Sustainable cities and human settlements
Description
Human settlements
Cities are hubs for ideas, commerce, culture, science, productivity, social, human and economic development. Urban planning, transport systems, water, sanitation, waste management, disaster risk reduction, access to information, education and capacity-building are all relevant issues to sustainable urban development.
In 2008, for the first time in history, the global urban population outnumbered the rural population. This milestone marked the advent of a new 'urban millennium' and, by 2050, it is expected that two-thirds of the world population will be living in urban areas. With more than half of humankind living in cities and the number of urban residents growing by nearly 73 million every year it is estimated that urban areas account for 70 per cent of the world's gross domestic product and has therefore generated economic growth and prosperity for many.
Given the importance of this topic to global development efforts, recent movements pushing to address sustainable development from an urban perspective have taken place throughout the world. Results from this movement can be seen in the inclusion of a stand-alone goal on cities and urban development in the 2030 Agenda, Sustainable Development Goal 11, "make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable". There is also recognition of the cross-cutting nature of urban issues, which have an impact on a number of other Sustainable Development Goals, including SDGs 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 15, and 17, among others. UN-Habitat's complementary New Urban Agenda, adopted as the outcome document from the Habitat III Conference in 2016, seeks to offer national and local guidelines on the growth and development of cities through 2036.
Prior to the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, Millennium Development Goal 7, target 11, made a call for efforts to achieve, "a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers" by 2020.
Sustainable human settlements development was also discussed at the second and third sessions of the Commission on Sustainable Development. "Promoting sustainable human settlements development" is the subject of Chapter 7 of Agenda 21, which calls for 1) providing adequate shelter for all; 2) improving human settlements management; 3) promoting sustainable land-use planning and management; 4) promoting the integrated provision of environmental infrastructure: water, sanitation, drainage and solid waste management; 5) promoting sustainable energy and transport systems in human settlements; 6) promoting human settlements planning and management in disaster-prone areas; 7) promoting sustainable construction industry activities; and 8) promoting human resource development and capacity-building for human settlements development.
Paragraph 89 of the 2030 Agenda calls on major groups and other stakeholders, including local authorities, to report on their contribution to the implementation of the Agenda. Local and regional governments have a wealth of valuable experience in the "localization" of the 2030 Agenda, where they provide leadership in the mobilization of a wide range of stakeholders, the facilitation of "bottom-up" and inclusive processes, and the formation of multi-stakeholder partnerships.
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Title | Category Sort descending | Date |
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Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, Division for Sustainable Development, Department of… | Closing Session | 16-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Wu Hongbo | Closing Session | 18-Feb-2013 |
Ms. Qi Xiaoxia | Closing Session | 18-Dec-2013 |
Mr. Toshihiko Ota, Mayor of Toyota City | Closing Session | 16-Jan-2015 |
Major Group: Women | Co-chairs' meetings with Major Groups | 8-Jan-2014 |
Major Group: Local Authorities | Co-chairs' meetings with Major Groups | 10-Jan-2014 |
A Safe & Sustainable Post-2015 Development Agenda | Co-chairs' meetings with Major Groups | 7-Jan-2014 |
Major Group: Children and Youth, Women, NGOs, Local Authorities, and Communitas… | Co-chairs' meetings with Major Groups | 18-Jun-2014 |
A Safe & Sustainable Post-2015 Development Agenda | Co-chairs' meetings with Major Groups | 7-Jan-2014 |
Commons Action for the United Nations | Co-chairs' meetings with Major Groups | 6-Jan-2014 |
Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Brazil and Nicaragua | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
China, Indonesia and Kazakhstan | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Australia, The Netherlands and United Kingdom | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Saudi Arabia | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Tanzania | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Denmark, Ireland and Norway | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Sweden | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Greece | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Southern African Group | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Italy, Spain and Turkey | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Bulgaria and Croatia | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Australia, The Netherlands and United Kingdom | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Solomon Islands | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Cyprus, Singapore and United Arab Emirates | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Montenegro and Slovenia | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Iran | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Bangladesh | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 4-Apr-2014 |
Finland | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Canada, Israel and United States of America | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
France, Germany and Switzerland | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
India | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Major Groups’ Recommendations on Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements | Dialogue with Major Groups | 7-May-2014 |
Major Groups | Dialogue with Major Groups | 7-May-2014 |
Major Group: Local Authorities | Dialogue with Major Groups | 9-May-2014 |
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples | Human Settlements | 12-Apr-2005 |
European Union | Human Settlements | 3-Mar-2005 |
Major Group: Workers & Trade | Human Settlements | 12-Apr-2005 |
India | Human Settlements | 3-Mar-2005 |
Kenya | Human Settlements | 12-Apr-2005 |
Major Group: Women | Human Settlements | 12-Apr-2005 |
Australia | Human Settlements | 2-Mar-2005 |
Republic of Korea | Human Settlements | 12-Apr-2005 |
Spain | Human Settlements | 3-Mar-2005 |
African Group | Human Settlements | 3-Mar-2005 |
United States of America (Part 1) | Human Settlements | 12-Apr-2005 |
Major Group: Women | Human Settlements | 3-Mar-2005 |
Canada | Human Settlements | 3-Mar-2005 |
United States of America (Part 2) | Human Settlements | 12-Apr-2005 |
China | Human Settlements | 3-Mar-2005 |
Major Group: Business & Industry | Human Settlements | 12-Apr-2005 |
Dominican Republic | Human Settlements | 3-Mar-2005 |
Brazil | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Spain | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Major Group: Science & Technology | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Laos | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Major Group: Indigenous People | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 3-Mar-2005 |
Canada | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Mauritania | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Major Group: Business & Industry | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Finland | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
UNDP | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Angola | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Guatemala | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Russia | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Chile | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Sri Lanka | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Major Group: Workers & Trade | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Lesotho | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Major Group: Local Authorities | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 3-Mar-2005 |
Cape Verde | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Mauritius | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
FAO | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
France | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Austria | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
India | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Serbia & Montenegro | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
China | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Thailand | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
UN-HABITAT | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Namibia | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Major Group: Workers & Trade | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 3-Mar-2005 |
Colombia | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Nigeria | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Major Group: Farmers | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Ghana | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Belize | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Iran | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Sierra Leone | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Cote d'Ivoire | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Turkey | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
WMO | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Netherlands | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Republic of Congo | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Azerbaijan | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Palestine | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Green Cross International | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Holy See | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Rio Group | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 3-Mar-2005 |
Benin | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Jordan | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
South Africa | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Czech Republic | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Uganda | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Major Group: Women | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Norway | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Cuba | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Barbados | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Peru | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
IUCN | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Israel | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Mexico | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 3-Mar-2005 |
Botswana | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Kazakhstan | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Sweden | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Estonia | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
African Development Bank | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Major Group: Children & Youth | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Pakistan | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Ethiopia | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Belgium | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Slovenia | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Major Group: Local Authorities | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Japan | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
Switzerland | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 3-Mar-2005 |
Burundi | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Malaysia | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Venezuela | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
European Union | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
IUCN | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Algeria | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Gabon | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 22-Apr-2005 |
Portugal | Human Settlements, Sanitation & Water | 21-Apr-2005 |
France, Germany and Switzerland | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 7-May-2014 |
Southern Africa Region | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 7-May-2014 |
Group of 77 and China | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 7-May-2014 |
India | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 7-May-2014 |
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 7-May-2014 |
Australia, The Netherlands and United Kingdom | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 7-May-2014 |
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 6-May-2014 |
China, Indonesia and Kazakhstan | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 7-May-2014 |
Iran | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 7-May-2014 |
Bulgaria and Croatia | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 7-May-2014 |
Cyprus, Singapore and United Arab Emirates | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 7-May-2014 |
Brazil and Nicaragua | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 7-May-2014 |
Ethiopia | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 7-May-2014 |
South Africa | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 7-May-2014 |
Denmark, Ireland and Norway | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 7-May-2014 |
Montenegro and Slovenia | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 7-May-2014 |
Peru and Mexico | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 8-May-2014 |
Italy, Spain and Turkey | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 7-May-2014 |
Korea | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 7-May-2014 |
Canada, Israel and United States of America | Industrialization and promoting equality between nations; Sustainable cities and human settlements | 7-May-2014 |
Mr. Reza Salamat, Senior Sustainable Development Officer, UN DESA, New York, and Mr.… | Introduction | 14-Oct-2014 |
Dr. The Honourable Abu Twalib Kasenally | Keynote Speakers | 16-Dec-2013 |
Mr. Steven Sabey | Keynote Speakers | 16-Dec-2013 |
Mr. Takeshi Uchiyamada, Chairman of the Board, TOYOTA Motor Corporation | Keynote statements | 13-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Xie Zhengyi, Party Secretary and Director of Yangzhou People’s Congress Standing… | Keynote statements | 15-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, Division for Sustainable Development, DESA | Keynote statements | 15-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Xie Zhengyi, Party Secretary and Director of Yangzhou People’s Congress Standing… | Keynote statements | 15-Jan-2015 |
Message from Youth representatives of the Children’s Forum | Keynote statements | 15-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Esala Teleni | Opening Session | 16-Dec-2013 |
Mr. Xie Zhengyi | Opening Session | 16-Dec-2013 |
EMBARQ | Opening Session | 6-Jan-2014 |
Mr. Shigeo Kitamura, State Minister of the Environment | Opening Session | 13-Jan-2015 |
Sustainable cities and human settlements | Opening Session | 6-Jan-2014 |
Mr. Ohmura, Governor of Aichi | Opening Session | 21-Apr-2015 |
Mr. Wu Hongbo | Opening Session | 16-Dec-2014 |
Mr. Gary Lewis, Resident Representative, UNDP, Tehran, Iran | Opening Session | 14-Oct-2014 |
Sustainable cities and human settlements | Opening Session | 6-Jan-2014 |
Mr. Wu Hongbo Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Secretary-General… | Opening Session | 15-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Secretary-… | Opening Session | 14-Oct-2014 |
Mr. Toshihiko Ota, Mayor of Toyota City | Opening Session | 13-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Xu Jing, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations World Tourism… | Session 1 | 14-Oct-2014 |
Mr. Yoshinobu Fukasawa, Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, UNHABITAT | Session 1 | 15-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Hamid Zagham (ICHTO) | Session 1 | 14-Oct-2014 |
Ms. Asako Toyozumi, Water and Urban Initiative (WUI) Project, United Nations… | Session 1 | 15-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Alex A Kerr, Jr, Chiiori Trust, Kameoka-shi City, Japan | Session 1 | 15-Oct-2014 |
Mr. Sandeep Kulshreshtha, Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, Ministry… | Session 1 | 14-Oct-2014 |
Ms. Mary Jane Crisanto Ortega, Vice President of the International Council of Local… | Session 1 | 15-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Warner Andrada, Office of Tourism Development Planning, Department of Tourism,… | Session 1 | 14-Oct-2014 |
Mr. Zahed Ghaderi (ICHTO) | Session 1 | 14-Oct-2014 |
Ms. Tri Mumpuni and Mr. Iskandar Kuntoadji, Co-founders and Managing Directors, People-… | Session 1 | 14-Oct-2014 |
Mr. William Fernando Camargo Triana, Director, Urban Development Institute, Colombia… | Session 2 | 15-Jan-2015 |
Ms. Fen Wei, Consultant, World Bank | Session 2 | 15-Oct-2014 |
Mr. Junichiro Okata, Incumbent President of the Institute for Aging Society Gerontology… | Session 2 | 15-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Duranga Silva, Sri Lanka Tourism Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of Tourism Studies,… | Session 2 | 15-Oct-2014 |
Mr. Dato James Chan Khay Syn, Mayor of Kuching City South | Session 2 | 15-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Narumi Nakamoto, Executive Director, Office for Environmental Future City Promotion,… | Session 2 | 15-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Hitesh Metha, HM design, Kenya | Session 2 | 15-Oct-2014 |
Mr. Mamadou Mbodj, Permanent Mission of Senegal to the United Nations | Session 3 | 15-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Matomi Komura, Deputy Mayor of Toyota City | Session 3 | 15-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Simon Evans, Director of Operations at the National Forest Company | Session 3 | 15-Jan-2015 |
Mr. M. Aravind Babu, Assistant Secretary-General, Organization for Industrial, Spiritual… | Session 3 | 15-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Zahed Shafiei | Session 3.1 | 15-Oct-2014 |
Mr. Hasan Almasi | Session 3.1 | 15-Oct-2014 |
Mr. Ralph Wahnschafft, Senior Advisor, Sustainable Development Policies, Berlin, Germany… | Session 3.1 | 15-Oct-2014 |
Mr. Mohammad Zahedi (ICHTO) | Session 3.1 | 15-Nov-2014 |
Mr. Abolfazl Ardeshri Tajzadeh | Session 3.1 | 15-Oct-2014 |
Mr. Ashkan Borouj | Session 3.1 | 15-Oct-2014 |
Mr. In Thoeun, Deputy Director, Ministry of Tourism, Phnom, Penh, Cambodia | Session 3.2 | 15-Oct-2014 |
Mr. Ruslan Shadikov, Tajikistan | Session 3.3 | 15-Oct-2014 |
Ms. Susanna Aghajanyan, Armenian Institute of Tourism | Session 4 | 15-Oct-2014 |
Mr. Chihiro Tobe, Director, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan | Session 4 | 16-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Toshihiko Ota, Mayor of Toyota City | Session 4 | 16-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Masayuki Kawamoto, Verification Project Team | Session 4 | 16-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Junichiro Kanamori, Verification Project Team | Session 4 | 16-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Masahiro Tamaki, Sumitomo Chemical Company | Session 4 | 16-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Venkata Rao, Pondicherry University Puducherry, India | Session 4 | 15-Oct-2014 |
Mr. Ridwan Kamil, Mayor of Bandung, Indonesia | Session 4 | 16-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Shuzo Murakami, Chairman of the Institute for Building Environment and Energy… | Session 4 | 16-Jan-2015 |
Mr Sang-In Kang, Senior Expert, Global Strategy Center, Korea Environment Institute,… | Session 4.3 | 15-Oct-2014 |
Mr. Morteza Sharifi, Ministry of Agriculture of I.R. of Iran | Session 4.3 | 15-Oct-2014 |
Mr. Stefanos Fotiou, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Regional Office for… | Session 5 | 16-Jan-2015 |
Ms. Chikako Takase, Director, United Nations Centre for Regional Development | Session 5 | 16-Jan-2015 |
Dr. Rajib Shaw, Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto… | Session 5 | 16-Jan-2015 |
Ms. Somia Omer Mohmed Gamie, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Physical Development… | Session 5 | 16-Jan-2015 |
Klaus Lengefeld, Senior Advisor, Sustainable Tourism Development Programmes, German… | Session 5 | 15-Oct-2014 |
Mr. Vladimir Komissarov, Deputy Director, ICBET, Moscow, Russia | Session 6 | 16-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Takeo Murakami, Director for International Negotiations Management,Ministry of Land,… | Session 6 | 16-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Tomomi Tamaki, Representative, Asian Development Bank Office in Japan | Session 6 | 16-Jan-2015 |
Dr. Elly Sinaga, Director-General of the Research and Development Agency, Ministry of… | Session 6 | 16-Jan-2015 |
Mr. Choudhury Rudra Charan Mohanty, Environment Programme Coordinator, United Nations… | Session 6 | 16-Jan-2015 |
Major Group: Local Authorities | Statements | 27-Nov-2013 |
Kenya | Statements | 30-Apr-2004 |
Remarks by Bangladesh Permanent Representative Dr. Abdul Momen | Statements | 24-Apr-2013 |
Major Group: Local Authorities | Statements | 27-Nov-2013 |
Italy, Spain and Turkey | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 6-Jan-2014 |
Japan | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 7-Jan-2014 |
Montenegro and Slovenia | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 7-Jan-2014 |
Cyprus, Singapore and United Arab Emirates | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 6-Jan-2014 |
Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 8-Jan-2014 |
Nepal | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 7-Jan-2014 |
Major Group: Local Authorities | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 7-Jan-2014 |
Australia, The Netherlands and United Kingdom | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 8-Jan-2014 |
France, Germany and Switzerland | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 8-Jan-2014 |
India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 6-Jan-2014 |
Bulgaria and Croatia | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 6-Jan-2014 |
Bangladesh | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 7-Jan-2014 |
Iran | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 7-Jan-2014 |
Sustainable cities and climate change | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 6-Jan-2014 |
European Union | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 6-Jan-2014 |
Brazil and Nicaragua | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 7-Jan-2014 |
Peru and Mexico | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 6-Jan-2014 |
Denmark, Norway and Ireland | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 6-Jan-2014 |
Serbia | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 8-Jan-2014 |
Canada, Israel and United States of America | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 6-Jan-2014 |
Why the world needs an urban SDG? | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 7-Jan-2014 |
Poland and Romania | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 7-Jan-2014 |
Ms. Carolina Chica Builes | Thematic Session 1 | 16-Dec-2013 |
Ms. Seiko Kubo | Thematic Session 1 | 16-Dec-2013 |
Dr. Xu Tang | Thematic Session 1 | 16-Dec-2013 |
Mr. Rafael Tuts | Thematic Session 1 | 16-Dec-2013 |
Mr. Zhu Minyang | Thematic Session 2 | 16-Dec-2013 |
Mr. Wang Dong | Thematic Session 2 | 16-Dec-2013 |
Dr. Hadi Sucohyono | Thematic Session 2 | 16-Dec-2013 |
Mr. Devendra Dongol | Thematic Session 2 | 16-Dec-2013 |
Mr. Abdool Nooranee Oozeer | Thematic Session 2 | 16-Dec-2013 |
Mr. Jose Henrique Penido Monteiro | Thematic Session 3 | 16-Dec-2013 |
Mr. Tobias Otieno Ogweno | Thematic Session 3 | 16-Dec-2013 |
Ms. Chikako Takase | Thematic Session 3 | 16-Dec-2013 |
Mr. Sulamaniaia Malaga | Thematic Session 3 | 16-Dec-2013 |
Mr. Yondon-Oidov Gerelchuluun | Thematic Session 4 | 17-Dec-2013 |
Mr. Jose Chong | Thematic Session 4 | 17-Dec-2013 |
Ms. Irene Giner-Reichl | Thematic Session 5 | 17-Dec-2013 |
Ms. Irene Giner-Reichl | Thematic Session 5 | 17-Dec-2013 |
Dr. Liang Zhao | Thematic Session 5 | 17-Dec-2013 |
Mr. Ralph Wahnschafft | Thematic Session 5 | 17-Dec-2013 |
Mr. Jean Le Pavec | Thematic Session 6 | 18-Dec-2013 |
Mr. Donovan Storey | Thematic Session 6 | 18-Dec-2013 |
Mr. Lu Haifeng | Thematic Session 6 | 18-Dec-2013 |
Ms. Yu Yang | Thematic Session 6 | 18-Dec-2013 |
Dr. Ramli Nordin | Thematic Session 7 | 18-Dec-2013 |
Dr. Termsarp Taelakul | Thematic Session 7 | 18-Dec-2013 |
Mr. Noel Kaganda | Thematic Session 7 | 18-Dec-2013 |
Milestones
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January 2015 SDG 11SDG 11 aims to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. In particular, its targets 11.1-11.3 aim to ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, and enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanisation and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries, by 2030. This goal also calls for strengthening efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage, significantly reducing, by 2030, the number of deaths caused and the number of people affected by disasters,
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January 2002 World Urban Forum- 7Convened by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) for the first time in 2002, the World Urban Forum (WUF) is a non-legislative technical forum, hosted in a different city every two years, responsible for examining the most pressing issues currently facing at global level in the context of human settlements, including rapid urbanization and its impact on cities, communities, economies, climate change and policies.
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January 2001 Istanbul +5The GA held a Special Session in June 2001 to review and assess the implementation of the Habitat Agenda, five years after its adoption. In order to evaluate the progress undergone by each country to meet the commitments and strategies announced in the Habitat Agenda, all Member States were requested to draft a report focused on local and national implementation of the Habitat Agenda.
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January 1996 Habitat AgendaThe UN held a second conference on cities - Habitat II- in 1996 in Istanbul, Turkey. The conference aimed at appraising two decades of progress since Habitat I and at identifying fresh goals for the new millennium. Adopted by 171 countries, the outcome political document – the Habitat Agenda – contained over 100 commitments and 600 recommendations.
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January 1992 Agenda 21 (Chap. 7)Chap. 7 of Agenda 21 is dedicated to Promoting Sustainable Human Settlement Development, whose objective is the improvement of the social, economic and environmental quality of human settlements and the living and working environments of all people, in particular the urban and rural poor.
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January 1987 Our Common Future (Chap.6)Also known as the Brundtland Report, Our Common Future was published in 1987 with the aim of reaffirming the spirit of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment - the Stockholm Conference. Chapter 6 of the Report is entitled "The Urban Challenge" and focuses on the significant increase that developing world's urban population has experienced between 1940 and 1980. It also formulates projections about its future trends and urges Third World Cities to take measures to improve capacity to produce and manage their urban infrastructure, services. Furthermore, the Report identifies the problems faced by many cities in both developing and developed countries and calls governments to design explicit settlements strategies to guide the process of urbanization.
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January 1985 World Habitat DayWith the adoption of Resolution 40/202 in 1985, the first Monday of October of every year has been designated by the UN GA as World Habitat Day. The first World Habitat Day was celebrated in 1986. The World Habitat Day aims at reflecting on the state of towns and cities at global level, on the basic right of all to adequate shelter and at raising awareness of what can be done at individual level to shape a better future for these settlements.
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January 1976 Vancouver DeclarationHeld in Vancouver in 1976 and known as the first international UN conference to fully recognize the challenge of urbanization, Habitat I resulted in: the establishment of the precursors of UN-Habitat: the United Nations Commission on Human Settlements – an intergovernmental body – and the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (commonly referred to as “Habitat”), which served as the executive secretariat of the Commission.