GWP at Habitat III Conference in Quito – The New Urban Agenda
GWP will take an active role in the Habitat III Conference, taking place in Quito, Ecuador, on 17-20 October 2016. Habitat [...]
Media Clippings
Major media and partners’ outreach activities were monitored every week in order to track and collect articles, web entries, news, and events related to Habitat III. Automated online media clippings and gathered media clippings on Habitat III started in May 2015.
New Urban Agenda Unveiled at Habitat III Conference in Quito
The highlight of Habitat III is the adoption of the New Urban Agenda, a policy document that aims to set [...]
Live from Habitat III: The New Urban Agenda, Urbanization and the Role of Local Government Drive Opening Plenary Sessions
Habitat III, the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, officially began on Monday, October 17th in [...]
Inicia oficialmente en Ecuador Conferencia ONU Hábitat III
La conferencia busca encaminar iniciativas para mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas en el tema de la vivienda [...]
Ada Colau: “This is the Century of Cities and the Fight Against Inequality”
Speaking at the World Assembly of Cities and Local Authorities in Quito, the Mayor of Barcelona and co-president of the [...]
Canada’s Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Departs for the United Nations Habitat III Summit in Quito, Ecuador
Canada
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development will travel to Quito, Ecuador, for the United Nations ( [...]
The Future of Tropical Cities – Official Side Event UN Habitat III
This event brings together leading experts from across the tropics to discuss urban sustainability issues in the region.
Habitat III
During Habitat3 Deltares and the Environmental Assessment Agency (The Netherlands) and the Municipality of Guayaquil (Ecuador) are organising an urban [...]
Habitat III: Ruta de la Experiencia
The Ruta de la Experiencia is a UN selected large proposal for the Habitat III Village Call in Quito, Ecuador [...]
Starts Officially in Ecuador Conference Conference UN Habitat III
From Monday and until the coming 20 Thursday morning, Quito will become the center of lectures, exhibitions, talks and exchanges on [...]
New School Study for Habitat III: Countries Made Little or No Progress on Commitment to Address Urban Issues
Students and faculty from The New School in New York City attend Habitat III conference in Quito, Ecuador to present [...]
What Does Habitat 3 Mean for People Affected by Climate Change?
As part of The University of Manchester’s research beacon for Addressing Global Inequalities, we bring you a special series [...]
LafargeHolcim Showcases Its Affordable Housing Solutions at Habitat III Conference
This week our team in Ecuador will be attending the United Nation’s conference on housing and sustainable urban development [...]
Path to Sustainable Urban Development Passes through Habitat III
Countries should prioritize the environmental aspects of urbanization when they meet to establish new global standards for sustainable urban development [...]
Habitat 3
United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development
UC Expert to Address World Cities Meeting
University of Canberra’s foundation chair of urban and regional planning, Professor Barbara Norman, will join more than 35,000 of the [...]
Habitat3
The Agenda demands action at all layers of government, civil society, business and the private sector, to help lift up [...]
How Quito Spruced Itself up for Habitat III
Quito wants to look its best for Habitat III, which runs this week from October 17 to 20. For months, work has [...]
How the New Urban Agenda Fits — and Doesn’t — With Global Climate and Anti-Poverty Agreements
The Habitat III strategy was meant to provide a roadmap for implementing recent global accords in cities. But analysis is [...]
Nations Set to Adopt 20-Year Strategy on The Future of Cities
At the centre of this week’s Habitat III conference on sustainable urbanization is a strategy that has been negotiated [...]
Equitable Access to Services is Key to Moving Forward the New Urban Agenda
Progress on implementing the Habitat III strategy can be driven by equitable access to five basic services — land, housing, water [...]
Does the New Urban Agenda Boost Efforts at Achieving Healthy Cities?
The Habitat III strategy is being adopted as global recognition is picking up that health should be at the heart [...]
Experts Meet in Ecuador to Dream Up the City of the Future
Thousands of experts and leaders from around the world are gathering in South America to dream up the city of [...]
Action from UN’s Habitat III Key to Lift Urban Millions Out of Poverty
Nearly 200 million people are living in cities around the world with no access to electricity – most are in sub-Saharan Africa. [...]
A Bus in a Traffic Jam? It’s as Unjust as it Once Was Not to Allow Women to Vote
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
For Bogotá’s mayor, the way cities are planned is fundamental to their residents’ future happiness. As the UN’s [...]
Of Long Security Lines and Other #Habitat3 Social Media Notes from Day 1
Once every 20 years, city lovers of all ages come together to debate and discuss all things city-related. This time at # [...]
Planning Cities is Critical Challenge in 21st Century, United Nations Says
"Transforming our world for the better means transforming our towns and cities"
Mayor Klitschko to Present Kyiv’s Potential at UN Conference in Quito
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko will take part in the Habitat III, the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban [...]
Grassroots Quito Group is a Laboratory for Local Self-Governance
Change happens in myriad ways. In La Mariscal, Quito’s entertainment district, the trigger was an abandoned house.
Slumscapes: How the world’s Five Biggest Slums are Shaping their Futures
As the United Nations prepares a 20-year plan to cope with the challenges of booming urbanization, residents of the world's [...]
Three Mayors Make the Case for More Funds
In an open letter, the mayors of Paris, Madrid, and Barcelona argue that urban areas should get more federal resources— [...]
Media Advisory – Habitat III: Ifrc Calls for Scaled-Up Efforts to Strengthen the Resilience of Urban Communities
The poorest and most marginalised inhabitants of cities and human settlements – in particular the over one billion people living in [...]
HABITAT III: Sustainable, Inclusive Cities ‘Can Transform Our World for the Better,’ Ban Tells UN Conference
Opening today the United Nations Habitat III conference in the Ecuadorian capital, Quito, Secretary-General Ban-Ki-Moon told the gathered delegations that “ [...]
Pressinbjudan: En ny, urban agenda – hur bygger vi framtidens städer på ett hållbart sätt?
Sweden
Om bara 16 år, år 2030, beräknas sex personer av tio bo i någon av världens städer. Utmaningarna ä [...]
Världens länder letar lösningar för snabbt växande städer
Sweden
De närmaste 35 åren förväntas den andel av världens befolkning som lever i städer öka frå [...]
En Quito se instaló la reunión mundial de alcaldes
Como una de las primeras actividades formales de Hábitat III, la tercera conferencia mundial de Hábitat y Vivienda [...]
Agenda Urbana de ONU tratará sobre ‘plusvalía ilegítima’
Ecuador
La Conferencia de la ONU sobre Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano Sostenible Hábitat III se inaugurará mañana.
Un mural por un hábitat natural
Nueve mujeres que representan a los pueblos amazónicos y andinos están siendo pintadas en un mural con el [...]
Klimawandel, Landflucht, Kriminalität, überforderte Verwaltungen
Germany
Megacities stehen vor entscheidenden Problemen. In Quito berät die UN-Siedlungskonferenz Habitat III. Was muss getan werden? Was kann Berlin [...]
Wie Michael Müller Delegationschef wurde
Germany
Bauministerin Barbara Hendricks spart sich die UN-Habitat-Konferenz in Quito. Weil auch Entwicklungsstaatssekretär Friedrich Kitschelt nicht kommt, wird der Regierende [...]
Schaut auf diese Städte
Germany
Der städtische Raum dient seit jeher als Folie für Träume. Heute sind Megastädte eine ständige [...]
La Prefectura lojana, presente en el Hábitat III
El proyecto Agua Sin Fronteras, liderado por la Prefectura de Loja, ha recibido el reconocimiento de la Unión Europea [...]
Milano guida la lotta allo spreco alimentare con frutta brutta e mense stellate
Italy
A partire da Expo 2015, Milano è stata impegnata a parlare di cibo. Leggi, applicazioni e chef combattono tutti attivamente lo spreco [...]
Milan Leads Fight Against Food Waste with Ugly Fruit and Michelin-Starred Soup Kitchens
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
On a Saturday afternoon, as soon as the market is drawing to a close, traders bring their boxes of unsold [...]
Mauricio Rodas propone que ciudades tengan rol “concreto” dentro de la ONU
Ecuador
El alcalde de Quito, Mauricio Rodas, propondrá en la conferencia Hábitat III, que se celebrará la próxima semana [...]
Hábitat III de ONU busca ciudades incluyentes y resistentes a desatres
Inclusión social, prosperidad económica y ciudades sostenibles y resilientes ante desastres: tres compromisos de la Nueva Agenda Urbana [...]
Habitat III: hacia una nueva agenda urbana
Ecuador
La Tercera Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Vivienda y el Desarrollo Urbano Sostenible cerró inscripciones el pasado 1º. de octubre [...]
Hábitat III, momento para diseñar estrategia urbana
Con el izado de la bandera de Naciones Unidas, Quito entró ayer en la recta final hacia la Conferencia Habitat [...]
Habitat III ou la ville humaine
Canada
Plus de la moitié de la population mondiale habite la ville, une réalité à croissance exponentielle. La co-présidente de [...]
Las ciudades piden más espacio para decidir sobre sus destinos
Suena insólito que las ciudades pidan espacio para decidir o, al menos, opinar sobre la agenda urbana. Es como [...]
El Habitat III en busca de unas ciudades sostenibles, comienza este 17 de octubre
Quito será la sede a partir del lunes, 17 de octubre del 2016, de la conferencia de Naciones Unidas (ONU) sobre Vivienda [...]
El presidente de la Asamblea de la ONU dio una conferencia en la PUCE
A las 11:00 del domingo 16 de octubre del 2016, Peter Thompson, Presidente de la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas, impartió una [...]
Alcaldes piden espacio en Hábitat III; la ONU plantea trabajar por ciudades con equidad de género y sostenibles
Ecuador
Los representantes de 200 ciudades participaron el domingo 16 de octubre de 2016 en la II Asamblea Mundial de alcaldes. El evento fue [...]