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1 17 th WUC Steering Committee Meeting (SCM17) Quito, xx October May 2017 Nairobi, Kenya

2 17 th Steering Committee Meeting SECRETARIAT PROGRESS REPORT

3 190 Partners

4 Partner Groups Local and Subnational Authorities Business and Industries Foundations and Philanthropies Medias Research and Academia Children and Youth Professionals Persons with Disabilities (*) Civil Society Organizations Parliamentarians Trade Unions and Workers Elder Persons Grassroots Organizations Women Farmers Indigenous people *Group to be endorsed by the Steering Committee

5 New Partners Sponsors: Axa and Veolia Lead Partners: Federación Iberoamericana de Urbanistas (FIU), IAU Ile de France (Institut d'aménagement et d'urbanisme), International Federation for Housing and Planning (IFHP), United Nations Global Compact Cities Programme (UN GCCP), World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), World Vision Australia Associate Partners: 7 Billion Urbanists (7BU), AACLMAC (Asociacion de Autoridades Locales de Mexico), ACUMAR, Colegio de Arquitectos de San Luis Potosí, Comite21, CNJUR Delft University of Technology, Engineers Without Borders Bangladesh, Escuela Universitaria de Diseño, Innovación y Tecnología (ESNE, Spain), Federación de Colegios de Arquitectos de la República Mexicana (FCARM), Fundación Gizagune, Fordham Urban Law Center, Imam Reza International University (IRIU), Jamaica Family Planning Association (JFPA Famplan Jamaica), Minas Gerais State Government, Open Streets Cape Town (OSCT), Open City Roma, Organization Earth, Phidas, Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC), Sampurna, Suma Veritas Foundation, Tehran Urban Planning and Research Center (TUPR), Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico City, Urban Insights Centre, Urban Synergies Group, World Evangelical Alliance

6 Communication and Outreach Meetings and Events 17 October 2016: Arcadis Side Event Habitat III: 59 Events organized by the WUC Partners #UrbanThinkers Guide to Habitat III 6

7 Web & Outreach Activities

8 123 partners stories Web & Outreach Activities

9 Web & Outreach Activities Newsletter (monthly) - Partners news - GAP Update - WUC TV - Urban Thinkers - Save the Date - New Partnerships - Partners Campaigns

10 Urban Thinkers Pieces Web & Outreach Activities

11 Web & Outreach Activities Social Media 8500 Followers on Twitter 1141 Follows on Facebook 1541 Followers on LinkedIn 434 Followers on Instagram 221 Subscribers on Youtube #TheCityWeNeed social media campaign engaging #UrbanThinkers towards & beyond #Habitat3 Storify views 32,995 (data: 3 May 2017)

12 Web & Outreach Activities WUC TV

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14 #UrbanThinkers Voices WUC TV 14

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16 PHASE 1 26 UTCs 7,847 participants From 2,137 organizations From 124 countries

17 PHASE

18 TOWARDS HABITAT III PREPARIN G THE CITY WE NEED APPROVED IN APRIL 2016, PRAGUE #TheCityWeNeed

19 Socially inclusive and engaging Collectively managed and democratically governed With a shared identities and sense of place Affordable, accessible and equitable Fostering cohesive territorial development Well planned, walkable, and transitfriendly Economically vibrant and inclusive Regenerative and Resilient Safe, healthy and promoting well-being Learning and innovating 10 PRINCIPLE S

20 Governance and Partnerships Land, Housing and Services Economy and Livelihoods Planning and Design Environment Education Finance Heath and Safety Technology Monitoring and Evaluation 10 DRIVERS OF

21 172 URBAN SOLUTIONS Financing tools and promotion of social capital Empowermen t in the urban space Optimization of urban access and flows Pooling and Sharing Environmenta l regenerative urban processes 5 Innovation Areas

22 PHASE

23 POST HABITAT III Implementing the New Urban Agenda through Partnerships The process to Habitat III is driven by The City We Need Principles, Drivers of Change and Solutions. PRINCIPLES DRIVERS OF CHANGE The City We Nee d Post Habitat III IMPLEMEN- TATION SOLUTIONS From solutions to implementation: the Post-Habitat III era is about the implementation of the New Urban Agenda.

24 PHASE 2 March November 2017 #UrbanThinkers Campuses are geared to action implementing together the New Urban Agenda

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26 #UrbanThinkers Campus World Map 26

27 UTCs PHASE 2 UTCs to generate Action Plans & Commitment s Collective Road Maps (see Guide to UTCs 2017) 27

28 UTC OUTPUTS: UTCs PHASE 2: Action Plans, Commitments, Collective Road Map 28

29 REPORTING 29

30 Progress 6 UTCs have taken place since 1 March 2017: 1. Urban Synergies Group / Canberra, Australia / 8 Mar 2017 (REPORT AVAILABLE ONLINE) 2. Urban Studies Programme (Chinese University of Hong Kong) / Hong Kong, China / 1 Apr 2017 (Report submitted) 3. Safer Cities Programme / Durban, South Africa / 3 4 Apr 2017 (Report submitted) 4. PUSH / Palermo, Italy / 6-8 Apr 2017 (Report submitted) 5. CNJUR / Riobamba, Ecuador / Apr 2017 (Report submitted) 6. INTI / Nairobi, Kenya / 3-4 May 2017 Additional 6 UTCs have begun since 1 March 2017 & are ongoing: 1. Bufete de Estudios Interdisciplinarious + MIRA Femum + Huairou Commission / multiple cities, Mexico & Peru / 3 Mar 15 Nov Colegio de Architectos / San Luis Potosi, Mexico / 9 Mar 10 Nov ONG Estrategia + Huairou Commission / Lima, Peru / 15 Mar 7 Nove IWCC Nigeria + Huairou Commission / multiple cities, Nigeria / 28 Mar 31 Oct Circles of Hope + Huairou Commission / Lusaka, Zambia / 1 Apr 22 Sept Open City Roma / Rome, Italy / 4-5 May 2017 Remaining UTCs (up to November 2017): 65 30

31 Post Habitat III Working Groups POST HABITAT III: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW URBAN AGENDA WG1: Urban Solutions WG2: Implementation & Financing WG3: Communication Outreach & Mobilization WG4: Monitoring & Accountability

32 Post Habitat III Working Groups WG1: Urban Solutions Identify priority action areas in the New Urban Agenda. Identify initiatives, policies, models and processes that represent solution areas. Map existing monitoring frameworks for SDGs and NUA. Monitor them to ensure that key action areas of the New Urban Agenda are addressed. Monitor results and identify gaps in order to take action. WG4: Monitoring & Accountability The City We Need WG2: Implementation & Financing Define channels of implementation. Gather commitments from WUC Partners. Prepare an implementation workplan. Identify financing mechanisms. WG3: Communication Outreach & Mobilization Identify communication channels. Define key messages. Define media and social campaigns. Mobilize key media partners. Engage WUC partners on the above.

33 Social Media #UrbanThinkers

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