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Posted on Wednesday, June 7th, 2017
Although urban planning agencies have been around, some of them, for over 50 years, they are relatively unknown. However, their role half-way between the worlds of technology and politics, although atypical, is essential so that informed... Read more
We, Mayors and Representatives of cities and metropolitan regions from every continent, Meeting in Montréal from June 19 to 22, 2017 for the XIIth World Congress of Metropolis, the World Association of Major Metropolises, and also for the XXXVIIth General Assembly of the AIMF (l’Association Internationale des Maires Francophones), Joined by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and other... Read more
To bring the undialogued urban issues in a discussion table, share actions and good practices on different urban issues, ensure collaborations among all levels of stakeholders and recognizing a common platform of actions, the 3rd Urban Dialogue 2015 was jointly organized by Urban INGO Forum, Bangladesh (a consortium of 12 International Non-Government Organizations) and Department of Disaster... Read more
The Pacific Urban Agenda was first developed at UNESCAP sub-regional workshop in 2003, and adopted by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific at its sixtieth session held in 2004. Pacific Islands Forum Leaders subsequently endorsed the PUA in 2005 and it was included in the Pacific Plan. In April 2007 the second sub-regional PUA workshop was convened by the ESCAP Pacific... Read more
We, the participants of the Seventh World Urban Forum —governments, private sector, international organizations, academia, professionals and civil society — reaffirm our commitment to integrate urban equity into the develop -ment agenda, employing all means and resources available to ensure that cities are transformed into inclusive, safe, prosperous and harmonious spaces for all. As a matter of... Read more
On June 3rd, the African Union Commission gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to officially launch the Common African Position (CAP) a document created to encapsulate the continent’s post 2015 development goals. CAP outlines a consensus on Africa’s key priorities to aid in thepost 2015 negotiation process. “CAP reflects the aspirations of the African people” observed Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,... Read more