On August 3, U. N. Member States reached consensus on the Sustainable Development Goals and finalized the outcome document, “Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.
Final SDGs text, likely to be adopted in full at September summit, seen as bolstering local authorities.
Language around next year’s cities conference is under discussion during the final week of negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals text.
Local and Regional Government organizations, in their capacity as governmental stakeholders and gathered as part of the Global Taskforce for Post-2015 Development Agenda and towards Habitat III, met on Monday 13 April on the occasion of apolitical dialogue organized at the United Nations Venue in Nairobi.
Statement to the Plenary Session of PrepCom2
Delivered by Jacqueline Moustache-Belle and Kadir Topbaş on behalf of UCLG and the Global Taskforce
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Dear Secretary General of the Habitat III Conference, Dear Co-Chairs,
Delegates, Excellencies, Mayors,
Dear colleagues and friends,
Greetings
The United Nations General Assembly will convene a third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) that will take place in Quito, Ecuador, during the week of 17 October 2016. The Second Preparatory Meeting towards Habitat III, or “PrepCom2”, will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 14 to 16 April followed by the 25th Governing Council of UN-Habitat (17-23 April).