Habitat iii, the united nations conference on housing and sustainable urban development, took place in quito, ecuador, from 17 20 october 2016. The new urban agenda we will work to adopt, implement and enforce policies and measures to actively protect and promote pedestrian safety and cycling mobility, with a view to broader health outcomes, particularly the prevention of injuries and noncommunicable diseases. New urban agenda adopted at habitat iii 21 october 2016 the united nations conference on housing and sustainable urban development has wrapped up in quito, ecuador, with delegations adopting the new urban agenda a new framework that that lays out how cities should be planned and managed to best promote sustainable urbanization. In line with the bidecennial cycle 1976, 1996 and 2016, the united nations general assembly decided to convene habitat iii, the united nations conference on housing and sustainable urban development. Habitat agenda programmes unhabitat regional office. Leaders of a midatlantic regional convening on the habitat iii conference, held in philadelphia in may 2016, included left to right jane c. Opportunities for a successful new urban agenda table of contents 6. Urban nexus in relation to the 2030 agenda for sustainable.
Quito urban pattern the printing of this publication was supported by the government of the republic of ecuador. Habitat iii was the united nations conference on housing and sustainable urban development that took place in quito, ecuador, from 17 20 october 2016. In october 2016, the new urban agenda was unanimously adopted at the united nations conference on housing and sustainable urban development habitat iii, serving as a new vision for our cities and municipalities for the next 20 years. National reports in the runup to the conference, member states prepared and submitted national reports that articulated national experiences in managing urban issues. Development habitat iii will be convened in 2016, in line with the bidecennial cycle 1976, 1996, 2016 to reinvigorate the global commitment to sustainable urbanization and to focus on the implementation of a new urban agenda habitat iii will be the first united nations global conference after the adoption of the post2015. The new urban agenda was adopted at the united nations conference on. Undp demonstrated its full support to the implementation of the new urban agenda with the official launch of its sustainable. The third united nations conference on housing and sustainable urban development habitat iii will agree on a new urban agenda.
Sustainable development goals and habitat iii cities alliance. Nations conference on housing and sustainable urban development habitat iii from 17 to 20 october. The urban nexus, the sustainable development goals and. The new urban agenda was adopted at the united nations conference on housing and sustainable urban development habitat iii in quito, ecuador, on 20. The new urban agenda is a document which will be formally adopted at the habitat iii conference. The importance of all sustainable development goals sdgs. The document provides the global standards for the achievement of sustainable urban development to transform the way we construct, manage, operate and live in our cities. The chapters ahead outline the critical themes that will define the u. The conference welcomes the participation of all member states and relevant stakeholders, including. The new urban agenda is the outcome document agreed upon at habitat iii.
Sustainable urban development habitat iii in quito, ecuador, on 20. The draft new urban agenda has been prepared on the basis of inputs and negotiations throughout the habitat iii intersessional process leading to prepcom3 this draft was the basis of negotiations at the third session of the preparatory committee for the habitat iii conference, held in surabaya. Agenda nua, which will provide guidelines and recommendations for sustainable urban. Policy paper armed violence and the new urban agenda the icrcs recommendations for habitat iii tens of millions of the worlds most vulnerable people live in increasingly unsafe and impoverished conditions because of armed conflicts and violence that dominate the cities, towns and informal settlements in which they live. United nations united nations conference on human settlements habitat ii istanbul turkey 314 june 1996 distr. The norwegian national report is an important contribution to these discussions. Nussdorf professor of urban research and education, department of city and regional planning, and codirector, penn institute for urban research, university of pennsylvania. Harnessing publicprivate cooperation to deliver the new urban agenda 3 the world is experiencing an unprecedented transition from predominantly rural to mainly urban living, with more than 55 percent of the worlds population. Habitat iii is the third united nations conference on housing and sustainable urban development, to take place in 2016. Ifla brief on the habitat iii new urban agenda habitat, a platform which gathers every 20 years to shape the future of human settlements, has issued its quito declaration on sustainable cities and human settlements for all the new urban agenda1. The habitat agenda goals and principles, commitments and the global plan of action sustainable development. We will promote access for all to safeand sustainable urban mobilitythrough supporting.
This draft was the basis of negotiations at the third session of the preparatory committee for the habitat iii conference prepcom3, held in surabaya, indonesia, 2527 july 2016. The paper outlines the habitatiii agenda and the various key policy initiatives adopted by government of india under global commitment for development of. Development habitat iii, as well as its resolutions 68239 of 27 december 20, 69226 of 19 december 2014 and 70210 of 22 december 2015. This part of the class discussion gave us the opportunity to realize what makes a city smart in regards to how they treat their community and what they do to be as inclusive as possible. What is a smart city in the context of new urban agenda. Oct 17, 2016 the new urban agenda is a document which will be formally adopted at the habitat iii conference. Habitat iii, which took place in october 2016, was an opportunity for apa and its membership to contribute ideas, best practices, and concerns to the agenda and to the goals for plannings contributions to the future of our communities. The habitat iii outcome document should be a global agenda fit for the purpose of resolving these challenges and crises facing human habitat. This is a united nations publication issued by the habitat iii secretariat. It captures huds experiences over the past 20 years, prepares our national committee for the upcoming habitat iii conference, and sets forth our vision for the next 20 years. Human settlements, in istanbul, focused on sustainable cities and adequate shelter for all and adopted the influential habitat agenda. A new policy agenda for secondary cities brian roberts. This agenda is meant to guide the efforts on cities of a wide range of actors for the next 20 years. Habitat agenda partners, are invited to share their thoughts, aspirations and innovations on how to make the habitat iii process inclusive, engaging and transformational.
The document provides the global standards for the achievement of sustainable urban development to transform the way we. The lack of development and the existence of widespread absolute poverty can. Habitat agenda for the next 20 years with case studies that highlight local examples. A new policy agenda for secondary cities focus the focus of the lecture will be to bring attention to the importance, roles and functions of secondary in supporting viable national systems of. Since then, 2 billion people have been added to the global population with dizzying results. The phi lippine national report september 2016 ippine port 2 table of contents page executive summary i 1 introduction 1 2 urban demography. The quest for sustainable urban development by eugenie l. Habitat iii and the adoption of the new urban agenda. The process towards habitat iii includes the elaboration of national and regional reports that will converge in a global report to provide evidencebased knowledge on the implementation of the habitat agenda and a comprehensive analysis on the global state of urbanization as well as good practices and tools both at the policy and intervention. Unhabitat activities and programmes at the global, regional and national levels are crucial in increasing synergies for greater national ownership of the various sustainable urban development tools and best practices being promoted by the united nations and habitat agenda partners around the world. Such a gathering last occurred at the united nations habitat ll conference in 1996. The draft new urban agenda has been prepared on the basis of inputs and negotiations throughout the habitat iii intersessional process leading to prepcom3. The outcome document of habitat iii will be the new urban. Housing and sustainable urban development habitat iii in quito.
In resolution 66207 and in line with the bidecennial cycle 1976, 1996 and 2016, the united nations general assembly decided to convene the habitat iii conference to reinvigorate the global commitment to sustainable urbanization. Malaysia will contribute towards strengthening partnerships between various stakeholders for development of malaysia urban agenda for the next 20 years and beyond. Third united nations conference on housing and sustainable. The habitat agenda goals and principles, commitments and the.
Habitat iii, the 3 rd conference took place in quito ecuador in october 2016, with the topic sustainable urbanization we, as the committe on culture of uclg, participated in this major international meeting. One of the global taskforces main ambitions is to bring together the sustainable development, post2015, habitat iii, climate change, disaster risk reduction,and financing for development processes. Habitat agenda programmes unhabitat regional office for. Urbanisation is one of the defining features of the 21st century. Actionoriented document which will set global standards of achievement in sustainable urban development, rethinking the way we build, manage, and live in cities. It was endorsed by the united nations general assembly at its sixtyeighth plenary meeting of the seventyfirst session on. This is to reinvigorate the global commitment to sustainable urbanization in order to focus on the implementation of a new urban agenda. We, the heads of state and government, ministers and high representatives, have gathered at the united. Habitat iii is expected to discuss and agree on a new urban agenda aimed at. Leading change delivering the new urban agenda through urban and territorial planning iv.
Malaysia is on the right track towards achieving the global 2030 sustainable. Industry agenda harnessing publicprivate cooperation to. The draft new urban agenda has been prepared on the basis of inputs and negotiations throughout the habitat iii intersessional process leading to prepcom3 this draft was the basis of negotiations at the third session of the preparatory committee for the habitat iii conference, held in surabaya, indonesia, 2527 july 2016. Habitat iii to reinvigorate the global commitment to sustainable urbanization that should focus on the implementation of a new urban agenda. The world is hotter, with 2015 going down as the warmest on record. Popularly called the city summit, it brought together highlevel representatives of national and local governments, as well as private sector, ngos, research and training institutions and the media. Now, urban commitments will have to take all these agreements into account coherently.
The new urban agenda was adopted at the united nations conference on housing and. In the coming months, member states will discuss the preparatory process leading to habitat iii. Nancy stetson, special representative for habitat iii, u. These reports significantly informed the development of the new urban agenda. In october, 30,000 urbanists converged in quito, ecuador, to discuss a shared agenda for the worlds cities. Habitat ii, the second united nations conference on human settlements was held in istanbul, turkey from june 314, 1996, twenty years after habitat i held in vancouver in 1976. A key step in this journey was the adoption of the. Harnessing publicprivate cooperation to deliver the new urban agenda. Habitat iii conference to reinvigorate the global commitment to sustainable urbanization, to focus on the implementation of a new urban agenda, building on the habitat agenda of istanbul in 1996. Nations conference on housing and sustainable urban development habitat iii from 17 to 20 october 2016 in quito, ecuador, with the participation of subnational and local governments, parliamentarians, civil society, indigenous peoples and local communities, the private sector, professionals and practitioners, the. Ababa action agenda and the cop21 agreements in paris. While it remains within the competence of habitat iii partners to inventory these good practices and concepts, hic has identified the following key elements that it expects to be included among the new habitat agenda commitments. Therefore, this agenda is supposed to lay the groundwork for policies and approaches that will extend. The habitat agenda goals and principles, commitments and.