Habitat III Is a Critical Opportunity for Grass-Roots Women
United States of America
In recent decades, urbanization has led the way for women’s issues to emerge at the forefront of multilateral and [...]
Citiscope
Surprise Accreditation Granted to 33 NGOs to Participate in Habitat III
United States of America
Last month, significant new attention was focused on preparations for next year’s Habitat III conference on cities, being held [...]
Bringing Cities to the Global Table
United States of America
An array of global negotiations on climate change and our global future is about to occur. But so far these [...]
A Key Moment for World Cities — But Are Nation States Listening?
United States of America
As the world looks toward a crucial round of climate negotiations this December in Paris, nation states are still debating [...]
Science, Technology ‘Key Elements’ of Sustainable Urbanization
United States of America
As the Habitat III process continues to pick up speed, agencies within the U. N. system that are not traditionally [...]
19 Cities Report Documented Reductions in Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
United States of America
UN-Habitat has now developed a list of cities worldwide reporting that they’ve done just that — they’ve actually reduced [...]
How Will the SDGs Impact on Developed Countries?
United States of America
The global approach to combating poverty and strengthening sustainability is currently undergoing a major transformation, with the deadline looming to [...]
The New Urban Agenda’s Rural-Urban Conundrum
United States of America
In the Habitat III negotiations, we must see urban and rural areas as inherently interlinked — two sides of the same [...]
SDGs Summit Mechanism Missing Reference to Cities
United States of America
Update: Over the two weeks after the initial draft of the proposed themes was made public, three revisions were released [...]
For First Time, SDG and Financing for Development Processes Meet
United States of America
In this busy year for the Post-2015 Development Agenda, two major upcoming and intimately interrelated summits have for the first [...]
FFD Second Draft Expands, Somewhat, on Local Control of Development Funding
United States of America
Following on a month and a half of negotiation and additional consultation, talks to create a global framework on how [...]
Global Guidelines Provide Participatory Tool for Urban Planners
United States of America
UN-Habitat Executive Director Joan Clos is fond of referring to a “three-legged” approach to sustainable urbanization, consisting of urban legislation [...]
Civil Society Must Ensure Equitable Inclusion in Habitat III
United States of America
The road is looking a bit rockier than once thought to get to the New Urban Agenda, the outcome document [...]
Public Markets Should Be Recognized in the Global Development Agenda, Advocates Say
United States of America
Many economics textbooks argue that marketplaces are the key rationale for cities. Merchants need a centralized place to exchange goods [...]
What is the New Urban Agenda?
United States of America
The New Urban Agenda is the outcome document agreed upon at the Habitat III cities conference in Quito, Ecuador, in [...]
World ‘Deeply Unprepared’ for Implementation of Urban SDG
United States of America
“Throughout history, cities are places where the poor and vulnerable have found refuge, where social transformation has been enabled,” Revi [...]
Citiscope Begins Major Focus on Habitat III Process
United States of America
NEAL PEIRCEMARCH 30, 2015
United Nations “Habitat” conferences, the world’s pre-eminent venue to take stock of the condition and potential of [...]