Habitat III, Beijing+20 and the City We Need

How do we create the City We Need for the future where women and girls will reach their potential and realize their human rights? The Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), to take place in 2016, will be the first global conference after the Post 2015 Development Agenda and constitutes a critical opportunity to discuss and chart new pathways in response to the challenges of urbanization and the opportunities it offers for the implementation of the sustainable development goals. The conference promises to be unique in bringing together diverse urban actors such as governments, local authorities, civil society, grassroots organizations, the private sector, academic institutions and all relevant interest groups to review urban and housing policies affecting the future of cities. This side event will seek to increase awareness on how cities are planned, implemented and used in order to identify the potential inherent in this space for more inclusive and prosperous cities, especially considering urban women and girls, with a view to generate a ‘New Urban Agenda’ for the 21st century which recognizes the ever-changing dynamics of human civilization.

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