

Urbanization and development are inextricably linked, and it is necessary to find a way of ensuring the sustainability of growth. By the middle of 21st the century, four of every five people might be living in towns and cities. Urbanization is an unprecedented challenge.
#Agenda definition drivers#
Habitat III helped to systematize the alignment between cities and towns and national planning objectives in their role as drivers of national economic and social development.
#Agenda definition how to#
It is time to think urban: how to mobilize the global community and focus all levels of human settlements, including small rural communities, villages, market towns, intermediate cities and metropolises for social and economic growth. Governments can respond to this key development opportunity by promoting a new model of urban development that is able to integrate all facets of sustainable development to promote equity, welfare and shared prosperity.
#Agenda definition driver#
Throughout modern history, urbanization has been a major driver of development and poverty reduction.

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Habitat III thanks everyone who participated in the conference and its process. In the span of four days almost 1,000 events took place, including 8 Plenary sessions, 6 High-level Roundtable sessions, 4 Assemblies, 16 Stakeholders Roundtables, 10 Policy Dialogues, 22 Special Sessions, 3 Urban Talks, an Urban Journalism Academy, 59 United Nations events, 157 Exhibition booths, 42 Village projects and over 460 side, networking, training and parallel events were organized by various stakeholders. The Habitat III Conference as a whole was a resounding success: 30,000 people, among them 10,000 international participants from 167 countries were accredited in the Conference. New Urban Agenda Adopted at the Habitat III ConferenceĢ0 October 2016 Quito, Ecuador The United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) held from 17 to 20 October 2016 in Quito, Ecuador, successfully concluded with the adoption of the New Urban Agenda.
