel discussionontheimportanceofrolevolunteerism year –allonebillionofthem. This interactive eventincludeda day,those ofothers–every week, every month, every every volunteers cancontinueaddingvaluetotheircommunities, and Goals, offersnewopportunitiestoidentifymorewaysinwhich better. The NewUrban Agenda, like theSustainableDevelopment the homelessandinstitutionbuilding, butalsobuildingback in NepalandEcuador, notonlysupportinghealthcare, education, saw howvolunteerswerequicklydeployedaftertheearthquakes single year. The addedvalueofvolunteersisunquestionable. We More thanonebillionpeoplevolunteertheirtimeglobally–every Partner Organizations: UN-Habitat Lead Organizations: UNV Implementation oftheNewUrban Agenda? 51. Panel Discussion: HowCan Volunteerism Help Accelerate the accelerate implementationoftheNewUrban Agenda. and guidelines for cities to setuptheir own UrbanLabaswayto launched. This publicationprovidesthenormativemethodology urbanplanning”Labs; atoolforintegratedandparticipatory were place withglobalpartners. At theevent, thepublication “Urban and adiscussiononscalinguptheUrbanLabsprogramtook selection ofUrbanLabsacrossallcontinentswereshowcased Planned CityExtensionsinSomalia. At thiseventresultsofa Planning GuidelinesfortheUnionofMyanmar, andimplemented the SpatialDevelopmentFrameworkofJohannesburg, Urban processes.through participatory Somekeyoutputshavebeen definition, designandcoordinationofurbanplansprocesses Lab hasastrongfocusonimplementationandassistcitiesinthe governments in over 40 cities in the last three years. The Urban UN-Habitat’s UrbanPlanningandDesignLabhasbeenassisting City, SomaliaProgram, UnionofMyanmar Fund NL, DistrictofNingo-Prampram, EuropeanUnion, Mexico Partner Organizations: CityofJohannesburg, CreativeIndustries Lead Organizations: UN-Habitat Planning 50. UrbanLabs: A Tool forIntegratedandSustainableUrban and illuminatingpotentially-implementablesolutions. raise awarenessoftheseissuesinattendees, fosteringlinkages is keytosustainabledevelopment. This eventendeavouredto eco-social viewofhealthinimplementingtheNewUrban Agenda financing. Asystems-basedapproachthatassignsprioritytoan ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 67 This event showcased Finance for City Leaders, an up-to-date, an up-to-date, Leaders, Finance for City This event showcased analysis of the challenges posed by and in-depth comprehensive, various financing tools municipalities rapid urbanization and the By providing city leaders with a wide array have at their disposal. and inclusion, emphasize sustainability, of financing solutions that growing the to contributes publication this autonomy, financial can look inward to finance major conversation on how cities infrastructure maintenance and operation, capital expenditures, and public services. 2016 20 October Thursday, ROOM B PAVILION and Current Resilience: Disaster Urban and Change Climate 55. Future Challenges (This event and number 56 were merged) Forward Ways and Solutions Urban Disaster and Climate Risks: 56. WMO UNU, UNESCO, Lead Organizations: two of intersection the to due rise the on is cities in risk Disaster of A series change. and climate urbanization megatrends: global two events provided a state-of-the-art overview and reflection on resilience and knowledge-based solutions for improving urban Combining reducing urban risks from natural and climatic hazards. offered answers the session practice and policy-makers, science, Which future to three main questions of urban sustainability: countries in particularly expected, to be risk are in urban trends and climatic with rapid urbanization and high exposure to natural Which opportunities do exist to harness the social and hazards? the long-term economic development potential of urbanization for adaptation? mitigation of risk and the facilitation of sustainable risk reduction in long-term and proactive and should, How can, of resistance, the city be guided by different adaptation paradigms solution-driven This integrated, resilience and/or transformation? WMO address needs, and UNU, event proposed by UNESCO, and a way forward to develop city-tailored guidelines for gaps, integrated knowledge tools to build resilient urban communities regional, from natural and climatic hazards; establish national, and international partnerships; and transfered knowledge via sharing experiences of good practices and innovation. Measuring Readiness for the New Urban Tool? City Diagnostic 57. Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals UN Global Compact Cities Programme Lead Organizations: Rotorua Lakes Global Infrastructure Basel, Partner Organizations: UN-Habitat Council, UN Global ‘City Scan’ is the core diagnostic tool of the The it will be offered globally In 2017, Compact – Cities Programme. Agenda as an innovative collaborative platform for the New Urban An online survey and the Sustainable Development Goals delivery. enables municipal the City Scan covering 157 issue areas, governments to develop a holistic perspective of the challenges Principles Ten Assessed through the lens of the facing their city. 52. Gender approach: a fundamental element in constructing constructing in element a fundamental approach: Gender 52. inclusive cities Women UN Lead Organizations: driving factors important most the of one been has Urbanization it has the managed, When adequately development globally. for social inclusion and provide potential to create opportunities urban However, economic growth. driving a way out of poverty, All inequity and social exclusion. development has exacerbated with persistent segregation, occupational cities have gender-based in decision-making. income and involvement gaps in women’s are particularly affected who live in vulnerable sectors Women remaining grouped in unemployment, and by under-employment They also face challenges regarding jobs. under-paid poor-quality, engage to available time little with care, providing workload, their particular constraints in They also face in productive activities. do not benefit from the so ironically they accessing basic services, advantages offered by urban life. the gender approach must be part of mitigate this reality, To innovative city. safe, productive, constructing an inclusive, universal access to quality basic Participation by all social groups, One servicesfundamental. are inclusion for planning spatial and to guarantee a fundamental aspect to achieve empowerment is opportunities, safe urban mobility system to ensure access to mobility system guarantees that An inclusive and goods. services, including the city as a whole will be accessible for its residents, Considering gender differences in urban vulnerable sectors. women systems and for both systems offers benefits transport for investment on return the increasing as such themselves, improving infrastructure and profitability of transport systems, servicesand education to which, work, to access women’s increase labor productivity; and free up more time so ultimately, needs. women can address their personal and workplace Strengthening Local Governance and municipal Finance 53. Through Property Taxation UN-Habitat Lead Organizations: role UN-Habitat’s showcase was to of this event purpose The in the Joint Program on Local Governance and Decentralized UN- Within the JPLG, Service Delivery (JPLG) in Somalia. urban planning Habitat is responsible for municipal finance, land dispute tribunal land governance (e.g. and development, biomedical and (solid management environmental mechanism), local governments. and capacity building for waste management), It discussed the successful implementation of municipal finance and application lessons learned, components of the program, The focus was given to automated system for property elsewhere. tax collection as a key for revenue mobilization. for City Leaders Global Municipal Database and the Finance 54. Handbook UN-Habitat Lead Organizations: HABITAT III 68 its upcomingactivitiesonhumansettlements, aswellthe role ininforminggovernmentsduring theclimatenegotiations, provided the opportunity to present the NWP, by introducing its Research Network(UCCRN)ofColumbia University. The event Climate Change(UNFCCC), andtheUrbanClimateChange on adaptationoftheUnitedNationsFrameworkConvention programme (NWP), whichistheknowledgecentreandnetwork The networkingeventwasco-organizedbytheNairobiwork Organizations UNFCCC/NWP PartnerOrganizationsandUCCRN (UCCRN), UrbanClimateChangeResearchNetwork(UCCRN), Partner Organizations: Urban Climate Change Research Network Lead Organizations: UNFCCC in Cities Through Knowledge Change ResearchNetwork: CatalyzingClimateChange Adaptation 59. UNFCCC’s Nairobi Work Programme andtheUrbanClimate collected frommembersofHESIandotherpartnernetworks. the actionplanforuniversities, basedonsuccessfulexperiences society, andinternational organizations, discussedandagreedon Universities, leading global researchers, localgovernments, civil (GAP) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). complemented thepriorityareasofGlobal Action Programme the workanduniversitycommitmentsforHESIonSDG11. Italso the conclusionsofRoundtableUniversitiesin WUF 7, and Habitat IIIEuropeRegionalMeetinginPragueonMarch18, 2016, Group ofHigherEducationforUrbanSustainabilityheldatthe development. The eventdrewontheconclusionsof Working of an Action Planforuniversitiestowardssustainableurban Sustainability Initiative (HESI). It featured the presentation urban developmentwithintheframeworkofHigherEducation This event focused on the role ofhigher education for sustainable Lead Organizations: UNEnvironment, UN-Habitat sustainability ofurbanization Universities tomaximizeimpactofhighereducationinthe 58. HESIGlobalmeetingofUniversities: Action Planfor for FutureLearn. RMIT UniversityandtheUNGlobalCompact–CitiesProgramme ‘Ethical Cities’MassiveOpenOnlineCourse(MOOC)developedby Basel wasalsointroduced. This sideeventalsolaunchedthe resilient infrastructure-SuRe–developedbyGlobalInfrastructure private partnerships. Relatedstandardfocusinginsustainableand region-specific challenges and providinga foundation for public- assessment andresponseenablingasharedunderstandingof government, privatesectorandcivilsocietyinthediagnostic cross-sectoral model, ‘City ScanII’wasintroduced. Itengages Development Goals, andintegratingtheCitiesProgramme’s cities. Aligned totheNewUrban Agenda andtheSustainable from the 2015 GlobalCity Scan pilot, which engaged 19 signatory action. This side eventexplored the insightsand lessons learnt from whichtoprioritizeengagementwiththecommunityandplan of theUNGlobalCompact, theresultsprovideavaluablebase interaction withtheUnitedNations. dayintheOneUNRoomtohavedirect number ofvisitorsevery exhibition, the “Talk withtheUnitedNations” activitywelcomeda implementation oftheNewUrban Agenda. As integralpartofthe programmes relatedtosustainableurbandevelopmentandthe Nations organizationsandtheirinitiatives, activities, projects, and informal discussionforparticipantstolearnmoreabouttheUnited of theUnitedNations. “Talk withtheUnitedNations” wasan participants tohaveanopportunitytalkwithrepresentatives Inside theOneUNPavilion, thespacewasprovidedfor ii. Talk withtheUnitedNations action ontheground? organizations, policy-makersandpractitioners, toscaleupclimate can researchnetworksbettercollaborate, includingwithother action are not being addressed by research networks? (ii) how two questions: (i) which knowledge needs preventing climate presentations werefollowedbyafacilitateddiscussionaround Cities (ARC3.2)thatwaspresentedduringtheevent. Those Second UCCRN Assessment Report on Climate Change and key knowledge partners of the NWP, as evidenced by the 750 expertscholarsandurbanpractitioners--isoneofthe mitigation, andresilience, theUCCRN--withitsnetworkof its 320partnerorganizations. Inthefieldofurbanadaptation, knowledge resourcesithasgeneratedwithcontributionsfrom ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 69 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM 05:00 PM - 05:30 PM 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Talk with the United Talk Nations - World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Talk with the United Talk Nations - Integrated Urban Weather, Environment Climate, and Water Services for Sustainable Cities Talk with the United Talk Nations - World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Talk with the United with the United Talk The Urban Nations - Planning for Peace, Stability and Long- Development Term Project Talk with the United Talk Nations - UNIDO Sustainable Cities projects under the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Integrated Approach Pilot Talk with the United with the United Talk Nations - Urban Edge photographic project Wednesday, 19 October 2016 Wednesday, - One UN Room One UN Pavilion Thursday, 20 October 2016 Thursday, - One UN Room One UN Pavilion 14.World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 9.World 9.World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 13.World 13.World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 8.United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN- Habitat) 11.United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) 7.United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN- Habitat) 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Talk with the United Talk Nations - United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) Talk with the Talk United Nations - Strengthening Member States’ capacities in designing and implementing strategies and policies for inclusive and sustainable cities in Africa (2015-2017) Talk with the United with the United Talk Nations - United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) with the United Talk Nations - Eco- Industrial Park Programme Initiatives Talk with the United Talk Nations - World Health Organization (WHO) Talk with the United with the United Talk Nations - United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) with the United Talk Nations - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Tuesday, 18 October 2016 Tuesday, - One UN Room One UN Pavilion Monday, 17 October 2016 Monday, - One UN Room One UN Pavilion 4.United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) 6.United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) 10.United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) 3.United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) 5.World Health 5.World Organization (WHO) 2.Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations (FAO) 1. United Nations 1. Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) Sunday, 16 October 2016 16 October Sunday, - One UN Room One UN Pavilion HABITAT III 70 ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 71 C. One UN Exhibition task force and with its inter-agency In its capacity as an engagement the participation and for coordinating responsibility Task the UN system in Habitat III, of the entire United Nations and knowledge, members’ diverse expertise, mobilized its Team urban development and urbanization. insights on the sustainable at the One UN Pavilion was a unique The United Nations Exhibition demonstrate collaborative activities and space to showcase and elements for initiatives in line with the narrative based on key Agenda from the the effective implementation of the New Urban Nations The United perspectives of the United Nations system. on housing and Exhibition also advocated their work and initiatives the development in line with the narrative of sustainable urban Agenda with an open space for informal discussions, New Urban the from innovations urban of presentations and events, side A total of 15 organizations different United Nations organizations. participated at the United Nations Exhibition. organized in one common This Exhibition for the United Nations, presented some contributions of the United and coordinated space, of narrative The Agenda. Urban New the towards system Nations though the United Nations’ the space invited visitors to reflect, development, projects and activities towards sustainable urban as well as on current and future on the definitions and conditions, participatory, sustainable, safe, resilient, of inclusive, challenges and compact cities. interconnection, Emphasis was laid upon interdependencies and Rather as these are of essence in cities and human settlements. one’s sought to trigger the Exhibition exhaustive, than being the work and curiosity and encourage visitors to further investigate settlements. projects of the United Nations in cities and human between airports and urban development – Synergies ICAO: for sustainable development that will bring Agenda calls for a global partnership The 2030 the UN civil society, the private sector, together governments, resources for and other actors to mobilize all available system, the UN system Consistent with the role that its implementation. Agenda plays in supporting Member States in achieving the 2030 coherent a in expertise and capacities of range its utilizing by ICAO and UN-Habitat initiated a and whole-of-system manner, partnership with a goal of collaborating on matters of common Agenda. interest towards the implementation of the New Urban HABITAT III 72 adapted tolocallyavailablesupplies. to makeitleakageproof. The designand materialsusedcanbe from recoveredwoodenlaths. Itislinedwithapolyethylenesheet The standardunitisa1squaremetrecustom-builttable, built Microgarden technologyisacontainer-based growing system. camps, wherelimitedspaceandscarcityofwaterprevail. patios, androoftops. They fi¬tthe urbancontextandinrefugee and tubers, andcondimentsinsmallspaces, suchasbalconies, production unitsthatcanyieldawiderangeofvegetables, roots Microgardens areacomponentofthisprogrammeandsmall developing countries. Itisbasedon5pillars: eradicating povertyandmalnutritionthatprevailsinmostcitiesof The GrowingGreenerCities(GGC)Programmecontributesto FAO: Microgardens rural areas. through economicandsocialdevelopmentforbothurban rural relationships and interactions to deliver win-win outcomes inclusive andnutrition-sensitive. Suchasystembuildsonurban- requires afoodsystemthatissustainable, shock-responsive, foods thatcontributetohealthydiets. Achieving thisvision people have accesstosufficient, safe, diversified, andnutritious elements to ensure that all that encompass all the necessary malnutrition. They sharedavisionofcitiesandhumansettlements human settlements that arefreeofhungerandallforms they stressed the importance of building sustainable cities and significance ofimplementingtheNewUrban Agenda. Inparticular, The United Nations Rome-Based Agencies reiterate the Agenda IFAD, FAO, WFP: FoodsecurityandnutritionintheNewUrban delegates andexhibitionvisitorsonthesetopics. rural transformationandengagedindialoguewiththeConference rural-urban linkagesforsustainableurbanizationandinclusive IFAD’s exhibition space shared information on the importance of IFAD: Foodandurban-rural linkages and developmentprocess. and theintegrationofGGCinitiativesinurbanplanning V. Securingthepoliticalcommitment, theinstitutionalcontext IV. Securingmarketoutletsforfreshandprocessedproducts; value chainincludingtheaccesstocredit; III. Securingtheempowermentofallstakeholdersalong ensure productqualityandsafety; “save andgrow” theenvironmentand practicestopreserve II. Securing adoption of good agricultural practices in line with I. Securingaccesstolandandwaterforirrigation; screens atHabitatIIIaswellonline, highlightingresources, of urbaninclusionanddiversity. The exhibitionwasshownon multimedia materialsfromaroundthe worldrelatedtothethemes UNESCO iscuratingavirtualexhibition toshowcasearangeof UNESCO: Citiesforall infographics, photoessays, videos, anduniquepiecesofart. and mixed architectural element such as a vertical garden, The exhibitionwasacombination of art, science, andculture experience inamannerthattranscendstraditionalinstallation. space, exploringnooksandcranniesengagingwiththe Adults andchildrenalikewereabletowanderthroughoutthe renewable. public spaces, positivebuildings, citiesgoing100percent resource efficientandresilienthousinginfrastructure, green Solutions to be presented include examples of low-emission, green growthinanincredible, stimulatingmultimediaformat. towards lowcarboncitiesaswellthemultiplebenefitsofurban “Building theChange” exploredthesolutionsavailabletomove Change andUrbanResilience UN Environment: UrbanEcology, Environment, Climate displaced butalsothosemotivatedtoact. a refugeecamphastheabilitytoinspirenotonlymillions capacity toallowanyoneonaglobalscaleexperiencelifewithin on peoplelivinginconditionsofgreatvulnerability. Itspowerful the mediumtogenerategreaterempathyandnewperspectives ¬first ever film shot in virtual reality forthe United Nations, using partnerships tobuildresilienceinvulnerablecommunities. It’s the Millennium Development Goals Advocacy Group’s call for initially createdtosupporttheUnitedNationsSecretary-General’s to hermakeshifttentandeventhefootballpitch. The filmwas there sincethesummerof2013. The filmfollowshertoschool, “Clouds OverSidra” ofa12-year-old isthestory girlwhohaslived Syrians fleeingwarandviolence. Halfofthesearechildren. The Za’atariRefugeeCampinJordanishometoover80,000 CLOUDS OVERSIDRA continued attentionandsupporttotheEbolaresponse. and supportstheUnitedNationsSecretary-General’s pushfor film drawsattentiontothelingeringeffectsofEbolavirus and fi¬ghtstigma, andexploresthefaithofforgiveness. The using herimmunitytohelppatients, careforthoseorphaned, abandoned buildings, andburialgrounds. She¬findssolaceby us throughthestreetsofhertownship, intoschools, hospitals, Decontee Davis, anativeof West Point, Liberia, assheguides and rebirthamidtheEbolaepidemic. Inthefi¬lmweaccompany “Waves ofGrace” capturesayoungwoman’s taleoflove, loss, WAVES OFGRACE UNDP’s virtualrealityvideosshowedthetwostories: UNDP: Virtual reality videos ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 73 map directly against the Sendai priorities of action and its of action and against the Sendai priorities map directly They actions on disaster risk reduction. indicators for monitoring undertaken to be that need steps independent critical and are the a enables implementation Their resilience. maintain and build to ‘how the city is doing’ in relation to of city to capture a snapshot from highlighting areas of strength and disaster resilience apart the city to develop a prioritized list thus allowing key challenges, resilience corresponding to gaps of actions to be taken to improve or weaknesses identi¬fied. Earth Tangible GAR for Earth (GfT) is a fully interactive stand-alone Tangible GAR for the past several free Earth science application for learning about and the role of the United Nations decades in the life of our planet, interface brings It (UNISDR). Reduction Risk Disaster for Of¬fice Earth platform Tangible and scenario-building innovations from the of maps, together with the clear and concise graphic language Report Assessment Global for the and photos developed graphs, data anthropogenic and geological, Hydro-meteorological, 2015. together in from throughout the scientifi¬c community is brought for a platform that not format, “mash-up” an easy-to compare or the historyonly provides interactive risk scenarios throughout of but is also data-rich enabling the user to explore and UNISDR, risk place, Searching by time, create scenarios on their own: Added features and more. disaster event profi¬le, hazard, driver, “good practices” body of data about include an ever-increasing and they arise, for preparing for and ameliorating disasters when and empowers educational, GfT is fun, real-time disaster alerts. everyone to get clear understanding about facts for themselves. of Sustainability (IAS) Study Advanced UNU - Institute for the Urban and International Institute for Global Health (IIGH): America and the Caribbean for Latin health network the global community of nations In the current urban transition, urbanization has recognized the critical need to carefully manage and environmental technological, in the context of social, development— if the manifold goals of sustainable change, the health of humans and populations— centrally, including, This need is strongly re¬flected in the New are to be achieved. Agenda for Sustainable Agenda as well as in the 2030 Urban Development and in other global policy agreements of the past Seizing on the opportunity to foster urban health in LAC and year. the United to capture important lessons in innovation for health, Nations University - International Institute for Global Health (UNU- IIGH) has teamed up with the Drexel Dornsife School of Public America and the Health and the Economic Commission for Latin Caribbean (ECLAC) to initiate a new network for urban health in Launched Health.” Urban “LAC region, LAC the in research urban in experts regional gathers network the 2015, September and linkages, supports intra-regional research and training health, both within important lessons and disseminate seeks to identify and beyond the LAC region. publications, and successful actions and initiatives implemented and initiatives implemented and successful actions publications, notably by member cities of the by city-level actors – including Sustainable Cities – ICCAR – in the Coalition of Inclusive and addition in diversity, cultural and inclusion urban of promotion artworks and cultural products displaying to creative materials, mobilizing platforms content, including video and photographic Network. including the Creative Cities to action humanitarian adapting – Urban Think UN-Habitat: an urban world Alliance for Urban Crises Global UN-Habitat partnered with given the fact that increasingly, Urban,” “Think to exhibit are often poorly humanitarians are responding to urban crises and dynamics. equipped to understand and respond to cities’ complex Port-au-Prince, UN-Habitat addressed some instances from natural man-made or have suffered which Monrovia, and Aleppo, to explore new humanitarian responses needed for an disasters, increasingly urban world. interventions for sustainable and smart Technology UNIDO: city development Jaipur, namely Melaka, The physical model highlights three cities, where the United Nations Industrial Development and Diamniadio, though concrete project implementation, Organization (UNIDO), has integrated technology interventions to achieve global while contributing to inclusive environmental bene¬fits at scale, of part are cities three All cities. of development sustainable and Approach Pilot the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Integrated as well as Global Platform for Sustainable on Sustainable Cities, The sustainability Bank. World Cities which is led by the interventionsthree cities in its target demonstrated that UNIDO in the exhibition. were highlighted in the physical model displayed Satellite Imagery for analyzing and – state of art technology monitoring of urban development patterns The videos showcased satellite imagery of the following cities: Yerevan. and Tashkent, Riyadh, Muscat, Istanbul, Town, Cape Under UNIDO sustainable cities projects in India and Malaysia, up Agency (ESA) and GAF are partnering the European Space with UNIDO to provide a comprehensive end-to-end service for analyzing and monitoring of urban development patterns including and integrating space geo-products, earth observation data, earth observation and technologies (satellite communication, positioning). The ten essentials for making cities resilient UNISDR: a resource are Resilient Cities for Making Essentials Ten The United the of Campaign Resilient Cities Making the of tool in order to Nations Of¬fice for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), accelerate implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Essentials Ten The Risk Reduction (2015-2030) at the local level. HABITAT III 74 included: sustainable, andmorevibrantplacestolivework. The exhibit to WHO guideline levels, and thereby making cities greener, more sector tosupportprovensolutionsthatwillreduceairpollution climate. Itaimstomobilizecities, individuals, andthehealth of theimpactairpollutionhasonourcities, ourhealth, andour and ClimateClean Air Coalition(CCAC)toraiseawareness is anewcampaignfromthe World HealthOrganization(WHO) many peopleasthenumberofbreathswetake. BreatheLife Air pollutionclaimsabout6.5millionliveseachyear, almostas WHO: Breathe life–Cleanair, healthy future publications ofinternationalscopeandstanding. aesthetically composedphotographsselectedfromtworecentart the powerofcarefullyconceivedandcraftedwordswithseveral Malaysia toHabitatIIIinQuito, Ecuador. The publication combines “Urban Thinkers CampusonHealthand Wellbeing” inKuching, of healthy, justandsustainableurbandevelopment” fromthe wellbeing. THRIVE GLOBAL, afoliotakes “The KuchingStatement economic, and the social foundations of human health and Successful citieswillharnesslinkagesbetweenecological, and planetatthecentreofurbanplanning and governance. social approachisrequiredthatplacesboththehealthofpeople species canliveharmoniouslyandhealthilyonEarth. An eco- Cities arekeyplayersinensuringthathumanityandallother Thrive global: people, planetandparticipation exhibit forphotoopportunities. we faceinourcitieswasalsoberolledoutalongside the • At designatedtimesa3Dfloorposterdepictingthechoices Life” backintotheircity. campaign by sharing where and how they want to “Breathe • At a “clean air” photobooth, visitorswereinvitedtojointhe pollution aspartoftheNewUrban Agenda. what cities have plannedin the coming years tocombat air • A Fortune Teller gameofferedalookintothefutureat healthy physicalactivity. cycling networksthatnotonlyreduceemissionsbutpromote • Visitors could takeavirtualbikeridethroughnumberof health impacts. (SLCPs) andotherairpollutantsmostcloselylinkedwith are havingwithreducingshort-livedclimatepollutants small and large, both within Ecuador and around the world, • demonstratedthesuccessesthatcities,A photogallery global calltoactionforcitizensandcitiesalike. pollution on their journey home from school, as a serving ways inwhichchildrenaroundtheworldareexposedtoair • A new videocalled “The Walk Home” thatcaptured the prosperity andrespectfornaturalresources. economic futurethroughinnovativesolutionsthatgenerateboth Sustainable City: A city that plans its environmental, social, and stigmatizing socialgroups. spaces arekeytopluralandpeacefulcommunities, avoiding Safe City: A citywithoutbordersforits citizens, wherepublic the vulnerabilityofcitizenstodisasters. human, social, and environmental hazards, minimizing impact and Resilient City: A cityabletowithstandandrecoverquicklyfrom of pluralandmulticulturalsocieties. enhancing socialcohesionandculturalinteractionsfundamental its citizens, generatinginclusivityandsenseofbelonging City:Participatory A citythatpromotesfreeparticipationofall housing andpublicgoodsservices. without discriminationofanykind, andhaveaccesstoadequate generations can freely enjoy physical, political, and social spaces Inclusive City: A cityinwhichcitizensofpresentandfuture improving thequalityoflifecitizens. collective mobility. Urban densitypreventsthecreationofsuburbs, use ofland, usingspacesinsidetheurbanlimitsandfostering Compact City: A cityplannedtopromotethemixedandpublic the followingkeyurbanthemes: UNDO, UNEnvironment, UNISDR, UN-Habitat, andUN Women with exhibition panelswerecreatedincollaborationwithUNCDF, In theareaofUnitedNationsExhibition, atotalofsixmain multiple sideeffects. in ordertohighlightthefactthaturbanplanningmeasureshave kids anddecision-makerswithoutacloseconnectiontothetopic, gives qualitativeresultsforthreecitytypes. Target groupsare towards quantitative assessments or detailed city planning but objectives cityplannershavetomeet. This gameisnotgeared game makesitsusersawareofhowdiffi¬cultitistofulfilall influencing urbanclimateandgreenhousegasemissions. The Architect”. This gamedemonstrateson64spacesthefactors todowhenplayingthe what playerswilltry “Urban Climate greenhouse gasemissions. Solvingthismajorchallengeisexactly industry, greenareas, andtraf¬ficaffecturbanclimates urban plannershavetotakeintoconsiderationhowbuildings, reduce climatechangeandnegativehealthimpacts. Accordingly, same time, emissionsofCO2andpollutants are tobekeptlow requiring housing, infrastructure, jobs, andgreenspaces. At the Throughout theworld, moreandpeopleliveinurbanareas, includesurbanairquality services WMO: Urbanclimatearchitect -Strategy forurbanIntegrated ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 75 No Poverty. 36 per cent of Afghans live below the 36 per cent of No Poverty. Good Health and Well-Being Good Health and — — Most of Afghanistan’s malaria cases are in the east, which has which has malaria cases are in the east, Afghanistan’s Most of and the UNDP In Jalalabad, more mosquitoes due to the humidity. nets – part of a Global Fund have distributed nearly 400,000 bed distribution of 2 million countrywide. so I am “Bed nets prevent 13 other illnesses besides malaria, who got a free bed says Zahidullah, happy we are protected now!” net for his family Goal 4 — Quality Education the boosting steeply, has risen school enrollment Since 2002, but number of girls in education from 3 per cent to 36 per cent, in remote especially access to education remains a challenge, areas. in rural Panjshir, from Gozo Omerz School Third grader Freshta, couldn’t go to school until a bridge built by UNDP connected her “I am so happy village to the outside world and changed her life. of lots finding and to read am learning I school now. to I go that says Freshta. new friends,” Goal 5 — Gender Equality in Women They Afghanistan. The numbers are bad for women in only 12 percent Afghanistan own only 5 percent of businesses, experienced and almost 90 percent have can read and write, marriage. sexual or psychological violence or forced physical, UNDP in Afghanistan 2030 toward working Afghanistan is urban 17 ways to challenge major Afghanistan’s Human security remains their Afghans are more optimistic about However, development. By seeing that optimism in our bustling, future than in the past. Afghanistan as they supports the people of UNDP energetic cities, work to achieve the new Sustainable face old challenges and Development Goals by 2030. and Afghans are improving their cities Seventeen inspiring ways a little help from UNDP. with contributing to the SDGs, Goal 1 pulled himself above it after Kazem, Panjshiri farmer, poverty line. and cucumbers grow him to help greenhouse a provided UNDP can “We family. Kazem’s to difference big a made It’s tomatoes. even have our first We buy things that we have never had before. Afghan family every which is something carpet at home now, says Kazem. should own,” Goal 2 — Zero Hunger but 12, only He’s Shakib is an example of aspiration. In Jalalabad, money for his after school he sells boolani (a local food) to earn who would otherwise go hungry. sick parents at home, Goal 3 UNCDF GMB by Bangladesh, A storylocal economic development, about Akash Project (UZGP) and Union Parishad The Upazila Governance are two projects by the United Governance Project (UPGP) Fund (UNCDF) launched in 2011 Nations Capital Development of local governments to foster to strengthen the capacities participatory local services delivery in Bangladesh. Programme With funding from the United Nations Development Development and the Swiss the European Union, (UNDP), the programme Cooperation and the Government of Bangladesh, government highlights the importance of decentralization and local servicesfinance in ensuring adequate access to basic social such health and sanitation by supporting the role of the as education, decentralized governments in Bangladesh. Agenda will lay out the standards of how the As the New Urban Cities and Sustainable Development Goal 11 on Sustainable the role of local governments will Communities will be achieved, increasingly move into focus. governments of Both projects set examples of how the local localization and the future could assume a bigger role in the and how they achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals such as decent can effectively contribute to addressing issues access to social services and improved health and employment, and other UPGP, UZGP, In addition, well-being of their populations. learned for UNCDF programmes can provide important lessons with regard especially Agenda, implementing the New Urban finance to the establishment of transparent and accountable mechanisms. with the which was produced in collaboration This photo series, Akash in 2016, award-winning Bangladeshi photographer GMB decentralization provides a glimpse of the success of Bangladesh’s picture Each Parishads. Union and Upazila the in programme tells a story affected when local of how lives can be positively governments and their populations are empowered to take and their of quality the increase significantly that decisions implement These are stories of people that were able to improve their lives. families thanks to their skills and the well-being of their income, crucial investments that were made at the sub-national level. D. ONE UN PHOTO EXHIBITION UN PHOTO D. ONE HABITAT III 76 ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 77 by climate change. In this by climate change. — Responsible Consumption and Production Sustainable Cities and Communities — — Oranges, rice, olives and sugarcane grow in the fertile areas olives and sugarcane grow rice, Oranges, and the city has cane-processing and surrounding Jalalabad, and papermaking industries. sugar-refining his family and two makes US $9 a day to feed 22, Safiullah, “Although, children by selling sugarcane juice on the city streets. I can still I was not able to continue my studies after high school, in Jalalabad,” feed my family using the natural resources we have says Safiullah. Goal 13 — Climate Action most peaceful areas, Afghanistan’s The Panjshir valley is one of but it is threatened nonetheless the citizens are discussing how to use a new storage village, It will longer. facility provided by UNDP to keep food fresh for peaches for up and apples, allow 40 farmers to store potatoes, these when prices higher for sell can they meaning months, six to market. products are not normally available in the district Goal 14 — Life below Water Band-e-Amir National Park in Bamiyan is visited by up to 5,000 at nearly 3,000 meters above sea level, which, tourists a day, Afghanistan is a landlocked country is literally breath-taking. still home to it’s But, so there isn’t much life below water. as well as other Africa, more wildcat species than sub Saharan endangered animals. first female park rangers patrol Band-e-Amir to help Afghanistan’s remains pristine natural gem Afghanistan’s tourists and ensure Wildlife Conservation the supported by UNDP, Now, and protected. Small Grants and the Global Environment Facility’s Society, park from 8am to these four new rangers patrol the Programme, says 45-year-old admit that our work is hard,” “We 6pm every day. and we think we easy, “But there is no job that’s ranger Nikbakht. of the future. Nikbakht is also thinking make a great contribution.” “And if my she says. optimistic that the park will flourish,” “We’re I’ll be proud of her.” daughter becomes a ranger one day, In Jalalabad’s ironsmith bazar, Zubair and Zahir hold hands on ironsmith bazar, In Jalalabad’s They are poor and they both work as assistants the way home. are out of Afghanistan 40 per cent of kids in to a shoemaker. Providing affordable education for according to UNICEF. school, They are young as they grow into adulthood is vital. Afghanistan’s rather We’d don’t really like this work. “We the future of our cities. finish school and do something better with our lives.” Goal 12 I was married in Pakistan when I was very in Pakistan when I was I was married to a man who young – But the life I promised me a good life. brought me to Kabul and me beat husband My be. it to imagined I what far from now is live my children starving.” severely and then he left a UNDP’s part of she is where in Kabul, alone now lives Maghul than 100 vulnerable women to gain project supporting more food such as vegetable cultivation, income generating skills, new agricultural technology. processing and the use of Goal 11 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Industry, Decent Work and Economic Growth Work Decent Affordable and Clean Energy Clean Water and Sanitation Water Clean — — — — Jalalabad is called the Evergreen City, but it’s also home to many also home to many but it’s Jalalabad is called the Evergreen City, These workers in Zainullah Ironsmiths are paid around industries. at estimated unemployment but with not much, It’s day. US$6 per to work. they are happy to have the chance around 40 per cent, wheelbarrows, doors, produce “We says: Khan Asad worker Steel Afghanistan and They’re made in axes and several steel products. nothing is imported!” Goal 10 — Reduced Inequalities “I Single mother Mahgul Jaffarywhat inequality means. knows age. own my know don’t I but 4, and 6 8, 9, aged children 4 have The literacy rate is only 32 per cent in Afghanistan - partly The literacy rate is only 32 per cent in In because too many children have to leave school and start work. – and a way rickshaws are a good way to get around Jalalabad, He rented this one and Faridullah. to earn a living for 19-year-old has been ferrying passengers for three months. Goal 9 Pyawasht village in Panjshir had no electricity. Doctors stumbled Doctors electricity. no had Panjshir in village Pyawasht study couldn’t kids patients, their reach roads to mountain over and women gave birth in the dark. after sundown, turning the power of hydro power plant, a micro Then UNDP built school and the local river into electricity that could light homes, clinics. micro hydro and an electrician Huda, Abdullah For 43-year-old Afghanistan puts electrifying plant operator in Pyawasht village, He used to bread on his table and brings light to his neighbours. and his family. be an ironsmith and earned barely enough for him a salarygets he the micro by collected operator, plant as the But He is the electricity. who use families from power council hydro money is used paid about US$200 per month and the rest of the for maintenance. Goal 8 Around 56 per cent of people in Afghanistan lack access to clean clean to access lack Afghanistan in people of cent per 56 Around children spend hours and walk and Women water and sanitation. streams or open long distances to collect water from rivers, which are easily contaminated and cause fatal water-borne wells, UNDP projects have brought clean drinking water to diseases. more than 180,000 households across the country. Goal 7 Abida and her classmates from Nooristan province are helping province from Nooristan her classmates Abida and are studying community nursing at a UNDP/ They to change this. When they graduate, in Jalalabad. Global Fund-supported school of the most underservedthey will go to work in some parts of the country. student nursing says learning,” without day single a waste don’t “I or don‘t want to see a mother die on the way to a clinic, “I Abida. orphan.” see her child become an Goal 6 HABITAT III 78 Goal 15 Goal 16 hungry. land for450ofthem, sowhenit’s damaged, alotofpeoplego are becomingextravulnerable. The localcanalhelpswaterthe As climatechangemakesfloodingmorefrequent, thesefarmers repaired thecanalbyhand ago, hugefloods destroyedthecanaland allthetreeshere. We Mubarak Shahremembersthebadtimes. As herecalls: “Six years are madeevenmoredifficultbydesertificationandregularfloods. into themountainsides. Their liveshavealwaysbeenhard, but a stringofsmall-scalefarmsbythesideriverorhacked Isolated and poor, its 140,000 people, mostly farmers, get by on rivers.Panjshir isknownforitsscenicmountainsandcrystal-clear 17 field.” women toworkinevery I visit schools and encourage the girls to join up. I think we need says: “I havebeenworkinginthepolicefor34years. Sometimes workshops oncomputing, accounting, genderandthelaw. She issues. With UNDP support, Ranahasattended trainings and capital, Kabul, policeofficerRanaHamidzadaworksongender law, containingcrimeandprotectingthe Afghan population. Inthe professional nationalpoliceforcecapableofenforcingtherule As Afghanistan rebuilds itself after decades of conflict, it needs a heating. where localgeothermalenergyisused topowerthetown’s district environmental standardsforbuildingshavebeenadopted, and household wasteiscollectedbyapneumaticsystem, wherehigh public spacesareintegratedtooptimizeurbanspace, where Fort d’Issy, wheresocial initiative housing, commercial areas and with peopleandtheirwellbeingatitscenter. Oneexample isat The GrandParishaspilotedinnovativewaystorethinkurbanization make citiesmoreliveableandsustainable. capacity andurbandensityofcitiescreateopportunitiesthat resilience toclimatechange, andairpollution. Butinnovation the housingdeficit;handlingofwaste;mitigatingandincreasing infrastructure forenergy, transport, andwater, andaddressing Cities arefacingmanychallenges, includingprovisionof Moulineaux, France, by PaoloPellegrin Integrated Cities: Liveableandsustainable, Issyles UN Environment free. awareness programmestokeepthestreetscleananddisease government toprovidegarbagebins, awasterecyclingcentreand partnered withtheGreen Afghanistan Association andlocal and GlobalEnvironmentFacility’s SmallGrantsProgrammehave Bamiyan isthelargesttownincentral Afghanistan. Here, UNDP — Partnerships fortheGoals — — Life onLand Peace, JusticeandStrongInstitutions — but itwasashort-termfix.” hope tobringthatlifeinmyphotographic series.” an exampleofwhatcanbedoneinthe nearandthefarfuture. I Kadir vanLohuizensays: “I seeNew York’s evolvingapproachas energy. disposal operations where city waste is being transformed into carriers, trains and trucks that take their loads into outlying waste through theentiredailychainofhightechtransferstations, barge garbage fromcurbsidetotheend. Fromstreetlevelcollection, showcase thoseprocessesbyphotographing New York City’s many oftheother American cities. intendstovisually The story In recyclingandmanagement, New York ismoreadvancedthan a fresh and forward-looking take on processing the city’s waste. New York Cityhasbegunit’s “Zero Waste” initiative, bringing in for recycling, whichallowsturningawasteintoresource. an alternativesourceofenergy. Collectingwasteisaprecondition compost of bioenergy both also improves soil fertility and provides hazardous material. Separatingorganicwasteandturningitinto reduces theamountthatisburnedorlandfilledandof Improving thecollection, separation, anddisposalofsolidwaste year, whichisnowbeingrecycled. has managedtodivertmorethanhalfamilliontonofwasteper will beachievedbyreductionandrecycling. KawasakiinJapan Francisco, UnitedStates, whichhasagoalof “Zero Waste”; this Some citieshavecommittedtozerowastegoals, suchasSan parts oftheworlditismorevisibleinformtrashdumps. Europe andtheUnitedStatesourtrashismostlyinvisible, inother Waste managementisachallenge forallcitiesintheworld. In are depletingournaturalresources. be 11milliontonsbytheendofcentury. At thesametimewe day, ago. ten times more than a century If nothing is done, it will per year. The worldgenerates3.5milliontonsofsolidwasteper waste thanever. Onepersongeneratesalmosthalfatonofwaste economies indifferentpartsoftheworld, weareproducingmore With asharpincreaseintheworldpopulationandgrowing United States, byKadirvanLohuizen Waste isavaluableresource–don’tletitgowasted, New York, CO2 emissionscanbereducedbynearly85percent2050. With adequatepolicies, thebuildingsandconstructionsector’s district energy. most efficientsolutionstoprovideheatingandcoolingismodern energy consumptioninbuildings. Oneofthelowest-costand Heating andcoolinginbuildingspresentthelargestshareof creating jobs, trainworkersandspurnewtechnologies. driving demandformoresustainablebuildingandconstruction, Sustainable social housingcan help transform the marketby

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While suchurbanpatterns maybedifficulttoquantify, their patterns, for example, as well as patternsshowing integration and These principlesareoftenembodiedincertainpatterns: compact and itscirculationspaces. opportunities while maximizing the integration of theurbanfabric minimizes theamountoftimerequiredtoaccessamaximum of typespeople, andconnectivity landuseandservices; buildings, dwellings, etc., perarea;diversitymaximizes amix competitive andsociallyequitable. Densitymaximizesinhabitants, underlie citiesthatareenvironmentallysustainable, economically The principles of density, diversity, and connectivity tend to Urban EdgePhotographic Project organization withthoseoftheproject’s stakeholders. and theparticipantsinhisworkshops, combiningtheviewsof This exhibitionrepresentsphotographsfrombothJuliusMwelu resettlement fromtheearlystageshasbeendocumenting. experiences throughvisualart. At thesametime, theprocessof the youthinsettlementtoenablethemrepresenttheirown Mwelu, has been running photography workshops with some of As partoftheprocessUN-Habitat’s staffphotographer, Julius refugee statusforthepast20years. significant fractionofthepopulation hasbeenconstantly under to the continuous number of refugees in Turkana County where a republic ofSouthSudan. The projectwasdevelopedinresponse thousands ofrefugeesfleeingfromcivilstrifeintheneighboring Turkana CountyisthelargestcountyinKenyaandithometo will contributetoareducedriskofconflictandsegregation. refugees andthehostcommunities. Itishopedthatthisapproach provisionthatrecognizesthelong-termneedsofboth service incorporated fromtheoutset, demonstratinganewapproachto urban planningdesignandconceptshavebeen For one of the first times in refugee resettlement, long-term Kalobeyei, Turkana. is contributingtothesustainableresettlementofrefugeesin for the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UN-Habitat support oftheNationalGovernmentKenyaandOffice Through aprojectwiththeCountyGovernmentof Turkana with workshop’s participants Development, Turkana, Kenya, by JuliusMweluandthe Urban PlanningforPeace, StabilityandLong-Term UN-Habitat specially-composed urbansoundscape-derived soundtrack. for eachcityintonineimmersivefilms, eachaccompaniedby a nine cities. Inaddition, Scottianimatedthe2,000+stills taken critical ways. Ultimately 30 images were chosen for each of the and buildingcapacityofurban leaders toviewtheircityinmore of localstakeholdersbyadvocatingforgoodplanningprinciples influencing urbanqualityoflife. Italsodeeplyengagedavariety urban life, givingaglimpseoftheenormousrangevariables the coexistenceofbothpositiveandproblematicaspects in avisualmapoftheninecities’configurationsandhighlighted Scotti’s “contemplative” wide-angle, landscapeapproachresulted enlargement werebeingtestedandimplemented. gated developments);and(5)cityextensionsothermodelsof inhabitants (e.g. walls, fences, trenches, borders, barriersand bridges); (4)structuresmediatedordisruptedinteractionamongst of inhabitantswereconcentrated(e.g. streets, intersections, and neighbouring highandlowincomeresidentialareas);(3)flows and trainstations);(2)socialcontrastsweremoreevident(e.g. most regularly(e.g. markets, malls, squares, harbours, andbus urban placeswhere(1)encountersandexchangesoccurred connectivity weremostevident. Hefocusedparticularlyon areas ofthecitywhereelementsdensity, diversityand onthegroundanddevotedhistimeto accurate survey people andphysicalfeatures. Ineachcity, heundertook an relations between subject and context, andthelinkages between The photographer, Alessandro Scotti, visually explored the speaking, relativelyunknownattheglobalscale. distributed acrosseachofthesixmajorworldzonesand, generally international borders. The citieswerealsogeographically or growth corridors; and (4) wherepossible, location near relative totheirregions;(3)positionwithinurbanclustersand/ which amajorityoftheurbanpopulationlives);(2)fastgrowth intermediate size (between 500,000 and one million people, in Oro, Philippines. The citieswerechosenbecauseoftheir(1) Malmo, Sweden;SantaMarta, Colombia;andCagayande Brazil; Hunchun, China;Onitsha, Nigeria;Nampula, Mozambique; cities: JohorBahru, Malaysia; Tetouan, Morocco;Uberlandia, Taking placebetween2010and2014, nine theprojectsurveyed contexts ofthecitiescoveredbythisproject. images giveasenseofimmediacyintherapidly-changingurban rather guidedbyforcesandactors. The resultingphotographic gazethatdoesnotevolvespontaneously,observational butis wide tosmall. Italsoattemptedtoexploit the potentialofan the citybyconcentratingondimensionofurbanspacefrom To thisend, investigated theUrbanEdgephotographicsurvey are experiencedbyactualhumansinspace. and connectivitygivetheviewerasenseofhowmanycities provide anunusuallyrichexperientialviewofthedensity, diversity, ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 81

• Port Moresbi. UN Women UN • Port Moresbi. https://www.youtube.com/ “Safer Cities Global Initiative” watch?v=4S7EwZ-yGQI&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/ for all” “Safe and friendly cities • (on Marrakesh) watch?v=AcxNMw3w8_s&feature=youtu.be vendors in Papua New “Safe markets for women • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_ZQ3_ Guinea” kziEg&feature=youtu.be harassment a city committed to prevent sexual “Quito: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z- in public spaces” v0CUEEs2k&feature=youtu.be Quezon becomes a safe city “Free from fear: • https://www.youtube.com/ for women and girls” watch?v=2V92PkPXl1Q&feature=youtu.be Loop 3 (1:30 PM – 4:15 PM) The Cities In Women What Empowerment Means for Poor • United Nations Development Programme of Bangladesh. (UNDP) Nations United Video. Whiteboard Agenda • New Urban Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Spanish • Empoderamiento Económico De Colombia – In United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and English. Human United Nations Alliance for Urban Crises. • Global Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Agriculture Food and Tenure. • Responsible Governance of Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Building the Change: Philippines / UN Environment UN / Philippines Change: the Building As integral part of the exhibition was the UN Video Room, Video Room, was the UN As integral part of the exhibition Agenda’s to the New Urban which screened videos related Video The of its implementation. themes and key elements films: Room featured the following AM) AM – 10:45 Loop 1 (8:00 Around the All Improve Life Goals: • Sustainable Development United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) Globe. and Children’s Women’s, The Global Strategy for • English. Adolescents’ Health (2016 –2030) – In Spanish and Every Child (EWEC) Women Every United Nations Human • Upgrading Slums for Better Cities. Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) United Nations Philippines. • Building the Change: Environment Programme (UN Environment) Philippines Buildings - Manilla, https://vimeo.com/144721770 and Scienti¬c United Nations Educational, • Imagining Peace. Cultural Organization (UNESCO) AM – 1:30 PM) Loop 2 (10:45 Ghana Accra, in Trade Street Food Business. Women’s A • Agriculture Food and – a movie by Stefanos Marras 2016. Organization of the United Nations (FAO) • Leave No One Behind Promise – a movie by Project United Nations Everyone – In Spanish and English. Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations Human • Global Urban Lectures Extracts. Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) E. ONE UN VIDEO ROOM UN VIDEO E. ONE HABITAT III 82 Safe marketsforwomenvendorsinPapuaNewGuinea/UN Women

Waste to Energy - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / UN Environment https://vimeo.com/80302439 • BusRapid Transit System- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia https://vimeo.com/145534574 • DistrictEnergyinCities https://vimeo.com/145534808 • Waste toEnergy-RiodeJaneiro, Brazil UN Environment’s othervideos https://vimeo.com/145512650 (UN Environment)Brickby-Cuzco, Peru • BrickbyBrick. UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme and CulturalOrganization(UNESCO) Protecting Rights. UnitedNationsEducational, Scientic • Welcoming CitiesforRefugees: PromotingInclusionand Organization oftheUnitedNations(FAO) • MakeNot Waste A Way ofLife. Food and Agriculture United NationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP) Project Everyone • “We thePeople” for The GlobalGoals–amovieby Settlements Programme(UN-Habitat) • Turkana Photography Workshop. UnitedNationsHuman Loop 4(4:15PM–7:00PM) ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 83 • Protecting children affected by armed violence in the • Protecting children affected community • UN-Habitat Gender Journey Assessment for Planned City • Rapid Financial Feasibility Extension (PCE) • Remaking the Urban Mosaic • City Resilience Profiling Programme • How resilient is your city? • Fact Sheet - Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme • Kigali Declaration • Rabat Declaration • Up for Slum dwellers Participatory human slum upgrading; • Key Messages: rights security of tenure; the informal economy; and realizing adequate housing Participatory participation; slum upgrading; • Quick Guide: and national urban policies Almanach; participation; participatory • Slum Upgrading: planning; • Almanac Slum Cameroun Impact Story; Kenya Impact and • Impact Stories: Story Key issues for Waste, • Collection of Municipal Solid Decision-makers in Developing Countries UN-Habitat • Food for the Cities Programme • Global food losses and food waste America and the • Growing Greener Cities in Latin Caribbean Tenure • Responsible Governance of • Urban and Peri-urban Forestry • Inclusive rural transformation and urbanization implementation • Sustainable urbanization and inclusive rural transformation para las segura y amigable Agenda Urbana, • Una Nueva niños y adolescents (A child friendly version of the niñas, New Urban Agenda) The UN Library publications by the United showcased of housing and sustainable urban Nations system in the field Task were shared through the UN Publications development. and were available to be borrowed member organizations, Team the publications were donated to the All at the One UN Pavilion. Government of Ecuador. FAO IFAD OSRSG VAC F. ONE UN LIBRARY F. ONE HABITAT III 84 • Water for African CitiesPhaseII 4 Manual Volume • Water Audit • WASH BrochureUN-Habitatand Thailand Project Assembly • Third Global WOPs CongressandGWOPA General • Tandale ChakulaBora, Water for African Cities • SecondMinisterialMeeting, EntebeUganda • ReductionofIllegal Water Volume 6 • NepalEarthquake2015, RevivingSanitationCampaign • ManualontheRightto Water andSanitation • LeakageControlManual Volume 5 • Lake Victoria Water andSanitationInitiative • Human Values in Water Education • HowtoSetUpandManagea Town-Level Multistakeholder • GlobalSanitationFund Annual report2015 • FinancePoliciesandProceduresManual Volume • FaecalSludgeManagement, Kathmandu Valley Usermanual • CustomerServices Volume 2 • CollectionofMunicipalSolid Waste Countries • CollectingofMunicipalSolid Waste inDeveloping • BlockMappingGuidelines Volume 3 • Asian SanitationDataBook2013 • RevivingSanitationCampaign-NepalEarthquake2015 2015 • GlobalSanitationFundProgrammeinNepal Annual Report • UN-HabitatinIraq • TowardsUrbanAgenda an Arab • ReformingUrbanPlanningSysteminLebanon(Arabic) • ReformingUrbanPlanningSysteminLebanon(English) Development (discussionpaper) • UnpackingMetropolitanGovernanceforSustainable Development (casestudies) • UnpackingMetropolitanGovernanceforSustainable • RoadmapforLocalizingtheSDGs debasepourtous l’accès auxservices • Lignesdirectricesinternationalessurladécentralisationet forall Basic Services • InternationalGuidelinesonDecentralizationand Access to • UrbanEnergy Technical Note • SustainableBuildingDesignfor Tropical Countries sustainable development(ICAOandUN-Habitat) • Synergybetweenairportsandurbandevelopmentfor development (ICAOandUN-Habitat) • Studyonthesynergybetweenairportsandurban • RoadmaptoBusRapid Transit inBogor Metropolitan Nairobi • Planningforbettermobilityinfastgrowingtowns • PartnershipbetweenICAOandUN-Habitat plan • NairobiNdovuservice • Solid Waste Managementinthe World Cities Countries • CollectionofMunicipalSolid Waste inDeveloping WMO WHO UN Women UNU-IAS UNISDR UNIDO • Workshop Design onurbanMeteorologicalObservation • Weather andClimate, engaging Youth • UrbanFloodManagementinaChanging Climate • Systemof Air QualityForecasting and Research • SistemaGaiaParaCrecidasRepentinas • Seamlesspredictionoftheearthsystem • MegalopolisNewsletter • MegalopolisFinalReport • Lapredicciónsindiscontinuidaddelsistematierra forsustainablecities environment services • Integratedweather, climate, hydrologyandrelated Ozone • Integrated Assessment ofBlackCarbonand Tropospheric • ImpactsofMegacitieson Air PollutionandClimate • HighImpact Weather development • HeatwavesandHealth, guidanceonwarningsystem • Global Assessment ofSandandDustStorms • FlashFloodGuidanceSystem and largeurbancomplexes formegacities • Establishingintegratedweatherservices • ClimateKnowledgefor Action • Climateandurbandevelopment • Associated ProgrammeonFloodManagement • Air QualityProductsServices • HealthasthePulseofNewUrban Agenda Women%20Safe%20Cities%20Flyer.pdf) Policy-Programming/EVAW/Safe-Cities/Resources/UN%20 • SafeCitiesBrief(https://unwomen.sharepoint.com/ package-for-women-and-girls-subject-to-violence) en/digital-library/publications/2015/12/essential-services- (http://www.unwomen.org/• PreventionEssentialServices • Water andUrbanInitiative study Manila • Useof Water Qualityin Water Quality Assessment, case • SustainableUrban Water EnvironmentinSoutheast Asia Vallev • Current Water QualitystatusofRiversintheKathmandu • A Water andUrbanInitiativeCaseStudy–Jakarta • ResilientCitiesConnect Industrialization andClimate Action • SustainableCities;HubsofInnovation, lowCarbon, safeguarding theenvironment • Eco-IndustrialParkcreatingsharedprosperityand ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 85 World Bank - partner organization for Live Laboratory: Exploring Exploring for Live Laboratory: Bank - partner organization World Urban Accessibility Urbanization and Migration APP: IOM - lead for Migraplan Settlements Informal Prevent to Tools ParticipatoryPlanning Proliferation the events and details provided by the More information about http://habitat3.org/the-conference/ at: organizers are available programme/urban-future/ B. Urban Talks organized at the were Talks Urban At the Habitat III Conference, provided a venue Talks Urban end of each day of the Conference. and city economists, most renowned urbanists, for the world’s to share their visions on the future of cities with Habitat managers, Keynote speakers addressed the III Conference participants. Agenda. importance of partnering to implement the New Urban on Childhood and Talk the Urban 18 October 2016, Tuesday, On UNICEF at the Inequalities in Urban Development was hosted by and broadcasted live Venue, Nacional at the Conference Teatro to 8.30 p.m. from 7 p.m. Special were Marta Santos Pais, Talk The speakers of the Urban Violence against Representative of the Secretary-General on Saskia representative; Ecuador UNICEF Leaity, Grant Children; Rismaharini, Tri Professor at the Columbia University; Sassen, former mayor of Fajardo, Sergio Indonesia; Surabaya, Mayor of Minister of Power, Federal and Babatunde Fashola, Medellin, and childhood discussed who Nigeria, in Housing and Works inequalities in urban development. the at online available are Talks Urban the of each of records Video as well as at: www.webtv.un.org UN website: http://habitat3.org/the-conference/programme/all/childhood- and-inequalities-in-urban-development/ Urban Stage C. The Urban Stage is a platform created to launch the commitments Agenda in to the Quito Implementation Platform of the New Urban projects, plans, It featured innovative the framework of Habitat III. have arisen from as well as other initiatives that and commitments, and partnerships stakeholders, national and local governments, of implementation the towards organizations different between WHO participated and UN-Habitat, UNDP, Agenda. the New Urban addressed and speakers, featured the with Stage Urban the in also UNESCO Agenda. Urban New the in identified challenges key role moderated one of the Urban Stage sessions on the artist’s United Nations Principals High-Level Brunch United Nations Principals Meeting: Nations Principals Global mayors and United officials were invited as well as senior-level to a high-level brunch meeting hosted by the Secretary-General of the Conference on Sunday was discussion of topic The 2017. October 16 the potential role of the United Nations system in supporting municipalities and local authorities in Principals the area of sustainable urbanization. from the United Nations system attended the brunch meeting with the Secretary-General of the prior to the Habitat III Conference held in Quito, the Special Envoy for OHCHR, ICAO, Conference. UNECE, UNDESA, UNCRD, UNCDF, Road Safety, A. Urban Future innovative Urban Future space was dedicated to showcasing with the aim of providing approaches to urban development, including new an opportunity for cutting-edge knowledge, It concentrated on housing and urban issues. technologies, achievement of attention on the latest tools and theories for the Future events A total of 26 Urban sustainable urban development. events were Future Urban III Conference. the Habitat in were held The United Nations also attended by a total of 2,210 participants. participated in the Urban Future with their partners. UNICEF - Partner organization for Promoting Safe and Healthy Urban Mobility for Children UN-Habitat - Partner organization for Innovative Financing for Youth Urban and Land Development with Gender Equality and World Rights in the Muslim in Women UNECLAC and UN-Habitat - partner organizations for Building Inclusion and Sustainability Cities: Resilience: Citizens, UNECLAC - partner organization for Cities, and People Tools G. OTHER UN ENGAGEMENTS UN ENGAGEMENTS G. OTHER AT THE CONFERENCE HABITAT III 86 Urban HealthNetworkforLatin America and theCaribbean Wellbeing Programme, International Society forUrbanHealth, Partners: InternationalCouncilforScience–UrbanHealthand 19 October2016, 10:00 AM -10:45 AM Thrive Global UNU Partners: ARCEAU-IdF,ICLEI 18 October2016, 09:00 AM -10:45 AM Emblematic Citiesofthe World Water, MegacitiesandGlobalChange: Portraitsof15 UNESCO Partners: Cities Alliance, INS, OECD, RMIT 2016, 09:00 AM -09:45 AM Climate ChangeIssuesinNationalUrbanPolicies18October UN-Habitat Liberia Partners: Afghanistan andGuyana, ElSalvador, Ghana, Lesotho, 17 October2016, 10:00 AM -10:45 AM National HousingProfileSeries UN-Habitat Partners: IFAD; FAO, UN-Habitat 17 October2016, 09:00 AM -09:45 AM Agenda Urban-Rural LinkagesinSupporttotheNewUrban UNCRD as welldebateswiththeirpartnersandpublicaudience. with highlightsoftheirkeytools, publications, initiatives, concepts, to organize eight sessions organizations joined the Urban Library III Conference. The followingfourdifferentUnitedNationssystem publications relevanttothethemeanddiscussionsofHabitat long eventswerehostedby organizations launching their recent invited alltheparticipantstovisit. IntheUrbanLibrary, 45-minute- wascratedattheHabitatIIIConference,The UrbanLibrary and D. UrbanLibrary http://habitat3.org/the-conference/programme/urban-stage/ provided bytheorganizersareavailableat: More information about the Urban Stage events and details urban development and new plateaus of stakeholder partnerships. to putforwardsolution-basedplansforhousingandsustainable as wellonensuringapracticalplatformforanyonewhowishes creating aspacefordevelopmentinitiativeswellinto the future, the panelsandparticipantsonongoingaction-basedplatform, settlements. The speakerscontributedtodiscussions among in shapinganurbanfuturewithartistsaroundcitiesandhuman part ofthelegacyHabitatIIIConference inQuito. stakeholders from all over the world implemented solutions as unique space where urban planners, organizations, and other more inclusiveandasustainablecity. The projectscreateda urban spacesandpublicservices, as well astocreatesafer, to improveurbanliveabilityandhealth, urbangovernance, III Village thatwereinnovativetoshowcaseexamples on how UNDP, UN-Habitat, WHO and UN Environment joined the Habitat of theNewUrban Agenda forthenexttwentyyears. the Conference, constituting a calltoactionfortheimplementation developed inthecityandtheyweredirectlyrelatedtotopicsof role asenginesofsustainabledevelopment. All theprojectswere to planandmanagecitiesterritories, inordertofulfiltheir space toshowinnovationandurbansolutionsthatreflectonhow well asparticipantsattheConference. Quitoofferedaunique the officialvenueandtheywereopentoallcitizensofQuitoas The projectsweremainlylocatedintheneighborhoodsnearby development. the cityofQuitotoshowpositiveimpactsustainableurban to submitproposalsofinnovationandurbansolutionsapplied academic institutions, foundations, andtheUnitedNationssystem, institutions, governmentalandnon-governmentalorganizations, Government ofEcuador. Itwasopentotheprivatesector, public of Urban Development and Housing of the Quito and the Ministry of theHabitatIIISecretariattogetherwithMunicipality into anurbanexperience. The HabitatIII Village wasaninitiative during theHabitatIIIConferenceaimingtoconverthostcity The HabitatIII Village wasapioneeringandinnovativeactivity E. HabitatIII Village: An UrbanLab programme/urban-library/ the organizersareavailableathttp://habitat3.org/the-conference/ anddetailsprovidedby More informationabouttheUrbanLibrary Partners: OxfordUniversity 20 October2016, 10:00 AM -10:45 AM The FinanceforCityLeadersHandbook UN-Habitat 20 October2016, 08:00 AM -08:45 AM 2015/2016 UN-Habitat’s GlobalStateofUrban Youth Report- UN-Habitat Partners: Cities Alliance, INS, OECD, RMIT 19 October2016, 03:00PM-03:45 Urbanization Community’s Transformative PowerforSustainable UN-Habitat ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 87 best local governance experiences in FCE. The objective was best local governance experiences in FCE. development to create a catalyst for private sector-driven will promote projects in Quito -- and eventually start-ups -- that for the impactful and sustainable urban development solutions 2030. Agenda Agenda and the implementation of the New Urban to apply Selected proposals have been given the opportunity an urban for a fellowship/ seed-funding prize towards tackling challenge in the Quito municipality. - UN-Habitat Global Programme on POP-UP PUBLIC SPACE Public Space intervention/micro-urban a was project The space public pop-up that incorporated temporarya module for furniture and urban public participation with the aim to activate a determined public space and to encourage civic debate about city improvements. combined be to modules metre 2.3x2.3 on based was project The read relax, in many different ways generating public spaces to, interaction and It included different levels of social or recreate. dialogues by complementing furniture with a cafe module, and structures for projects exhibitions and urban proposals, computers enabling the access to innovative technological The modules such as Minecraft for participatory design. tools, were designed to be located in different spaces of the city and donated to the city of Quito after the Conference as a part of the It was located in El Ejido Park very close to the Habitat III legacy. open different with counted it and venue, the of entrance main opening the dialogues of the Conference high-level participants, Conference to the general public. BREATHE LIFE - World Health Organization World LIFE - BREATHE their own with Maskbook.org passers-by were creating Working their fears and hopes about urban anti-dust mask reflecting Andrade park and later done in Julio air pollution in workshops Pavilion. presented in the ONE UN Improving everyAir pollution kills one in nine people globally. improves urban liveability and health, air quality dramatically Air Quality is a nexus point with and reduces climate emissions. more energy more walking and cycling, multiple benefits enabling The campaign, management. and better waste efficient buildings, awareness about the linkages wants to raise globally and locally, and health & climate through digital media, between air pollution, together interactive The project brought interactive exhibitions. in Spanish, media forms to highlight threats including videos a Breathe Life examples of air pollution solutions-based Quito, Wenner, and a 3D poster by a the artist Kurt Selfies booth, urban healthy achieve to face today cities the choices illustrating (www. campaign Breathe Life part of the was The project design. Health Organization World launched by the BreatheLife2030.org), Air and Clean (WHO) and the UN Environment-hosted Climate Coalition (CCAC) at Habitat III. Centre for World WEAPPHEROES FOR SDGS - UNDP RIO Sustainable Development the mobile app helps to address WeAppHeroes SDG Hero – of goodwill UN Sustainable Development Goals through acts It matches those who are looking for help with between people. among strangers and thereby generating trust “heroes”, potential The tool, strengthening social cohesion within urban centers. and consisting of a mobile app working with geo-localization, means to address efficiently connecting people as an additional technology and the The project aims to benefit from the SDGs. Agenda 2030 through sharing economy to contribute to the It creates a virtuous circle that aims to improve everyday action. the social fabric through a new micro-volunteering phenomenon. It has the potential to create new networks of people interested in addressing urban issues in their immediate neighborhood and to The app connect people for more efficient sharing of resources. was presented during the Conference in Centro Cultural Benjamín could learn where the public Carrión in two different workshops, more about the tool and also test it. WORKSHOP - United Nations Development URBAN CARAVAN Programme (UNDP) The project took place on a bus to show participants and citizens best urban solutions and to share ideas and findings in the city’s in Quito took place on Workshop The Urban Caravan a workshop. Sunday 15 October in a half-day debate on innovative initiatives and projects, including youth and women engaging for Quito, HABITAT III 88 http://nuaimplementation.org/ are availableat More informationabouttheQuitoImplementationPlatformanddetailsprovidedbyorganizers joined theQuitoImplementationPlatform. housing andbasicservices. UNECA, UN-HabitatandUNODCfromtheUnitedNationssystemhave development; urbanecologyandenvironment;economy;frameworks; are categorizedbysixthemessuchassocialcohesionandequity–livablecities;special to theimplementationofNewUrban Agenda throughthisuniqueplatform. These initiatives the NewUrban Agenda. Over350partners, includingtheUnitedNationssystem, havecommitted to contributeandreinforcetheimplementationofoutcomesHabitatIIIConference The QuitoImplementationPlatformreferstospecificcommitmentsbyvariouspartnersintended F. Quito ImplementationPlatform at http://habitat3.org/the-conference/village/ More informationabouttheHabitatIII Village anddetailsprovided by theorganizersareavailable ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 89 cutting Expert Group Meeting convened representatives of cutting Expert Group and governments local bodies, substantive groups, stakeholder lead a refinement of the descriptions international agencies and to AFINUA, elements of UN-Habitat’s and metrics of the key and measurability. buy-in, ensure its relevance, Implementation Successful for Policies Urban National Engendering Agenda by UN-Habitat and Huairou Commission of the New Urban 16 May 2017) (Paris, the successful The Engendering of National Urban Policies for Agenda Expert Group Meeting implementation of the New Urban The took place in partnership with the Huariou Commission. equality themes meeting highlighted the importance of gender of policies within urban policy in order to facilitate the development and participatory urbanization inclusive, that promote sustainable, and the cross-cutting nature of urban policy, and secondly, in their role as an overarching Urban Policies, particularly National cooperative urban and multi-sectorial, framework for coordinated, the establishment of The experts further discussed development. towards that are working of partners network an action-oriented of urban supporting the development and implementation in their nature and that can policies that are gender-responsive within the successfully and effectively incorporate gender issues themselves process of policy development and within the policies Agenda and its in order to support the ethos of the New Urban implementation at the country level. Development by Good Governance & Sustainable Urban Crime, 30 York, (New UN-Habitat and Government of Canada UNODC, May – 1 June 2017) and resilient safe, There is an increased recognition that inclusive, societies are an important factor of sustainable development, Agenda and the 2030 Agenda as reflected in the New Urban Agendas these In particular, for Sustainable Development. and violence, crime, conflict, that reducing recognize explicitly are governance, and ensuring inclusion and good discrimination, role in enabling play a key and wellbeing for people’s essential The meeting explored ways and means sustainable development. of promoting good city governance and peaceful and inclusive specifically in light Agenda, societies in the context of the 2030 and with a Agenda, and the New Urban 11 and 16, of SDGs 5, • UN-Habitat’s Action Framework for the Implementation of • UN-Habitat’s April 5 – 7 York, Agenda by UN-Habitat (New the New Urban 2017) • Engendering National Urban Policies for Successful Agenda by UN-Habitat and of the New Urban Implementation 16 May 2017) Huairou Commission (Paris, and Sustainable Good Governance, • Urban Crime, 30 May York, Development by UNODC and UN-Habitat (New – 1 June 2017) and • Integrating Food Security and Nutrition into Urban 14 – 15 June 2017) York, (New Planning by FAO Territorial Post-Habitat III Cross-cutting Expert Group Meetings (Post-Habitat Expert Group Post-Habitat III Cross-cutting III CCEGM) Agenda in of the New Urban Building on the implementation Expert Cross-cutting the on follow-up as and onwards 2017 Post-Habitat III CCEGMs aimed to Group Meetings held in 2016, discussions and creative inclusive, further organize innovative, focus on the and dialogues with a particular action-oriented Agenda from implementation frameworks for the New Urban different perspectives and expertise. the following by were co-organized III CCEGMs Four Post-Habitat leading UN agencies in chronological order. of the New Action Framework for the Implementation UN-Habitat’s April 2017) 5 – 7 York, Agenda by UN-Habitat (New Urban but rather by Good urbanization does not happen by chance, This constitutes a paradigm shift; one that the New design. by readdressing the way Agenda suggests can occur only Urban Whenever and and governed. financed, that cities are planned, sound wherever cities have supportive rules and regulations, as function they plan, financial viable a and design and planning this, Given drivers of sustainable development. transformational Action Framework the five foundational elements of UN-Habitat’s (AFINUA) reflect Agenda for Implementation of the New Urban AFINUA is to support The goal of UN-Habitat’s these prerequisites. national and local governments and other key actors in getting Agenda: right the foundational urban elements of the New Urban regulations, and legislation urban (2) policies, urban national (1) and municipal (4) local economy (3) urban planning and design, Cross- Post-Habitat III The finance and (5) local implementation. X. POST-HABITAT III X. POST-HABITAT INTERAGENCY INITIATIVES HABITAT III 90 implementation oftheNewUrban Agenda intheUnitedNations aimed toidentifypriorityactionsand collaborationareasinthe meeting reflectedlessonslearntduring theprocess, aswell 2015. As partofthelegacyHabitatIIIConference, the participated in the Issue Papers Writeshop in New York in May experts oftheUnitedNationsagencies, particularlythosewho The HabitatIIISecretariatconvenedameetingofallurban (New York, 12-16June2017) Post-Habitat IIIUN Task Team Expert GroupMeeting other componentsoftheNewUrban Agenda implementationplan. and recommendationsforintegratingfoodsystemsplanningwith methods); meanstofostercity-tocityexchangeandpartnerships; including trainingcurricula(outline, structureandtraining of acapacitydevelopmentpackageforfoodsystemsplanning making processesandforimplementationofpractices;overview the guidingprinciples;asetofrecommendationsfordecision- overall urbanandterritorialplanning. The meetingconcludedwith years) onintegratingfoodsecurityandnutritionaspartofthe plan forthefirstquarterofNewUrban Agendaterm(firstfive sub-national governments, on establishing and initiating the work for MemberStatesoftheUnitedNations, andparticularlyfortheir this timedefinedasetofkeyprinciplesandrecommendations system, from farm to fork to waste management”. The experts level governance approach that encompass the soil-to-soil food and malnutrition in an “inter-sectorial, multi-actor and multi- urban contextasacrucialarenaforaddressingfoodsecurity Group MeetingheldinMay2016whereallparticipantsrecognized on therecommendationscomingfromCross-CuttingExpert The post-HabitatIIICross-cuttingExpertGroupMeetingwasbuilt Planning byFAO (New York, 14–15June2017) Integrating Food Security and Nutrition into Urban and Territorial Resolution 68/188. Cities andsubmittoUN-Habitat, inlinewithGeneral Assembly abovementioned UnitedNationssystem-wideGuidelinesonSafer will finalizeasetofrecommendationsforthedevelopment areas, internationalgoodpracticeanddevelopments, UNODC outcomes ofthemeeting, andtakingintoaccountitsmandate formarginalizedgroups.and basicservices Buildingonthe offenders andofsettingupsystemsensuringaccesstojustice underlined the importance of facilitating the reintegration of the privatesector, localcommunities, andacademia. They further government levels, aswellamonggovernmententitiesand crucial importanceofcooperationandpartnershipsacrossall must becarefullyconsidered. The expertsalsohighlightedthe should betackled, andwhomtheGuidelinesshouldaddress, stressed thatthequestionfromwhichanglesafetyandsecurity as tothedevelopmentofnewGuidelinesonSaferCities. They crime prevention. The expertsmadeanumberofrecommendations particular focusontransnationalorganizedcrime, corruption, and development agreementsandframeworks. Sustainable Development, aswell as otherassociatedglobal and monitoringstrategiesinsupport ofthe Agenda 2030for development withcollaborativeand coordinated implementation as amodelforfuturesharedresponsibilityonsustainableurban Task Team ExpertGroupMeetingprovided anopportunitytoact implementation oftheNewUrban Agenda. This Post-HabitatIIIUN ultimately synthesizesintotheinter-agency collaborationforthe work oftheIssuePapersthroughoutHabitatIIIConference The effortsmadebytheUN Task Team fromthecollective platforms/ programmes, partnerships, andguidelines. knowledge creation, technical cooperation, funding/financing, such cross-cutting aspects as: priority areas of collaboration, development, aframeworkwasproposedinthematrixwith In thesethreethematicareasforthesustainableurban environmentally sustainableandresilienturbandevelopment. and inclusiveurbanprosperityopportunitiesforall; development for social inclusion and ending poverty; sustainable urban development of the New Urban Agenda: sustainable urban in linewiththe Transformative Commitmentsforsustainable areas weresuggestedtousefortheworkinggroupexercises Urban Agenda withintheUnitedNationssystem. Newthematic on the Thematic FrameworkfortheImplementationofNew to implementtheNewUrban Agenda, followedbythediscussions New Urban Agenda: projectorprogrammeplannedortobe presentation ontheirpriorityactionstheimplementationof All the participating agencies were given an opportunity to make a implementation oftheNewUrban Agenda. Post-Habitat IIIUN Task Team roadmapwaspreparedforthe Agenda; priority areasofcollaboration were discussed; and the process were reviewed, taking into consideration the New Urban were received; thematic areas of the Habitat III preparatory key recommendationsonlessonslearnttheUN Task Team Through the five-day exercises among the United Nations experts, meeting tobemet: system organizationsgatheredwiththefollowingobjectivesof system. Over40urbanexpertsfrom19differentUnitedNations up ontheimplementationofNewUrban Agenda • Developaroadmaponkeyactivities2017-2018tofollow- the NewUrban Agenda within theUnited Nations systemontheimplementation of • Identifyprioritiesforactionandpotentialcollaboration implementation oftheNewUrban Agenda the UnitedNationssystemactionframeworkin • Identifyexpectedaccomplishmentsperareawithin projects for actionandidentificationoffuture/existingplatforms framework oftheNewUrban Agenda: updateonkeydrivers • Review the Habitat III Issue Papers thematic areas within the Habitat III: lessonslearntandreflections • EvaluatetheworkofUnitedNations Task Team for

ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 91 ” Remy Sietchiping, UN-Habitat Remy Sietchiping, The UN task Team on Habitat III had been truly a living a truly been had III Habitat on Team task UN The “ example of ‘Working and Delivering as ONE’ for a common and Delivering as ONE’ for a common ‘Working example of team approach had provided the Task The UN purpose. building necessary impetus to entrench joint-up approach, Quito. common understating and working together beyond List of the United Nations agencies who participated in the Post- Nations agencies who List of the United 12 on York New Expert Group Meeting in Team Task Habitat III UN to 16 June 2017: HABITAT III 92 Urban Agenda andotheroutcomesfromtheHabitat IIIprocess To thisend, CBD collaboratedwithUN-HabitattosharetheNew into urbandevelopmentglobally. options forprojectstomainstreambiodiversity andecosystems Agenda 2010SustainableDevelopmentGoal11andexamining Partnership initiative, collaboratingontheimplementationof through the UN-Habitat and UN Environment Greener Cities support theimplementationofNewUrban Agenda, particularly for thecomingyears. CBDdiscussed, withUN-Habitat, optionsto and managementofsustainable, resilient, inclusiveandsafecities tothedesign contribution ofbiodiversityandecosystemservices allowedCBDtoemphasize the valueand the interventions Along withconsultationsandactivitiesattheHabitatIIIConference, Greener cities into theon-the-groundimplementation. partnering togethertowardstranslatingtheNewUrban Agenda particular, thefollowingcollaborationshaveindicatedalevelof and structure.existing history After the Habitat III Conference in Urban Agenda will bepossible and moreeasily organized with this as oneUnitedNationstoadvancetheimplementationofNew United Nationssystem. Inter-agency initiativesandcollectivework been plannedandinitiatedinthedevelopmentareaamong frameworks, anincreasingnumberofcommittedactionshave change, aswellotherglobaldevelopmentagreementsand for SustainableDevelopment, theParis Agreement onclimate With theadoptionofNewUrban Agenda, the2030 Agenda Agenda atalllevelswithrelevantkeymulti-partners. to uniteforcollaborativeactionsinimplementingtheNewUrban by onesingle agency, and the United Nations as a whole will need The challengesofurbanizationaretoocomplextobeaddressed towards therealizationofvisionNewUrban Agenda. the UnitedNations, andtoensurethatitsmobilizationcontinued development. The UN Task Team hadplayedakeyroletounify contributions ofitssystem-wideexpertiseinsustainableurban United Nationssystemorganizationstocapturetheexpertiseand and coordinationbytheHabitatIIISecretariat, wascomposedof44 The UN Task Team, withitsstructureofproductivecollaboration NEW URBANAGENDA– IMPLEMENTING THE XI. POST-HABITATIII: the Post-HabitatIIIprocess. policies andprogrammestoimprove food securityandnutritionin organizations to increasenutrition investments, andimplement Assembly, andalsoengageswithotherUnitedNations system was proclaimedin April 2016bytheUnitedNationsGeneral Agenda andUNDecadeof Action onNutrition2016-2015, which FAO standsreadytoexploresynergiesbetweentheNewUrban systems forsustainableandprosperousurban-ruraldevelopment. to support member countries in the transformation of their food and allformsofmalnutrition, FAO intendstoofferitsexpertise agencies with the mandate to eradicate hunger, food insecurity, and outcome of the sustainable development. As one of the lead on food security and nutrition that both play a key role in inputs Sustainable Developmentthatrequiresgreaterpoliticalfocus modernization withtheachievementof2030 Agenda for and improvingnutritionasobjectivesforurbanplanning document thatrecognizesthecentralityofensuringfoodsecurity process. FAO achievedtohaveitsmembercountriessigned a Agenda andiscommittedtoengaginginthepost-HabitatIII FAO recognizestheimportanceofsupportingNewUrban rural development Sustainable urban development through food security and urban- another twodecadesofcooperation. inter aliaincludebuildingontheGreenerCitiesPartnershipand integrated and effective implementation of this Agenda that could three transformativecommitments, UNEnvironmentensuresan found astrongplaceintheNewUrban Agenda asoneofthe world. Giventhefactthatenvironmentandresiliencehave the breathofcriticalissuesincontextanurbanizing a strategicandinnovativevisionforparadigmshiftcovers UN EnvironmentrealizesthattheNewUrban Agenda trulysets the NewUrban Agenda. collaboration andresourcestosupportforthefollow-upworkof December 2016inCancun, Mexico, inordertostrengthenmutual of CitiesandSubnationalGovernmentstobeheldfrom1011 CBD (COP13)from4to17December2016, andthefifthSummit at thethirteenthmeetingofConferencePartiesto ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 93 Supporting Global Partnerships for Sustainable Development with Development Partnerships for Sustainable Supporting Global UN-Habitat that the UN system plays in supporting Consistent with the role Agenda by utilizing its the 2030 Member States in achieving expertise in a coherent and whole-of- range of capacities and and UN-Habitat initiated a partnership ICAO, system manner, The interest. common of matters on collaborate to view a with the emergence relation between airport and the core city led to corridors The places. two the connect to corridors development of the also attract land uses that supplement or complement The hub. transport a as airport the and city core the of functions the airport correct management of the development axis between and the regulation of land use activities around and the core city, land use in ensuring sustainable are useful airport facilities To route. development around the airport and along the corridor international of techniques and principles develops ICAO end, this and fosters the planning and development of air navigation, the needs of international air transport so as to inter alia meet The system. the peoples of the world for such an air transport a wide array of partnership between ICAO and UN-Habitat brings be relevant in international experience and best practices that will maximizing achieving the mandates of both organizations while Agenda as well as the 2030 their contributions to the New Urban Agenda for Sustainable Development. urban development and Aviation It planning. and regional in urban aspect is a crucial Aviation activities development of form the and activities human impacts Studying (including patterns of settlements and economic activity). be crucial in their role thereby in the development cycle will and urban learning the relationship between airport development development and how the resultant synergies can be harnessed for socio-economic development of cities and countries. airports between synergies existing the to harness a means As ICAO and UN-Habitat in October 2015, and urban development, initiated a pilot project aimed at promoting interconnections and interrelationship between airport and urban development in Airport), Wilson and Airport Nairobi (Joko Kenyatta International Tambo Ekurhuleni (O.R. Airport), Ababa (Bole International Addis Airport) and Johannesburg (Lanseria International International Airport) over the span of one year. • CFS work stream on urbanization, rural transformation and transformation rural urbanization, on stream work CFS • implications for food security and nutrition Agriculture 2017 (flagship publication) • State of Food and theme on urbanization and rural transformation • Urban/ territorial/ city region food system assessment • Milan Urban Food Policy Pact • Global Networks Force & Framework Task • Urban • Urban Rural Linkage Forum/Network WB urban food system knowledge product/metrics • Group Working • Global Food Security Cluster -Urban for Cities Trees • • Food for the Cities global network Initiative Reduction Waste and Loss –Global Food Save Food • • 10YFP Sustainable Food System • City region food system assessment • GEF Sustainable Cities Programme • GCF proposal development • Rockefeller 100 Resilient Cities Initiative Key partners: UN-Habitat, UNCRD, IFAD, WFP, World Bank, OECD, OECD, Bank, World WFP, IFAD, UNCRD, UN-Habitat, Key partners: UCLG ICLEI, RUAF Foundation, C40, Zambia, Senegal, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Key countries: other countries among Peru, Colombia, Lima, Dakar, Kitwe, Lusaka, Nairobi, Dhaka, Colombo, Key cities: among other cities Medellin, work on Framework for FAO’s Strategic framework/plan: urbanization is being drafted. implementation of the New Urban Research to support the collected on food systems Some case studies Agenda: III Expert held the Post-Habitat FAO Expert Group Meetings: and the Habitat III WFP, Group Meeting in coordination with IFAD, York. Secretariat from 14 to 15 June 2017 in New and external: Capacity development activities for the internal being developed Urban/territorial food system assessment tool kit for internal and external use Knowledge sharing platform on urban food Advocacy materials: systems currently being developed urbanization, on stream work CFS 2017-2018: for activities Key security and rural transformation and implications for food nutrition currently platform the Joining Platform: Implementation Quito being considered Other initiatives: HABITAT III 94 alignment ofexistingactivitieswitha moreurbanfocus Key activitiesfor2017-2018: Exploration ofsynergiesand implementation oftheNewUrban Agenda havebeen developed. Advocacy materials: Someadvocacymaterialsonthe urban relatedactivities. Capacity developmentactivitiesfortheexternal: There havebeen Publications: A numberofurbanpublicationshavebeenpublished economic development Agenda: A setofstudiesinurbanlabourandlivelihoodslocal Research tosupporttheimplementationofNewUrban resources, meaningbettersynergies can best contribute to theNew Urban Agenda with its existing Strategic framework/plan: A planconsistsofexploringhowILO Key cities: DaresSalaam, Palma Key countries: Mozambique, Tanzania Key partners: UN-Habitat be heldfrom17to20October2016inQuito, Ecuador. outcomes ofthispilotprojectwerepresentedduringHabitatIIIto jointly monitoredbyUN-HabitatandICAO. Furthermore, the The implementationoftheoutcomepilotprojectwillbe sustainable development. assist Statestoenhancethesynergybetweenairportandurban pilot project, focuswillbetodevelopglobalguidelinesthat makers and stakeholders. Also on the basis of the outcome of the formulate recommendationsforconsiderationbyrelevantdecision Ekurhuleni andJohannesburg(South Africa), andaccordingly urban developmentinNairobi(Kenya). Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), contribute toenhancingthesynergybetweenairportsand principles, consistent with ICAO standards and policies that will The projectobjectivesincludeidentifyingbestpracticesand champions ofthestudy. for mappingofresourcesdevelopmentarealsosignificant experts, landusersclosetotheairports, andtheregionalcentre manufactures andairlines, aswellaviationandairportplanning Representatives ofinternationalorganizations, aircraft local authoritiesinNairobi, Addis Ababa andJohannesburg. South Africa, aswellland, planningandurbandevelopment and airportmanagementauthoritiesinKenya, Ethiopia, and The contributors to this project include Civil Aviation Authorities Collaborating aproject mayors withwhomOSRSG VAC hasalreadycollaboratedResearch Key partners: Plantocontinuecollaboration withUN-Habitatand OSRSG VAC Agenda andthe Agenda 2030forSustainableDevelopment. settlements, andforachievingthecommitmentsofNewUrban of broadbandforbuildingandtransformingcitieshuman Commission forHabitatIII. The statementunderlinesthevitalrole statement fromthemembersofITUandUNESCOBroadband to theirinterventions, ITUandUNESCO collaborativelyjoinedthe growth andliftpeopleoutofpovertyaroundtheworld. Inregard devices, to ensure inclusive economic applications and services support fortheglobalroll-outofbroadbandinfrastructure, At theHabitatIIConference, ITU, andUNESCOshowedtheir Broadband forSustainableUrbanDevelopment Roadmap: Urban Agenda fromlocaltogloballevels. United Nations system would be needed to implement the New the New York Declaration. Closeongoing collaboration among the the GlobalCompactforsafeorderlyandregularmigration, asin movements ofrefugeesandmigrantsthepreparationsfor in the process following up the 19 September Summit on large of commitmentsonwhichIOMcanbuilditswork, particularly language intheNewUrban Agenda addssignificantlytothebody Conference anditswholeprocess, IOMbelievesthatthespecific Given theoutcomeformigrationandmigrantsatHabitatIII Other initiatives: - InternationalConventiononMigration(Sep2018) - Launchof World MigrationReport(endinNov2017) Belgium [IOM, UN-HabitatandUCLG](Nov2017) - 2016-2017ConferenceonCitiesandMigrantsinMechelen, - MayoralForumonMigrationinBerlin(26-27June2017) -Interregional Training andKnowledgeSharing Workshop intheurbancontext services -Public-private partnershipsfordecentjobsandbetter with amoreurbanfocus -Exploration ofsynergiesandalignmentexistingactivities ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 95 - Sustainable Cities project in Malaysia Senegal, in Approach Cities Integrated GEF Sustainable - Malaysia and Cote d’Ivoire India, - Sustainable Cities project in India Capacity development activities for the external: The capacity The capacity the external: activities for Capacity development part of be done as Agenda would on the New Urban development four ongoing sustainable cities projects the implementation of the and Ivory Senegal Coast. Malaysia, in India, materials will be developed as Advocacy Advocacy materials: In addition, sustainable cities projects. part of the four ongoing materials will be prepared providing an brochures as promotional Agenda. overview contribution towards the New Urban of UNIDO Key activities for 2017-2018: i) formalizing partnership with in India: Sustainable Cities project for Sustainable of the India Platform ii) establishment UN-Habitat; of Bhopal Cities; iii) conducting urban sustainability assessments and guidance iv) Bank; World the with jointly Vijayawada and proposed development plan sustainability for methodology stakeholders; v) for adoption by the relevant national and local city planning established institutional framework for sustainable sustainability and resilience and management; vi) integrated for at least 4 plans (SCS – Sustainable City Strategy) developed indicators to 5 cities; and vii) city performance measured against ISO 37120). consistent with international standards (e.g. i) national & state policies Sustainable Cities project in Malaysia: and resilient of sustainable direction for development and strategic programs by enabling supported improved/developed; cities ii) etc.) & projects; PPPs, procurement, green models, (funding and state national, the at policy-makers of capacity institutional policy-makers, local levels built; iii) awareness raising events for industry and end-users organized at all levels for dissemination Forum Urban World iv) project; of benefits/results tangible of progress done to be hosted in Malaysia - UNIDO to showcase Bank conducting urban World under the project; and v) jointly with sustainability assessment of Melaka. Other initiatives: the African Union Commission, the UN-Habitat, Key partners: Africa Development Bank Chad Lesotho, Key countries: There is a Agenda: Organizational restructure for the New Urban of the of the implementation team in place that will be focusing New Urban Agenda.

- 854 local governments supported - Directly supported 967 local infrastructure developments - Over 45,000 government officials & local stakeholders trained in local development finance leveraged - UNCDF investments made to local governments, 11 times over by the public/ private sector to apply - Supported 64 local governments in 12 countries climate adaptation at local level - 16 national strategies & policies adopted for local development finance by governments since 2014 Key partners: UN-Habitat, Global Environment Facility, World Bank, Bank, World Facility, Global Environment UN-Habitat, Key partners: African Development Bank Albania, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Malaysia, India, Key countries: Morocco Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, Montenegro, Melaka, Mysore, Guntur, Vijayawada, Jaipur, Bhopal, Key cities: Abidjan Diamniadio, Dakar, projects four are Currently there of Understanding: Memorandum starting the implementation phase that will contribute to the New Bhopal, The projects include cities in India (Jaipur, Agenda. Urban Senegal (Dakar Malaysia (Melaka), Guntur), Vijaywada, Mysore, there In addition, and Ivory Coast (Abidjan). and Diamniadio), such as a are numerous projects currently under development, to the New that will contribute regional Mediterranean project, coastal Agenda through the action in the Mediterranean Urban cities. An Expert Group Meeting was organized Expert Group Meetings: Vienna Energy Forum. on the sidelines of the in May 2017, etc. private sector, NGOs, including academia, Relevant experts, and strategy cities sustainable UNIDO towards inputs provided Based on the Agenda. potential contributions to the New Urban document that UNIDO is currently preparing the inputs received, Agenda. will define its strategy and contributions to the New Urban Roadmap: to support the implementation of the New Urban Agenda: A report Agenda: New Urban implementation of the to support the community on armed violence in the Agenda version of the New Urban A child friendly Publications: child friendly version of the New Urban A Advocacy materials: develop supply materials for mayors Agenda and planning to HABITAT III 96 needs tofactorintheopportunities and roleofcitieslocal agenda in Africa, whichiscurrentlylargelyruralinitsorientation, requires adequatepolicyfocus. Fourth, theclimatechange implication ofrapidurbangrowth for demographicdynamics demographic andurbantransitioniscloselylinkedsothe of affordability, qualityandsecurityoftenure. Third, Africa’s for Africa giventhelong-standingchallengeofsupplyin terms levels. Second, remainpriorities housingandbasicservices diversification andjobrichgrowthatthenationalregional and human settlements offer unique advantages for economic productivity, and employment given that well-planned cities First, urbanizationshouldbeleveragedforindustrialization, in thisregard. and transformationtargets. Fivepriorityareasareofimportance underscores the need to harness urbanization for Africa’s growth diversification. Accordingly, theHabitatIII AfricaRegionalReport sectors fromlowtohigherproductivitydrivenbyeconomic priority isstructuraltransformation, ortheshiftofeconomic growth isinclusiveandsustainable. Inthisregard, thetoppolicy Africa’s majorchallengetodayistoensurethatitseconomic Key activitiesfor2017-2018: concerning theprocessin Africa. evaluation wasdoneandMemberStatesprovidedfeedback Evaluation: DuringtheExpertGroupMeetings(above), an materials willbedeveloped. Advocacy materials: Inpartnershipwithstakeholders, advocacy Statistical Training CentersandUrbanDevelopmentMinistries. Development Plannersin Africa, NationalStatisticalOfficesand existwith services External capacitystrengtheningandadvisory Member Stateswherecapacitygapswillbefurtherhighlighted. undertaking and following the research andreview meeting with thattheCommissionwillbe services context ofotheradvisory for capacitydevelopmentexistandwillhappenwithinthe Capacity developmentactivitiesfortheexternal: Opportunities African InstituteforDevelopmentPlanning. embarking on capacity strengthening activities with IDEP- The help in strengtheningthe capacity gaps. The Section will also be pool isunderwayattheCommissionandsuchexercisescan and worksynergieswithintheCommission. Forexample, atalent the context of existing capacity development activities internally for capacity development exist internally and will happen within Capacity developmentactivitiesfortheinternal: Opportunities Development ofthe African Union. as theChairofSpecializedCommitteeonUrbanPlanningand validate theframeworkin Africa inNovember2017Lesotho Expert GroupMeeting: This meetingisplannedtoreviewand end of2017. The researchprocessinunderway. Agenda: A policyresearchreportwillbegeneratedandreadyby Research tosupporttheimplementationofNewUrban EBRD); amongothers. and Urban Development; regional development banks (EIB, EDB, ; andtheGenevaUNCharterCentres forSustainableHousing International, FIABCI, the International Real Estate Federation the InternationalUnionof Tenants, HousingCooperatives Federation ofPublic, CooperativeandSocialHousing, of IndependentStates(CIS), HousingEurope-theEuropean Council forCooperationinConstructionoftheCommonwealth European Union Housing focal points, the Intergovernmental programmes and agencies, the European Commission, the Key partners: UN-Habitat, otherrelevantUnited Nations Roadmap: urbanization forstructuraltransformation. Africa, andenableaharmonizedapproachfocusedonleveraging and reviewofthebothglobalregionalurbancommitmentsin the regionalandnational processes for implementing, followup Habitat IIIandnationaldevelopmentplansvisions. Itwillinform priorities guided by SDG 11, the Common African Position on will beanchoredin Africa’s housingandurbandevelopment implementation oftheNewUrban Agenda in Africa. The framework Habitat todevelopaharmonizedregionalframeworkplanforthe ECA iscollaboratingwiththe African UnionCommissionandUN- levels ofeconomicgrowth. urbanizing withoutagreenorindustrialrevolutionandatlower urban andruralpopulationsaregrowingintandem;theregionis policy implications. Unliketheexperienceofotherregions, Africa’s take intoaccounttrendsthatarespecifictotheregionandtheir urbanization in Africa’s growthandtransformationfurtherneedto challenges andopportunities. Effortstooptimizetheroleof as well as data for evidence based responses to emerging and humansettlementsincludingfinancialcapacities and governanceisapriorityforinclusivesustainablecities governments. Fifth, strengthening weak urbanpolicies, planning implementation oftheNewUrban Agenda in Africa - Developmentofaharmonizedframeworkforthe New Urban Agenda implementationatalllevels - Leverageexistingcoordinationframeworkstosupportthe actors, responsibilities, tools, andinstitutions frameworks in African countriesandspecifyingrelated and sub-nationalleveltakingintoaccountexistingpolicy - Developlinkagesforan Action Frameworkfornational framework andassesstheemergingopportunities - Examinetheresourceimplicationsforimplementation implications - Take stock of evolving monitoring and reporting tools and regional CommitmentsandNationalLevelPriorities - EstablishthelinkagesbetweenGlobal, Regional, Sub- - Articulate Africa RegionalPrioritiesoftheNewUrban Agenda ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 97 - Towards Smart Sustainable Cities - Integrated Approaches Smart Sustainable Cities - Integrated Towards - Kazakhstan (14 June 2017) Astana, in - Reviewing the State of Safety in Cities in Geneva (28 June 2017) “From SDI: The third International Conference on Eurasian - Kyrgyzstan in Issyk-Kul, National to Regional Cooperation” (29-30 June 2017) Ukraine Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Albania, in National workshops - (July-December 2017) - European Urban Forum in Prague (Sep 2017) and Land - 78th Session of the Committee on Housing Switzerland Management and Ministerial Meeting in Geneva, (8-10 Nov 2017) European Union, ISOCARP, Housing Europe, etc. and works in and etc. Europe, Housing ISOCARP, Union, European relevant all stakeholders other and cities with partnerships close of the New Urban the implementation to promote stakeholders Agenda. April Sustainable Housing endorsed in Geneva UN Charter on supports countries in their States, 2015 by the UNECE Member and affordable adequate, to decent, ensure access efforts to improving sustainability of housing in healthy housing for all by policies and actions supported by the ECE region through effective Geneva establishing are States Member cooperation. international Centres play a crucial role in promoting UN Charter Centres these environmental protection, the Charter: the four principles of and participation, and social inclusion, economic effectiveness, depending on their specialization and available cultural adequacy, the Centres work at national and/or expertise at host institutions, international level and on topics covered by the Charter. In November 2017 at the 70th anniversary of the Committee of Member States will Housing and Land Management in Geneva, of the confirm their commitment to promote the implementation with agreements global relevant other and Agenda Urban New which is important towards achieving a ministerial declaration, sustainable urban development in the UNECE region. Special Envoy for Road The United Nations Secretary-General’s at the Secretariat in UNECE Sustainable Todt, Jean Safety, Agenda sets recognized that the New Urban Division, Transport and livable resilient, forth a great vision for more sustainable, It reminds of the importance of cross sectorial cities and world. role of populations, to vulnerable for attention need efforts, consideration of urban-rural linkages and of the goal innovation, In order to highlight the importance to not leave anyone behind. and a critical Agenda, of road safety in achieving the New Urban mobility and transport sustainable truly a building in element Special Envoy the United Nations Secretary-General’s system, with for Road Safety intends to explore ways to collaborate UN-Habitat in supporting the implementation of the New Urban and transport sustainable building to related specifically Agenda, mobility. Roadmap: Key countries: Member States of the United Nations Economic United Nations Economic Member States of the Key countries: Commission for Europe (ECE) Member States of the ECE region Cities in the 56 Key cities: ECE is in the process of working with Strategic framework/plan: coming months to develop a regional its Member States over the frameworks that have been recently framework based on the developed. implementation of the New Urban Research to support the the ECE Committee of Housing and The ongoing work of Agenda: into Agenda New Urban the incorporated Land Management has their programme of work. In collaboration Capacity development activities for the external: national will build a joint UNDA that ECE has UN-Habitat, with Agenda as it capacities on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda already does with the 2030 Session of the Committee The 78th Key activities for 2017-2018: 2017); of Housing and Land Management (8 to 10 November Forum for European Urban Forum (September 2017); Regional Sustainable Development (March 2018) ECE will join the platform and add Quito Implementation Platform: Agenda implementation all of the key activities on the New Urban for its region. to strengthen UNECE works actively with national governments In this endeavor, the cooperation among cities and their networks. other UN UNECE works closely with UN-Habitat and many UNECE helps strengthening national capacities for organisations. evidence-based sustainable housing and urban development and and provides policies in countries with economies in transition effective technical support for SDG implementation through and by facilitating leveraging implementation mechanisms, effective follow up and review of progress. and on Housing only Committee is the secretariat to the UNECE Administration, Party on Land Working Land Management and the intergovernmental bodies that have a mandate to compile, experiences on and exchange information and disseminate, policies. urban development and land administration housing, UNECE also holds the mandate for hosting the Regional Forum for Sustainable Development and plays a critical role in the follow-up Agenda the 2030 including and review of global commitments, This platform is for deliberating and for Sustainable Development. adapting universal norms and global frameworks to regional and and as a dynamic and effective nexus between country contexts, the global and national levels. partnerships strategic their strengthened further has UNECE with regional and subregional organisations such as the HABITAT III 98 Authorities onHousingandUrbanDevelopment inLatin America Habitat, andmembercountries oftheForumMinistersandHigh American and the Caribbean is being led by the ECLAC, UN- The regionalimplementationofthe New Urban Agenda inLatin region ofLatin America andtheCaribbean Key activitiesfor2017-2018: Conferenceofthecitiesin the regionalactionframework. Expert groupMeetings: There weresixExpertGroupMeetingsfor Caribbean Publications: Regional Action PlanforLatin America andthe Development Goals Agenda: DevelopmentaccountprojectsonlocalizingSustainable Research tosupporttheimplementationofNewUrban and theCaribbean Strategic framework/plan: Regional Action PlanforLatin America Key countries: Latin America andtheCaribbeancountries region ofLatin America andtheCaribbean Key partners: Ministriesofhousingandurbandevelopmentinthe standards, indexandsmartcityprofiles(2014-present) - UnitedforSmartCitiesinitiativesmartcityindicators, efficiency inbuildings(2017-present) - Task-force onBestpracticesandstandardsenergy transition (June2016-December2019) development inselectedcountrieswitheconomies evidence-based policiesforsustainablehousingandurban - Strengthennationalcapacitiesforthedevelopmentof Estonia (establishedin2017) - EstablishmentofGenevaUNCharterCentersin Albania and the ECEregionforperiod2014-2020(Ongoing) Strategy forSustainableHousingandLandManagementin - GenevaUNCharteronSustainableHousingandtheUNECE Development (March2014-December2017) National Action PlansforSustainableHousingandUrban - Capacitydevelopment: Buildingnationalcapacitiesfor 2018) sustainable transport(8-10November2017;RFSDMarch on housingandlandmanagement, innovation, statistics, Sustainable Developmentandrelatedregionaldialogues - Convening power: The UNECE Regional Forum on Switzerland (March2018) - RegionalForumforSustainableDevelopmentinGeneva, 1980 and2010, theregion’s citiesgrewbyoveronebillion, a The Asia andthePacific regionisrapidlyurbanizing. Between Roadmap: the Caribbean. fulfilment oftheSDGs, particularlySDG11, inLatin Americaand implementing theNewUrban Agenda, andcontributingtothe strategic platform for dialogue and forging commitments towards through the Regional Action Plan. The Conference seeks to be a of theNewUrban Agenda inLatin America andtheCaribbean Habitat III, theCitiesConferencefocusesonimplementation Santiago, Chile, from 2-6 of October, 2017. One year on from The Cities Conference will be held at ECLAC´s headquarters in the NewUrban Agenda atthesub-regionallevel. and lessonslearnedinordertostrengthentheimplementationof Sub-Regional Plan. This processseekstohighlightbestpractices the Caribbeanandtodefinestructurecontentsof to identifykeyissuesandprioritiesforsustainabledevelopmentin development banks, andtheprivatesector. The groupisworking representatives ofMINURVI, civilsocietyorganizations, academia, presents. ECLAC and UN-Habitat coordinate a working group with the uniquechallengesandopportunitiesthatCaribbean the Caribbeanisunderway, withtheobjectiveofaddressing In parallel, thepreparationofaSub-Regional Action Planfor Accelerated Modalitiesof Action OutcomeDocument. the Paris Agreement, andtheSmallIslandDevelopingStates the Third InternationalConferenceonFinancingforDevelopment, for DisasterRiskReduction, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of Urban Agenda andtheSDGs, including: theSendaiFramework building synergieswithexistingglobalagendasbeyondtheNew adaptable tolocalconditionsandregionalneeds, andcapableof towards achievingtheSDGs. Itisintendedasaregionalguide, both national andsub-nationaldevelopmentadvancingtheregion New Urban Agenda inLatin America andtheCaribbean, steering and governancetoolforpromotingtheimplementationof The Regional Action Planseekstobeakeypolicyframework in theregion. levels tofocusontheimplementationofNewUrban Agenda and diverseactorgroupsfromregional, nationalandsub-national and over70regionalexpertsassociatedwithmultiplesectors of Habitat III, bringing together ECLAC, UN-Habitatand MINURVI elaboration oftheRegional Action Planbuildsupontheimpetus and UN-Habitataclearmandatetofacilitateitsdevelopment. The by MINURVIinthe Asunción Declaration(2016), givingECLAC action plan. The needforaregionalactionplanwassanctioned and theCaribbean(MINURVI)withdevelopmentofaregional - CitiesConferenceinSantiago, Chile(2-6Oct2017) ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 99 - Seventh Reginal Workshop on Integrated Resource Workshop - Seventh Reginal the Urban Nexus (Tanjungpinang, Asian Cities: Management in Indonesia) (19-21 July 2017) in and Sanitation Water on Urban Workshop - Sub-regional August Nepal) (9-10 (Kathmandu, Asia South and South-west 2017) (2 October 2017) Thailand) Habitat Day (Bangkok, World - (31 October 2017) Thailand) Cities Day (Bangkok, World - to the meeting on follow-up Asia Pacific Regional partners - Thailand) (30-31 October outcome of Habitat III (Bangkok, 2017) Side event on Sustainable 2017: - 8th CITYNET Congress Integrated Innovative and through Cities Asian for Solutions Sri Lanka) (5-8 November Resource Management (Colombo, 2017) of replication the on Indonesia in workshop National - Integrated Resource Recovery Centers for Sustainable Indonesia) (15 November Development in Cities (Jakarta, 2017) Recovery- Regional workshop on Integrated Resource of Centers and their contributions for the implementation Asia and the Pacific Agenda in Cities in SDGs and New Urban (will be held during the ESCAP Sustainable Development Thailand) (30 November 2017) 2017) (Bangkok, Week Goals Side event on Integrated Resource Urban Forum: World - 9th Malaysia) Asian Cities (Kuala Lumpur, Management in (February 2018) of - National Dialogue on Integrated Resource Management Thailand) (March the Urban Nexus (Bangkok, Asian Cities: 2018) on Integrated Resource Workshop - Eighth Regional Nexus (Bangkok, the Urban Asian Cities: Management of Thailand) (August 2018) - Urban SDG Knowledge Platform (Ongoing) Key partners: UN-Habitat, World Bank, European Union, ICOMOS, ICOMOS, European Union, Bank, World UN-Habitat, Key partners: UCLG Mali Albania, Georgia, China, Key countries: Timbuctu Girokastra, Qiandongnan, Key cities: for Sustainable UNESCO Global Report on Culture Publications: Urban Future) Urban Development (Culture: Capacity building Capacity development activities for the external: through national-level projects Roadmap: Roadmap: • provide an update on national, regional, and global follow regional, • provide an update on national, Agenda up after the adoption of the New Urban • identify regional opportunities to develop synergy between Agenda as well as other Agenda and 2030 both New Urban global agendas • outline the elements of a Regional Plan for implementation Agenda of the New Urban further one billion will be added again by 2040. By 2050, two By 2050, by 2040. billion will be added again further one in cities. population will live thirds of the region’s Agenda implementation of the New Urban support a coherent To that will create complementarity Agenda and to and the 2030 identified has ESCAP achieve results, Member States to help thematic areas to focus its analytical, the following cross-cutting support work on sustainable technical and intergovernmental urbanization: Focus in on multi-level governance: Realizing more effective strategies and innovative frameworks promoting forward looking gap between local and central to address the power-sharing the financing gaps in local government budgets government, and the capacity gaps of local governments in and investment, promoting strategic and future-oriented urban planning. By Pursuing integrated solutions and resource management: 45 per the world will need at least 50 per cent more food, 2030, trade- Twenty-six and 30 per cent more water. cent more energy, and rapid urbanization offs exist in the use of these key resources, Asia and the Pacific region entails the risk of widening of the energy for water supply and sanitation systems, resource gaps, and food security. land use, supply, A people- Leveraging partnerships and stakeholder participation: of cities centred urban future is integral to the transformation This Asia and the Pacific region. and human settlements in the planned, requires a radical shift in the way cities are conceived, with people seen as change agents rather than and developed, just beneficiaries. of responsibilities Although decentralization Financing future cities: has occurred in from central government to local governments there has not been a much of the region over the past 20 years, commensurate decentralization of funding. analyse and collect consistently to cities For gap: data the Closing Agenda and 2030 and report on the implementation of the data, national governments will have Agenda over time, the New Urban collection, for methodologies standardize and create incentives to analysis and monitoring across cities and States. ESCAP is working together with UN-Habitat to organise a regional partners meeting (30-31 October 2017) on follow-up to the outcome of Habitat III with the following main objectives: HABITAT III 100 that areinclusive, equitable, transparent andsustainable. needs reconciliation, restitution, andreconstructionframeworks Given thewarandconflictinseveral Arabcountries, theregion environment mustbeestablished; ofvaluableresourcesand theprotectionof the preservation patterns shouldbeaddressedandadequatemanagementfor Climate change, waterscarcity, andcurrentresourceuse population. solutions havetobefoundfortheprotectionofdisplaced forall,services includingmigrantsandrefugees, andinnovative should beaddressedinordertoprovideequalaccesssocial economy. At thesametime, economicandsocialinequalities inclusive, productive, andjobcreatinginvestmentintheurban for theyouth, low-income, andmarginalizedgroupsthrough Access to economic opportunities must be increased, especially systems forurbangrowthmanagementstrategies governance alsorequiressoundstatisticaldataandinformation needs andaspirationsofitspeoples. Betterintegratedurban governance, housing, andurbandevelopmentthatmeetsthe This wouldincludeanew, approachtourban participatory make Arab citiesmoreinclusive, safe, resilientandsustainable. Thus, themainregionalobjectiveforNewUrban Agenda isto resources. urban governancecapacity, andshortfallsofmunicipalfinance basic urbanservices, socialinequityandexclusion, insufficient informal settlements, urban sprawl, inadequate provision of including lack ofdecent employment, expansionofslums and Rapid urbangrowthhasresultedincriticalchallenges water scarcityareamongthemaindriversofchange. activity incities, aswellenvironmentalchallenges such as transformations suchasanincreasingconcentrationofeconomic migration (includingconflictrelateddisplacement), economic countries. Populationgrowth, ruraltourbanandinternational The Arab regionhasexperiencedrapidurbanizationinseveral Roadmap: Knowledge Platform, level operationalprojectsatcountry Key activitiesfor2017-2018: CultureUrbanNetwork, online Advocacy materials: Onlineplatform Local DevelopmentthroughCulture(14-16Sep2017) - InternationalConference: Historic Towns and Villages, Memorandum ofUnderstanding: Implementation oftheNewUrban Agenda (AFINUA), Strategic framework/plan: UN-Habitat’s Action Framework forthe Port Vila, amongothers Key cities: New York, Moscow, Qazvin, Asuncion, Maputo, Dakar, Paraguay, Mozambique, Senegal, Vanuatu, amongothers Mozambique, Myanmar, SriLanka, Zambia, Mexico, Colombia, Key countries: Afghanistan, Ghana, Guyana, Lesotho, Governments, andlocalauthoritiescitystakeholders UCLG, UNACLAandtheGlobal Taskforce ofLocalandRegional of New York, NewSchool, developmentfinance institutions, Assembly ofPartners, LincolnInstitute, FIABCI, University Key partners: UN-EconomicCommissions, UNDP, General and implementedintotheactivitiesglobally. system organizationsastheNewUrban Agenda willbeintegrated to strengthenexpandingcollaborationwithotherUnitedNations two decadesofsustainableurbandevelopment. UNFPA intends Agenda will be a valuableresource in paving the way for the next achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, the New Urban to takeforward. As UNFPA collectivelymakesstridestowards document withclearactionpointsforstakeholdersinparticular UNFPA recognizesthattheNewUrban Agenda isapractical seeking integratedsolutionsfornationalurbanchallenges. technology, andenvironmentalprotectioncanassistcountriesin areas suchassocialandeconomicdevelopment, statistics, development frameworks. The technicalexpertise present in with theSustainableDevelopmentGoalsandotherinternational during theimplementationofNewUrban Agenda inline exchange experiencesanddiscusschallenges that emerge and similarevents, ESCWA helpsitsmembercountriesto convener oftheannual Arab ForumforSustainableDevelopment sectoral expertiserequiredforintegratedurbanplanning. As the to thetransversalnatureofurbanpoliciesandcross- Urban Agenda. ESCWA’s set-up corresponds multi-disciplinary achieving thetransformativecommitmentsenshrinedinNew is wellplacedtocontributeaddressingthesechallengesand The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) - GovernmentofIran, Moscow, Colombia, andvariousother ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 101 Through its events which took place at the Habitat III Conference, took place at the Habitat III Conference, Through its events which from its surveyUNICEF presented findings of 35,000 children the half of The surveyare troubling: results 65 countries. from their city as a result of violence; more children feel unsafe in on public transportation; almost a than 40 per cent feel insecure health care and protection to education, third do not have access to are forced many more are discriminated against, services; and, These or are vulnerable to natural disasters. breathe polluted air, can to make cities safe for all children. are all reasons to do all we with UN-Habitat and the United UNICEF continues collaboration Agenda. Nations family on implementing the New Urban Strategic a developed has UNICEF framework/plan: Strategic Areas to guide its with Children in Urban Work Note on UNICEF’s country programs and is beginning to implement this through its country programs. UNICEF is currently revamping its Child Advocacy materials: Agenda. which will feature the New Urban Website, Friendly Cities Urban Strategy Rollout of UNICEF’s Key activities for 2017-2018: for 2018-2021 in support of its next strategic plan academic private sector, Local governments, Key partners: institutions Brazil the Philippines, Africa, South Key countries: Curitiba Manila, Durban, Key cities: for a a proposal plan includes UNITAR’s Strategic framework/plan: and UN-Habitat joint training programme on urbanisation UNITAR related issues. Research to support the implementation of the New Urban Decentralized Cooperation Programme Institute’s UNITAR Agenda: is currently working on developing a concept note and plan for Agenda. training related to the implementation of the New Urban affiliated training centre UNITAR’s Expert Group Meetings: Belgium has organised some events this year Antwerp, in bringing together key actors and government leaders to discuss Sustainable Agenda and the implementation of the New Urban Development Goals. cities/countries for the monitoring of the New Urban Agenda Agenda the New Urban for the monitoring of cities/countries Initiative through the City Prosperity Global Housing Strategy - In the framework of UN-Habitat Programme for the Implementation of Action Framework - UN-Habitat’s Agenda (AFINUA) the New Urban Agenda on New Urban databases Cities Report, World - City Prosperity Initiative SDGs Goal 11, themes, Agenda of the New Urban Analysed tools in support - Sustainable Development Goals, implementation as well as Framework and Sendai Agreement on Climate Change, Paris to - Naivasha meeting with all United Nations agencies and Agenda, discuss the implementation of the New Urban Sustainable Development Goals GHS Peer to Peer during 26th Governing - City Symposia, Council - UNACLA meeting in Istanbul - Internal Urban Resilience Programme intra-agency Capacity development activities for the internal: capacity building use of database and specific on spatial analysis, Training - Agenda for the New Urban - Urban Resilience Programme - City Resilience Profiling Programme Capacity development activities for the external: with partners on spatial analysis and database for Training - Agenda thematic areas the New Urban - GHS peer to peer meeting with seven pilot countries World Habitat Day, World - Urban October in 2017 (e.g. Cities Day) Urban Forum 9 in Kuala Lumpur (February 2018) World - launching of the training activities, - Expert Group Meetings, Cities Report World - Develop operational guidelines for partner countries and cities; increase partnerships and number of projects - Urban Resilience Programme implementation in cities Research to support the implementation of the New Urban Research to support the Agenda: implementation the on 2018 Report Cities World The Publications: Agenda of the New Urban Expert Group Meetings: - Not Urban Resilience Programme Advocacy materials: and other Agenda exclusively but in support of the New Urban international agreements Key activities for 2017-2018: HABITAT III 102 intermediate cities, which shows how volunteerisms contributes Agenda whilepromotinglocalcapacity throughvolunteerismin UNV introducedtheconceptofhow tolocalizetheNewUrban asalinkbetweenmunicipalities,services citiesandtheircitizens. is acatalyserinstrengtheninginstitutional capacitiesand implementation oftheNewUrban Agenda, and howvolunteerism UNV discussedhowvolunteerismcouldcontributeinthe of theConference. IncollaborationwiththeOneUNPavilion, was wellrecognizedasakeyroleofvolunteerstothesuccess than 700volunteerstosupporttheHabitatIIIConference. It over 1,000volunteersandwasabletoeffectivelyprovidemore Ecuador assembledalargevolunteerprogrammethattrained Government of the Republic of Ecuador. The UNV Field Unit in Habitat IIIConferenceinQuitowithfinancialsupportfromthe The UNVprogrammeplayedasignificantroleinsupportingthe Collaboration inQuitotomakethesuccessfulConference New York.in of CanadaandtheHabitatIIISecretariatfrom30Mayto1June Group MeetingincoordinationwithUN-Habitat, theGovernment Expert GroupMeetings: UNODCheldthePost-HabitatIIIExpert analysis. Agenda: willincludedatacollectionand Envisagedintervention Research tosupporttheimplementationofNewUrban Crime. related toUrbanCrime, Corruptionand Transnational Organised well asexternalpartnerswhowouldaddresssomeoftheissues programme incoordinationwithotherUnitedNationspartnersas Expert GroupMeeting, UNODCisworkingonthedevelopmentofa Strategic framework/plan: After theresultsofPost-HabitatIII Key partners: UN-Habitat, UN Women, OHCHR, UNDP, WHO planned tostartimplementationinthefallof2017. by both, UNITAR and UN-Habitat. Based on this, activities will be proposal forajointtrainingprogramme, whichwillbereviewed Key activitiesfor2017-2018: UNITAR iscurrentlydevelopinga Agenda. Headquarters Office on the Habitat III process and the New Urban affiliated training centres worldwide have been trained by its Capacity developmentactivitiesfortheinternal: UNITAR’s 16 Indonesia, Malaysia, Ghana, Singapore Key countries: China, India, Mexico, Chile, South Africa, Tanzania, GFCS, PMEH, C40, WMO nationalmembers, citygovernments Key partners: UH-Habitat, UNESCO, UNU, UNEP, WHO, IAUC, Development Goals. briefs, andglobalpolicyforainlocalizingtheSustainable showcase theirresultsthroughvideodocumentation, corporate Flagship SafeCitiesandPublicSpacesInitiativecontinuesto safe publicspaceswhichformpartoftheUnitedNationsGlobal etc.). Further, UN-Women’s programme on each safecity and global policyadvocacyeventswithUN-Habitatonurbansafety, prevention guidelines, UNODC, UNAIDS, andcollaborationon programmes (e.gUNICEFchildfriendlyapproach, urbancrime safecityandpublicspaces in partnershipscountry-led expertiseoftheUnitedNationsagencies leverage complementary regions suchasEuropeand Asia-Pacific. UN-Women continuesto and newcollaborationswithUN Women emerginginother within countriessuchasMexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Canada, and SafePublicSpacesGlobalFlagshipProgrammeInitiative of cities, theexpansionofsafecitypartnershipsinSafeCities integration forthemulti-yearprogrammewithinmunicipalplan with womenandgirls. This canbeseen, forexample, throughthe on safe, empowering, andsustainablecitiespublicspaces enhanced by city governments and other stakeholders for action other global policy advocacy events. Commitments have been Spaces Global Flagship Initiative”, and Biennial Global Fora, and Community ofPractice/ExtranetSite “Safe CitiesandSafePublic thematic webinarsorganizedandconvenedthroughthe These includetechnicalsupportmissions, citytoexchanges, assistance accompanimentandknowledgemanagementportal. United Nationsagencies, withastrongcross-regionaltechnical spaces, ledbycitygovernments, women’s rightsgroups, other harassment and other forms of violence against women in public rights basedapproachestopreventandrespondsexual strengthening comprehensiveevidencebasedandhuman As theimpactofNewUrban Agenda, UN Women hasstarted between theNewUrban Agenda andvolunteerism. UNV furtherintendstocontinuestrengtheningoftherelationships focus.Agenda withaninclusiveandsustainableparticipatory to localgovernanceandtheimplementationofNewUrban ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 103 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2017.05.004 Climate (2017), http://www.wmo.int/pages/ and more available on web-sites: and http://mce2.org/wmogurme/ prog/arep/gaw/urban.html Recently on the MHEWS conference Expert Group Meetings: WMO organized the (http://www.wmo.int/earlywarnings2017/) Warnings Early Integrated and Resilience Urban on Event Side Mexico) involving UNU and Cancun, 22 May 2017, (Monday, WMO plans to participate in other international organisations. conference Climate Urban International large of a organisation jointly August 2018, to10 USA on 6 City, York (ICUC10) in New expects to It also etc. City, York New NOAA, AMS, with the IAUC, for in Policy of Climate Change Table arrange a High-Level Round United interested other UN-Habitat, with together Cities Resilient to take place during C40 Group and city mayors Agencies, Nations the ICUC10. (e.g. WMO internal: the for activities development Capacity where we GURME) has many pilot projects for different cities For members. WMO for courses and schools training arrange Environment Meteorology, “Urban the next course on example, WMO together with the will be organized and Climate Services” August – 8th September 2017 at the University of Reading on 28th Malaysia). University of Reading Malaysia campus (Puteri Johor, Advocacy materials are available at: https://public.wmo.int/en/resources/meteoworld/wmo-un- habitat-iii https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/wmo-attends-habitat-iii https://public.wmo.int/en/our-mandate/focus-areas/urbandevelopment-megacities https://public.wmo.int/en/our-mandate/focus-areas/urbandevelopment-megacities/wmo-and-new-urban-agenda http://mce2.org/wmogurme/component/content/article/2- uncategorised/70-habitat-iii https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/building-climate-smart- cities https://public.wmo.int/en/resources/bulletin/towards-integrated- urban-weather-environment-and-climate-services Evaluation materials are available at https://public.wmo.int/en/ resources/meteoworld/wmo-un-habitat-iii first draft version Development of the Key activities for 2017-2018: Climate Hydrometeorological, Integrated for Urban the Guide of and Environmental Servicesthe demonstration of the and work on best practice for selected cities. Key cities: Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, New Delhi (and five New Delhi Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Key cities: Santiago (and other Chilean City, Mexico more Indian cities), Accra Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Singapore, Johannesburg, cities), WMO contribution to The main Strategic framework/plan: Urban Integrated Guide for be a Agenda will New Urban the and Environmental Services for Climate, Hydrometeorological, of best practice for selected sustainable cities and demonstration Meteorological Congress in June 2015 World The 17th cities. WMO to consider 2015) requested WMC-17, see (Resolution 68, WMO Executive Council and the 68th urban cross-cutting studies a concept of Integrated Urban (2016) decided to elaborate assist They should and Climate Services. Environment, Weather, heat flooding, cities in facing hazards such as storm surges, changing climates. especially in and air pollution episodes, waves, WMO Executive 69th The of Understanding: Memorandum expedite the work 6.1/3) decided to EC-69/Doc. Council (2017, Climate on the Guide for Urban Integrated Hydrometeorological/ WMO GAW expertise of the using the /Environment Services, (GURME) that Urban Research Meteorology and Environment The first would steer the transition from research to operations. Hydrometeorological, Integrated Urban for Guide the of draft Climate and Environmental Services will be developed. WMO The Agenda: Organizational restructure for the New Urban coordination of Secretariat has built an urban focal point team for WMO programs. this urban cross-cutting work between different (in SAG GURME the EC-69 WMO decision of to the According their term of collaboration with CAS and CBS) will extend Urban references including the work with the Guide for Integrated Services. New Urban Research to support the implementation of the commitment to studies of WMO has had a long-term Agenda: Global WMO example, for environment; and meteorology urban and Meteorology Research Urban (GAW) Watch Atmosphere see more Environment (GURME) project (initiated 20 years ago, GURME and www.wmo.int/pages/prog/arep/gaw/urban.html). on: WMO the of help (with programs research related WMO other of development the for working are team) points focal urban and Climate Services for Environment, Weather, Integrated Urban sustainable cities. WMO provided the list of publications For Habitat III, Publications: to the UN Urban library at the One UN Pavilion. 1) WMO has developed recent publications: Further climate, “Integrated weather, WMO Leaflet for Habitat III: hydrology and related environment services sustainable for https://ane4bf-datap1.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws. cities”: com/wmocms/s3fs-public/Habitat_foldout_JN16608_ v2.pdf?bXdFeqO4Nw4Fc1gy1iwaaH6TtrXIPqQL; climate From urbanmeteorology, 2) Urban Climate journal article: Urban and environment research to integrated city services, HABITAT III 104 well associalmediawithtransformative messages. Agenda implementation through relevant events and meetings, as communities, amongothers, toraiseawarenessoftheNewUrban together toadvocateengagingwithlocalandgloballeaders this commitment. The UnitedNationssystemorganizationswork of partnersandindividualscollaboratetowardstherealization Agenda canbeonlysuccessfullyimplementedifawiderange improve astrategicframeworkforpartnerships. The NewUrban civil society, the private sector, and other relevant actors, and to system shouldbe able tostrengthen its ability to engage with implementation, andtomobilizethepublic, theUnitedNations level. Inordertocreatethegreatestmultipliereffectfor the groundandviafollow-through processes at theglobal in connectingrelevantactorstomaximizeimpactsbothon has acentralroletoplayinsupportofitsimplementationand implementation oftheNewUrban Agenda, theUnitedNations responsibilityforthe While governmentshavetheprimary Partnering forapromise integrated waybothatstrategic, policy, andoperationallevels. achieve sustainableurbanizationinaneffective, constructive, and this togetherasoneUnitedNationsactionagendainorderto United Nations system must support governments to implement Agenda cannotbeimplementedbyasingleentity;theentire countries face in pursuing its implementation. The New Urban Agenda recognizesthespecificurbanchallengesthatvulnerable staff, time, andfinancialresources, amongothers. TheNewUrban organizations andtheirpartnerstoworktogetherwithshared succinct implementationwillrequiretheUnitedNationssystem Development andotherglobalframeworks. This successfuland the Agenda alongsidethe2030 Agenda forSustainable New Urban Agenda isanopportunitytocommitimplementing towns, villagesandhumansettlements. The adoptionofthe assistance and a paradigm shift to improve quality of life in cities, an increased need to demonstrate the impact of on-the-ground Given therapidurbanizationatgloballevel, therehasbeen key contributortoitssuccess. one ofthemajorinnovationsHabitatIIIprocess, andwasa and deliveringasoneattheConferenceinQuito. This hasbeen building partnershipandparticipation, policyrecommendations, wide withintheUnitedNationstowardsknowledgecreation, Habitat III, hasenabledvaluablenormativeworktobedonesystem- The creation of theinter-agency task force, theUN Task Team on Urban Agenda Strengthening themomentuminimplementingNew XII. CONCLUSIONS international community. technical and financial assistance, and partnership from the must deliver together to achieve as its one action agenda with municipal finance, among other things, which the United Nations and regulations, improvedurbanplanninganddesign, and frameworks. The NewUrban Agenda requiresnewurbanrules underpinning foractionstoaddressclimatechangewithinurban for achievingthe 2030 Agenda and its Goals, and provides the well-being while protecting the environment. It provides guidance asenginesofprosperityandcentresculturalsocial serve The New Urban Agenda is a roadmap for building cities that can frameworks as welltheParis Agreement andotherkeyagreements of the Agenda 2030andtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals, development. This would ultimately advance the achievement Agenda andadvocateforthecommonvisiononsustainableurban support politicaltractionfortheimplementationofNewUrban platforms and local authorities in the Habitat III process, whichcan meetings aswellconsultationswithmulti-stakeholder the UnitedNationssystem, drawnfromtheintergovernmental Knowledge should be created throughthecollectivework of transparency, inclusiveness, effectiveness, andaccountability. among theUnitedNationssystemtodeliveronstrategywith case studies, andthematicknowledgepaperscanbeshared way. The developmentofmechanismswitheffectivedatabases, New Urban Agenda in a multilevel, multispectral, and integrated with the partners and governments on the implementation of the way forwardwillcreateknowledgeforfurtheringengagement products andtools, lessonslearnt, andrecommendationsforthe developing guidance/guidelinesonurbansolutions, advocacy normative operations. Suchapproachesandbestpracticesas and environmentalissues, amongothertechnicalsupportand humanitarian crisis, and take actions on social, political, economic, to gearitsprojectsandprogrammestacklepoverty, respondto the New Urban Agenda. The United Nationssystem has been able with opportunitiesforthepartnerstobeequippedimplement engagement, thereaknowledgeplatformmustbedevelopedalong So as to build up partnerships and increase rationale in Knowledge creation empowering andhighlycollegialenvironment. knowledge andexperiences, andengagementsinahealthy furnished forfurtheractivities, partnerships, exchangeof and activitiesassumedwereresultsbased, transparentand as onthe networking and partnerships levels. The actions enriching onthesubstantiveandnormativelevelsaswell “ The experiencethroughtheUN Task Team washighly Naela HADDAD, UNESCWA ” APPENDICES HABITAT III 106 in Quito(October, 2016) List ofUnitedNationsstaffmembersparticipatingattheHabitatIIIConference Appendix 1. Economic Commissionfor Africa (UNECA) (UNIDO) United NationsIndustrialDevelopmentOrganization United NationsOfficeonDrugsandCrime(UNODC) United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) United NationsOfficeforProjectServices United NationsGlobalCompact International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO) Caribbean (ECLAC) Economic CommissionforLatin America andthe World HealthOrganization(WHO) United NationsUniversity(UNU) (UNITAR) United NationsInstitutefor Training andResearch Environment) United NationsEnvironmentProgramme(UN Human Rights(OHCHR) Office oftheUnitedNationsHighCommissionerfor United NationsPopulationFund(UNFPA) Refugees (UNHCR) Office oftheUnitedNationsHighCommissionerfor Pan American HealthOrganization(PAHO / WHO) International OrganizationforMigration(IOM) Nations (FAO) Food and Agriculture OrganizationoftheUnited World FoodProgramme(WFP) Empowerment of Women (UN Women) of Women Empowerment United NationsEntityforGenderEqualityandthe World Bank Organization (UNESCO) United NationsEducational, ScientificandCultural Fund (UNICEF) United NationsInternationalChildren'sEmergency United NationsHeadquarters United NationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP) (UN-Habitat) United NationsHumanSettlementsProgramme AGENCY 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 11 11 11 12 14 15 15 17 17 22 26 46 48 49 82 97 203 TOTAL 1 3 4 4 4 4 5 3 7 7 4 4 4 4 9 7 6 10 3 23 21 22 48 42 121 MALE 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 6 4 4 7 8 10 11 6 10 11 12 23 23 27 27 34 55 82 FEMALE ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 107 416 2 0 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 411 3 5 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 827 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Office of the High Representative for the Least High Representative for Office of the Developing Coun- Landlocked Developed Countries, States (OHRLLS) tries and Small Developing UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) UN Office for Disaster Risk Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of Humanitarian Office for the Coordination (OCHA) United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) United Nations Capital Development United Nations Department of Economic and Social United Nations Department Affairs (UNDESA) United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) United Nations Office at International Fund for Agricultural Development Agricultural International Fund for (IFAD) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecommunication International Rio+ Centre For Sustainable Development United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Western Economic and Social Commission for (UNESCWA) United Nations Office in Vienna (UNOV) United Nations Office in United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Volunteers United Nations Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council Supply Water (WSSCC) International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Economic and Social Commission for Pacific (UNESCAP) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Tourism World Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI) - The Special Representative of the Secre Office of tary-general On Violence Against Children United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS)* United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation United Nations SecretaryEnvoy General's Special for Road Safety United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON) United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World HABITAT III 108 (in bold)withcontributionsfromotherUnitedNationsagencies(thosenotinbold). The HabitatIIIIssuePaperswereledorco-ledbytheUnitedNationsagencies, funds, andprogrammeslistedbelow Participating UnitedNationssystemforHabitatIIIIssuePapers Appendix 2. 3. SpatialDevelopment 2. UrbanFrameworks – LivableCities 1. SocialCohesionandEquity AREAS 11. PublicSpace 10. Urban-rurallinkages 9. UrbanLand 8. UrbanandSpatialPlanning andDesign 7. MunicipalFinance 6. UrbanGovernance 5. UrbanRulesandLegislation 4. UrbanCultureandHeritage 3. SaferCities 2. Migrationandrefugeesin urban areas Youth, Ageing) 1. Inclusivecities(a.o. Pro‐poor, Gender, ISSUE PAPERS 11. UN‐Habitat,CBD, UN-Women CBD 10. UN‐Habitat,FAO, IFAD, UNEnvironment, UNFPA, UN Environment, UN-Women UN‐Habitat,9. OHCHR,FAO, IFAD, CBD, UN‐Habitat,UNOPS,8. CBD, UNESCO, UNISDR World Bank,7. CBD UN‐Habitat, UN-Women UNDP,6. UNDESA, UN‐Habitat, UNFPA,CBD, UN‐Habitat,UNDESA 5. UNESCO,4. UNDESA, UN‐Habitat, OHCHR UNODA, UNODC, UNU, World Bank UN‐Habitat, 3. WHO, UNICEF, UNICRI, UN-Women, UNDESA, FAO, UN-Habitat, UNFPA UNHCR,2. OHCHR, UNITAR, IOM, UN-Habitat, UNICEF, UNESCO, UN-Women, WHO DESA,1. UNDP, UNFPA, OHCHR, UN TASKTEAM ONE UN FOR HABITAT III 109 Word Bank, UN‐Habitat, ILO, UN‐Habitat, Bank, Word 12. UNESCO CBD, UNWTO, WFP, UNDESA, CBD UNDP, WFP, ILO, UN‐Habitat, 13. UN-Women WFP, UNDP, ILO, UN‐Habitat, 14. UNISDR, UN Environment, UN‐Habitat, 15. UNICRI, UNFPA, CBD, UNICEF, WMO, UNITAR,UNDESA, UN-Women UNESCO, WHO, UNDESA, CBD, UN Environment, 16. UN‐Habitat UNITAR, UN‐Habitat, UNDP, 17. ITU UNFPA, CBD, UN Environment, UNOPS, WHO, WMO, UN Environment, UNDESA, UN‐Habitat, UNOPS, 18. WHO CBD, UNFPA, Bank, World UN Environment, UNDESA, UN‐Habitat, 19. WHO WHO UN-Women, OHCHR, UNOPS, UN‐Habitat, 20. CBD ITU, UNDP, UN‐Habitat, 21. UNOPS OHCHR, UN‐Habitat, 22. 13. Jobs and Livelihoods Jobs and 13. Sector Informal 14. Ecosystems and Resource Urban 16. Management and Climate Change and Disaster Cities 17. Risk Management and Mobility Transport 19. Housing 20. Smart Cities 21. Informal Settlements 22. 12. Local Economic Development 12. Resilience Urban 15. Infrastructure and Basic Services, Urban 18. including energy 4. Urban Economy 4. and Urban Ecology 5. Environment and Basic Urban Housing 6. Services HABITAT III 110 Habitat IIIPolicy UnitsCo-LeadOrganizations Appendix 3. Livable Cities 1. SocialCohesionandEquity– Services 6. UrbanHousingandBasic 5. UrbanEcologyandEnvironment 4. UrbanEconomy 3. SpatialDevelopment 2. UrbanFrameworks AREAS Framework 2. Socio-CulturalUrban for All 1. RighttotheCity, andCities 10. HousingPolicies 9. and UrbanServices Technology 8. UrbanEcologyandResilience Strategy 7. UrbanEconomicDevelopment Market andSegregation 6. UrbanSpatialStrategy: Land Fiscal Systems 5. MunicipalFinanceandLocal and InstitutionalDevelopment 4. UrbanGovernance, Capacity 3. NationalUrbanPolicies POLICY UNITS (UNESCO) • UnitedNationsEducational, ScientificandCulturalOrganization • Institut Africain deGestionUrbaineofSenegal(IAGU) • CAF-DevelopmentBankofLatin America • ActionAid • Inter-American DevelopmentBank(IDB) • HabitatforHumanity • UnionInternationaldes Transports Publics(UITP) • Association ofGermanCities • UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEnvironment) • The RockefellerFoundation • KoreaResearchInstituteforHumanSettlements(KRIHS) • BartlettDevelopmentPlanningUnit(DPU)-UniversityCollegeLondon • UrbanPlanningSocietyofChina(UPSC) • NationalInstituteofUrbanPlanningItaly(INU) Bank • World • LincolnInstituteofLandPolicy Taskforce • UnitedCitiesandLocalGovernments(UCLG), facilitatingtheGlobal • LSECities, LondonSchool of EconomicsandPoliticalScience • UnitedNationsHumanSettlementsProgramme(UN-Habitat) • OrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment(OECD) CO-LEAD ORGANIZATIONS