City of Rabat hosts the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders
United States of America
The 4th World Congress of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) will take place in Rabat, Morocco, from 1st to 4 [...]
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.
In the City: Committing to Sustainable Urbanization
United States of America
It’s the middle of August and in Madison that means thousands of people are entering into a new commitment— [...]
Jadi Tuan Rumah Pertemuan UCLG se- Asia Pasific, Wakatobi Makin Menginspirasi Dunia
Indonesia
Pada Awal September 2015 mendatang akan berlangsung pertemuan UCLG ASPAC, yakni Executive Bureau dan Council Meeting di Kabupaten Wakatobi, Provinsi Sulawesi [...]
Can the New Urban Agenda Spark the Local Action Needed?
United States of America
We are currently in the midst of an unprecedented population increase in our cities. The urban population is likely to [...]
Africa Urban Agenda Programme
Kenya
Urbanization in Africa is progressing rapidly. The continent’s rate of urbanization soared from 15 percent in 1960 to 40 percent in 2010, and [...]
Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development
Spain
The concept of sustainable development and its articulation in three dimensions or pillars (economic growth, social inclusion and environmental balance) [...]
La ONU anuncia a Quito como sede de la conferencia Habitat III en 2016
Spain
Naciones Unidas ha convocado la Tercera Conferencia de Naciones Unidas sobre Vivienda y Desarrollo Sostenible, Hábitat III, que tendrá [...]
SENAVITAT apunta a mejorar la calidad de vida de los ribereños
Paraguay
Construir ciudades inclusivas, barrios más sostenibles y el abordaje integral de los problemas de la vivienda en general, fueron [...]
Should Aid Still Flow to Middle-Income Nations or Are the Poorest the Priority?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Should aid continue to flow to middle-income countries, or should the world’s poorest countries receive a greater share? It [...]
Future of Places Conference: Public Life in the Favelas
This is the transcript of a presentation given by Jessica Goodenough at the Future of Places conference in Stockholm in [...]
Kampala Hosts First Urban Thinkers Campus in Africa
United States of America
After tackling the extraordinarily complex issue of slums during the first Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC) to be held in a [...]
Instalação de observatório no Pecém é tema de reunião na Reitoria
O Reitor em exercício, Prof. Henry Campos, se reuniu, na tarde da última terça-feira (11), em seu gabinete, com [...]
Global Guidelines on Urban, Territorial Planning Released
United States of America
The unprecedented speed of today’s urbanization has created a worldwide challenge for planners. Following two years of work by [...]
Importing Labour ‘Not Way to Go’
Barbados
The recommendation was made during the latest in a series of community meetings on housing and sustainable urban development called [...]
New Stories, Comments and Articles from Citiscope – August 2015
South Africa
Towards Habitat III - next year, in October 2016, Habitat III will take place in Quito, Ecuador. It is 20 years since [...]
Promotional Rate Available for Wharton-Habitat for Humanity Housing Finance Course in Hong Kong
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
A promotional rate for the Wharton-Habitat for Humanity housing finance course is currently available. Designed as a special collaboration between [...]
Tiene que dejar de parecernos normal que comunidades enteras no tengan acceso formal a los servicios básicos
Spain
La visita del Papa Francisco a Ecuador, Bolivia y Paraguay sirvió para posicionar en los grandes medios masivos temáticas [...]
Emisario de la ONU Hábitat llega al país en misión oficial
Ecuador
Esta actividad se realiza en el marco de los talleres que viene impulsado la Secretaria de Estado con diversos sectores [...]
Stars of Urban Development to Tackle Poverty Housing at Regional Hong Kong Forum
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
A distinguished who’s who from the fields of urban development and housing will gather from around the globe to [...]
Know Your SDGs: Solutions for an Urban Century
United States of America
We are officially in the “urban century,” where more people in our world live in cities than in rural areas. [...]
UNI Portal to Provide New Outlook for Partnerships with Academia
United States of America
A new portal launched by UN-Habitat promotes universities becoming closer partners of cities, actively engaged in problem solving, thus closing [...]
UCLG and Global Taskforce Advocacy Pays Off in SDG Outcome Document ‘Transforming Our World’
Spain
On August 3, U. N. Member States reached consensus on the Sustainable Development Goals and finalized the outcome document, “Transforming Our [...]
Conselheiros das cidades devem enviar contribuições ao relatório da Habitat III até 12 de agosto
Brazil
A elaboração do Relatório Nacional que o Brasil irá apresentar ano que vem na Conferência das Naçõ [...]
The City-State Returns
United States of America
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS ago, cities were both smaller and more autonomous, their citizens happily exempt from the laws and obligations [...]
68ª Reunião Geral da FNP terá caráter deliberativo
Brazil
Com uma nova proposta, a próxima Reunião Geral da Frente Nacional de Prefeitos (FNP) já tem uma programaçã [...]
Interview with Dr. Joan Clos
Spain
In light of the 2015 (10th) Conference on Urban Development and Planning, Guangzhou Foreign Affair’s Office secured an interview with [...]
Sakin Şehir”İn Tarımına Uluslararası İlgi
Turkey
Seferihisar Belediye Başkanı Tunç Soyer, Türkiye'nin ilk "sakin şehri" Seferihisar'ın köylüyü, küçük üreticiyi destekleyen [...]
Fractured Continuity: Moving from Habitat II to Habitat III
United States of America
The substantive debate toward next year’s Habitat III conference is now warming up. In part, this has been jumpstarted [...]
Declaración Final de la 6ta Asamblea de los Pueblos del Caribe
Ecuador
Convocados para avanzar hacia la integración soberana y solidaria de los pueblos del Caribe, representantes de organizaciones sindicales, polí [...]
Six Great Ideas from the Habitat III Urban Dialogues
United States of America
A key early phase of public input wrapped up this week in the process that will lead to next year’ [...]
Momentum Builds Behind Call to Give Local Governments a Special Status at Habitat III
United States of America
UCLG has long called for the inclusion of local leaders in international governance mechanisms. The Global Taskforce of Local Regional [...]
Pulong sa kakulangan ng tahanan, gagawin sa Maynila
China
ISANG mahalagang pulong ang gagawin sa Manila Hotel sa darating na ikatlo at ika-apat ng Setyembre kasabay ng 5th Asia-Pacific [...]
Habitat III Is All About Cities
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
UN conferences on urbanisation occur just once every 20 years. The third, Habitat III, will convene in Quito, Ecuador late next [...]
Agenda urbana para el Siglo XXI
Argentina
Agenda Urbana es el nuevo suplemento de Ciudad sostenible, revista digital dedicada a la sostenibilidad urbana y el cambio global. [...]
MERCREDI 05 AOÛT 2015 À 15 HEURES AU PALAIS D’ETAT D’IAVOLOHA
Madagascar
MINISTERE D’ETAT EN CHARGE DES PROJETS PRESIDENTIELS, DE L’AMENAGEMENT DU TERRITOIRE ET DE L’EQUIPEMENT
Una agenda urbana… pero también rural
Peru
“Por primera vez en la historia, más de la mitad de la población vive en ciudades”. “Al 2050, 4 de [...]
Call for the Inclusion of the Right to the City in the Habitat III Agenda
Kenya
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) aims to advocate for fair, democratic, sustainable and inclusive [...]
Noting Habitat III in the SDGs Text Would Have “Enormous Meaning” for Implementation
Spain
Language around next year’s cities conference is under discussion during the final week of negotiations on the Sustainable Development [...]
SLoCaT Partnership Comments on Habitat III Issue Papers
China
The Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) represents over 90 international organisations who are actively working in policy development and [...]
Urban SDG and Habitat III Safe As Marathon Negotiations Reach Consensus
United States of America
A marathon weekend negotiating session reached the finish line on Sunday as 193 U. N. member states reached consensus on the [...]
The Privatisation of Cities’ Public Spaces Is Escalating
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
I was recently sent a link to a YouTube video entitled We Too, in which a trespasser sneaks into the [...]
UN-Endorsed ‘Post-2015 Agenda’ Mentions ‘Foreign Occupation,’ Omits ‘Sexual Orientation’
United States of America
The U.N. General Assembly on Sunday agreed to a set of far-reaching “sustainable development goals” for the next 15 years [...]
Pasay, Meralco Sign MOU on Preparedness
Philippines
The Pasay City government has signed an agreement with Manila Electric Company to work toward responding to the challenges of [...]
Report from the Final Future of Places Meeting in Stockholm
United States of America
Last week, 438 key thinkers in the Placemaking movement – including researchers, scholars, planners, architects, and activists from 76 countries – joined together in [...]
Culture in the SDGs
Spain
The Communique identifies achievements and shortcomings of the UN in their recognition of culture's role in sustainable development processes. These [...]
Africa: Building People and Environmental Friendly Cities
Kenya
The Global Green Growth Forum popularly known as 3GF was held in Africa for the first time on 12th to 14 [...]
How Cities Are Adapting to Climate Change?
United States of America
The visit this week of 65 mayors to the Vatican to discuss climate change, among other things, reflects the central role [...]
Urban Development Group Launches Global Habitat III Listening Tour
United States of America
The global list of opportunities to get involved with the debates ahead of next year’s Habitat III conference on [...]
HIC Reviews Habitat III Issue Papers
United States of America
Habitat International Coalition has just issued its compilation of inputs from Members and officers following their review of the Habitat [...]
A Towering Challenge: Habitat III Must Promote Municipal Fiscal Health
United States of America
At next year’s Habitat III conference on cities, the world’s leaders will come together in Quito to set [...]
HABITAT III: APUNTES SOBRE EL ENCUENTRO TEMÁTICO DE BARCELONA
Los pasados días 4 y 5 de abril Barcelona acogió el Encuentro Temático sobre Espacio Público, en preparación [...]
Habitat III Reference Included in Near-Final SDGs Text
United States of America
A proposal to include explicit reference to next year’s Habitat III conference on cities in the final negotiating text [...]
PUPR Persiapan APUF 6 dan Habitat III
Indonesia
Jakarta. Direktorat Jenderal Cipta Karya Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat (PUPR) menggelar Rapat Persiapan the 6th Asia Pacific Urban [...]
SDGs May Make Specific Reference to Habitat III
South Africa
At the start of the final week of negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) text, Ecuador has proposed including [...]
Agenda Urbana: camino de HABITAT III en 2016
Spain
El objetivo del nuevo suplemento (se puede consultar en el PDF completo del número 24 en esta misma web) es [...]
How Sustainable Cities Collective Members Are Building a Better Future
United States of America
This is my last post for the time being on Sustainable Cities Collective and I want to take the opportunity [...]
Wakatobi Tuan Rumah Koferensi UCLG Asia-Pasifik
Indonesia
Wangi-Wangi (wakatobikab.go.id) – Kabupaten Wakatobi Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara akan menjadi tuan rumah penyelenggaraan Koferensi Asia-Pasifik tentang “Local Government Voices [...]
ICLEI World Congress 2015 – Plenary 6: A World of Local Action
Plenary 6: A World of Local Action: Anchoring sustainability in the Post-2015 Development Agenda