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Habitat III Agenda and Gender Equality: Safe Cities and Safe Public spaces for Women and for All

Conference Room 11 United Nations Headquarters , New York

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.

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MoMA’s Uneven Growth: Tactical Urbanisms for Expanding Megacities

The Museum of Modern Art 11 W 53rd St., New York

In 2030, the world’s population will be a staggering eight billion people. Of these, two-thirds will live in cities. Most will be poor. With limited resources, this uneven growth will be one of the greatest challenges faced by societies across the globe.

To engage this international debate, Uneven Growth brings together six interdisciplinary teams of researchers and practitioners to examine new architectural possibilities for six global metropolises.

Public Space: Opportunities and challenges for Empowering Women

Conference Room 1, United Nations Plaza First Avenue at 46th Street, New York

While access to public spaces in cities is highly contested for due to pressures from rapid urbanization and large-scale migration, creating public spaces that cater to women's needs and skills can give them an oft-missing space of their own to set up a business, network and interact with other members of the community to exchange ideas and information

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