In preparation towards the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), to be held in Quito, Ecuador in October 2016, UN Women Office in Ecuador in close coordination with the DED’s office proposes a CSW-60 side event on “Habitat III Agenda and Gender Equality, Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces for Women and for All.” The side event provides the opportunity to influence the process towards Habitat III. It will advocate for the full recognition of and the important contributions of women to the urban development agenda. It aims to ensure that gender equality, women’s empowerment, and ending violence against women is placed front and centre in the outcome document of Habitat III, so as to strategically support the implementation of the Post 2015 Development Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals using human settlements and urbanisation as a vehicle for change.

NB: For those attendees who do not have a UN pass, on the day of event,  we will have staff standing outside the UN entrance on 46th Street to hand in you a security pass to enter the UN for our event. Remember to bring a government-issued photographic ID with you (i.e passport, driving licence), our staff will have to check your ID against our records before we can issue you a security pass.

For enquires, please email unhabitatnewyork@gmail.com.

Event is free, but RSVP is required.