Local Authorities

On Thursday morning, 2016 World Summit participants attended parallel workshops, policy dialogues and learning forums covering: culture and urban transformation; Latin American decentralization; a model city council; strategic facilitation; bottom-up national development; affordable housing, gentrification, accessibility and urban development; local economic development for social cohesion; mobility; and the ‘Handbook on International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning.’ The permanent working platform on co-creating the city continued throughout the day. In the afternoon, a plenary on ‘Linking up the 2030 Agenda and the New Urban Agenda’ convened, followed by a meeting of the UCLG Executive Bureau. Afternoon workshops explored: the UCLG City of Bogotá Peace Prize Finals; territorial governance for food security; SDGs localization; and the HIV threat in cities. A policy dialogue addressed territories for the promotion of sustainable local economic and environmental policies, while a learning forum emphasized the importance of learning for professionals and leaders, specifically in local governments. Throughout the day, attendees could also explore new topics through films at the cinema forums and 30-minute talks in the presentations corner. Constituencies held community forums and other groups met, including the metropolitan and peripheral cities constituency, CEOs of local government associations, the UN Advisory Committee on Local Authorities (UNACLA), the Metropolis Executive-Financial Committee, and the preparatory meeting of the 1st World Forum on Urban Violence and Education for Coexistence and Peace to be held in April 2017. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage and daily reports from the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders - Local Voices for a Better World and the 5th UCLG World Congress. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has provided a summary report, which is available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Diego Noguera For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Permanent Working Platform - Co-Creating the City: Right to the City of Learning Participants engaged in discussions through Google Hangouts Nelson Saule, Instituto Pólis Participants shared perspectives and experiences Policy Dialogue - Culture as a Dimension in Urban Transformation Panel speakers of the session Michel Vallée, Director of Culture, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Canada Karim Hendili, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Community Forum - Metropolitan and Peripheral Cities Panel speakers of the event Moderator Octavio de la Varga, World Association of the Major Metropolises Aromar Revi, Director, Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) Participants listening to panelists Learning Forum - Practical Sessions: The Art of Strategic Facilitation Panel speakers of the event Harold Jarche, Jarche Consulting Jeannette Vélez Ramírez, Global Actions and Solutions Kubeshni Govender, Black Earth Consulting Participants listen to the remarks from Sogen Moodley, Municipal Institute of Learning (MILE), eThekwini, South Africa Workshop - Laying the Path for Inclusive Cities: Affordable Housing, Gentrification, Accessibility and Urban Development L-R: Josep Roig, UCLG Secretary General; Angel Gurría, Secretary General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Ana Marie Argilagos, Ford Foundation; Federico Gutiérrez, Mayor of Medellín, Colombia; Manuela Carmena, Mayor of Madrid, Spain; and Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montréal, Canada, UCLG North America President and Metropolis President Ana Marie Argilagos, Ford Foundation Federico Gutiérrez, Mayor of Medellín Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montréal, UCLG North America President and Metropolis President Manuela Carmena, Mayor of Madrid Angel Gurría, Secretary General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Participants during the event Permanent Working Platform - Co-Creating the City: Right to the Democratic City Participants during the event Bernardo Gutiérrez, Medialab-Prado Madrid Héctor Huerga, Activist Susana Villarán de la Puente, former Mayor of Lima, Peru Fernando Pintado, Barcelona, Spain Hassan Hmani, Nanterre, France Eliana Guerrero, Colombia Learning Forum - Practical Sessions: Mobility An overview of breakout groups discussing success factors for better urban mobility Policy Dialogue - Drive Bottom-Up National Development L-R: Josep Lluís Alay, Commissioner for International Relations of Province of Barcelona, UCLG Committee on Decentralization and Local Self-Government; Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda, Mayor of Libreville, Gabon; Hugo Siles, Minister of Autonomy, Bolivia; Moderator Jean-Pierre Elong Mbassi, Secretary General, UCLG Africa; Rosario Bento Pais, Head of Unit, DEVCO B2, European Commission; Simón Gaviria, Director of National Planning Department, Colombia; Emil Elestianto Dardak, Regent Mayor of Trenggalek Regency, Indonesia; and Clark Somerville, President, Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Josep Lluís Alay, Commissioner for International Relations of Province of Barcelona, UCLG Committee on Decentralization and Local Self-Government Clark Somerville, FCM President Hugo Siles, Minister of Autonomy, Bolivia Moderator Jean-Pierre Elong Mbassi, Secretary General, UCLG Africa Simón Gaviria, Director of National Planning Department, Colombia A participant asks a question to the panel Elevator Pitch - Handbook on International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning Participants during the event Community Forum - Local Government Associations: Discussion among CEOs Participants during the event Workshop - SDGs Localization L-R: Santiago Gallo, Member of Executive Secretariat, FLACMA; Mohamed Saadieh, President of Union of Dannieh Municipalities, Co-President of UCLG-MEWA; Sylvie Goneau, Councilor of Gatineau, 2nd Vice President of Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM); Mpho Moruakgomo, President of Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA), Chair of the Board of Commonweatlth Local Government Forum (CLGF); Johannes Krassnitzer, ART Programme Specialist of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Christine Musisi, Director of External Relations Division of UN-Habitat; Ute Böttcher, Head of Competence Center Democracy, Policy Dialogue and Urban Development of DeLoG-GIZ; and Paula Lucci, Research Fellow of Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Workshop - SDGs Localization Rafael Zavala (left), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), addresses participants Learning Forum - Concepts and Trends L-R: Kubeshni Govender, Black Earth Consulting; Sara Hoeflich, UCLG; Harold Jarche, Jarche Consulting; Cézar Busatto, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Erik Vergel, University of Rosario; and Josep Roig, UCLG Secretary General Policy Dialogue - Territories to Promote Sustainable Local Economic and Environmental Policies L-R: Monika Zimmermann, Deputy Secretary General, Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI); Ronan Dantec, Senator, Loire-Atlantique, France; Gerardo Pisarello, First Deputy Mayor of Barcelona, Spain; Dina Oyun, Mayor of Kyzyl, Russia; Tom Dallessio, Next City; Juan Mari Aburto, Mayor of Bilbao, Spain; and Ana Giros Calpe, Suez Environment Plenary - Links Between the 2030 Agenda and the New Urban Agenda Participants listen to panel speakers Mónica Fein, Mayor of Rosario, Argentina Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General, UN Department of Social and Economic Affairs (UN-DESA) Aromar Revi, Director, IIHS Parks Tau, Councilor, Johannesburg, South Africa Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montréal, UCLG North America President and Metropolis President Manuela Carmena, Mayor of Madrid Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary General Edgar Pieterse, Director, African Center for Cities UCLG Executive Bureau The dais during the bureau meeting Around the Venue Participants during a networking break

The second day of the 2016 meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) continued with two panel discussions related to the theme of “Ensuring that no one is left behind” in the morning. Discussions took place on “Food security and sustainable agriculture, climate action, sustainable oceans and terrestrial ecosystems – adopting a nexus approach” and “Creating peaceful and more inclusive societies and empowering women and girls.” In the afternoon, a discussion took place on “Science-policy interface: New ideas, insights and solutions.” IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has provided daily reports, daily web coverage and a summary and analysis from HLPF 2016, which is available in HTML and PDF format. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Food security and sustainable agriculture, climate action, sustainable oceans and terrestrial ecosystems – adopting a nexus approach Panelists for the session on food security and sustainable agriculture, climate action, sustainable oceans and terrestrial ecosystems – adopting a nexus approach Chair Sven Jürgenson, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the UN and Vice President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Ronald Jumeau, Ambassador for Climate Change and Small Island Developing State Issues, Seychelles Omoyemen Lucia Odigie-Emmanuel, Centre for Human Rights and Climate Change Research Deborah Fulton, Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Jake Rice, Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Canada Abdullah K. Tawlah, Saudi Arabia Evelyn Nguleka, World Farmers' Organization (WFO) Rodrigo Messias, Local Authorities Major Group Frances Zainoeddin, Stakeholder Group on Ageing Mariyam Midhfa Naeem, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Creating peaceful and more inclusive societies and empowering women and girls Panel speakers for the session on creating peaceful and more inclusive societies and empowering women and girls Irene Khan, International Development Law Organization (IDLO) Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the UN and Vice President of ECOSOC Lakshmi Puri, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women Robert Berg, Alliance for Peacebuilding Beatrice Ayuru, Lira Integrated School Gaia Gozzo, CARE International Anca-Ruxandra Gliga, United Network of Young Peacebuilders and Major Group for Children and Youth Rebecca Anna Reichherzer, Denmark Josefina Valencia Toledano, Womens Major Group Maria Cramér, Sweden Pragashnie Adurthy, South Africa Science-policy interface - new ideas, insights and solutions Delegates gather for the session on the science-policy interface - new ideas, insights and solutions Chair Héctor Alejandro Palma Cerna, Deputy Permanent Representative of Honduras to the UN and Vice President of ECOSOC Wu Hongbo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs William Colglazier, American Association for the Advancement of Science Lucilla Spini, International Council for Science (ICSU) Guéladio Cissé, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) Aurélien Decamps, Kedge Business School Patrick Paul Walsh, University College Dublin Donovan Guttieres, Global Youth Partnership for the SDGs Peter Messerli, University of Bern Ambrose Murangira, Stakeholder Group for Persons with Disabilities, uses sign language for his intervention Martin Krause, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Annika Lindblom, Finland "Town Hall" Debate with Candidates for UN Secretary-General Hall The first-ever "town hall" debate with candidates for the UN Secretary-General took place in the UN General Assembly The live debate was broadcasted by Al Jazeera UN Secretary-General Candidates (L-R): Natalia Gherman, Moldova; Vuk Jeremić, Serbia; Susana Malcorra, Argentina; António Guterres, Portugal; and Vesna Pusić, Croatia UN Secretary-General Candidates (L-R): Irina Bokova, Bulgaria; Igor Lukšić, Montenegro; Christiana Figueres, Costa Rica; Danilo Türk, Slovenia; and Helen Clark, New Zealand Around the Venue Delegates gather for the second day of the 2016 HLPF Delegates confer before the start of plenary Delegates meet informally between sessions Paula Caballero Gómez, World Bank Federica Pietracci, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) Women's Major Group members distributed red scarves as a reminder of the need for women and girls empowerment Around the UN Headquarters

The Habitat III Informal Hearings with Local Authorities Associations concluded on Tuesday, 17 May 2016, at UN Headquarters in New York. The meeting brought together representatives of local and regional governments to exchange views with member states and observers on the recently submitted zero draft of the Habitat III outcome. The meeting was mandated by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in December 2015 (A/RES/70/210). In the morning, two panels took place on building the urban structure, establishing a supportive national, sub-national and local framework, and on planning and managing the urban spatial development. On building the urban structure, discussions addressed: capacity building; the importance of citizen participation; participation of local authorities in the New Urban Agenda; a forum for monitoring implementation; and access to development funds. On planning and managing the urban spatial development, the debate included suggestions to improve the zero draft of the New Urban Agenda, and how to address issues related to food and healthy lifestyles. In the afternoon, two panels addressed enhancing means of implementation, and follow-up and review of the New Urban Agenda. On enhancing means of implementation, the panel addressed, inter alia, the need to ensure: sufficient funding of local authorities; access to funds from both the national and international levels; review implementation; and mechanisms for grant funding of small projects. On follow-up and review of the New Urban Agenda, discussions focused on: eliminating socioeconomic segregation and poverty; building multi-level, multi-actor partnerships; constructing frameworks for follow-up and review that feed into the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) process; and decentralizing cooperation. In closing, Habitat III Co-Chair María de los Ángeles Duarte, Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ecuador, thanked representatives of local authorities saying the zero draft will be further enriched by the contributions made. The meeting closed at 5:31pm. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web updates from the from the Habitat III Informal Hearings with Local Authorities. In addition, IISD Reporting Services, has published a summary report of this event, which is available in HTML and PDF format. L-R: Luis Fernando Matute Rivera, Mayor, Pujili, Ecuador, and Association of Municipalities of Ecuador; Juan Espadas Cejas, Mayor, Sevilla, Spain; and Habitat III Deputy Secretary-General Kumaresh Misra The first panel of the morning addressed building the urban structure—establishing a supportive national, sub-national and local framework L-R: Luis Fernando Matute Rivera, Mayor, Pujili, Ecuador, and Association of Municipalities of Ecuador; Juan Espadas Cejas, Mayor, Sevilla, Spain; Habitat III Deputy Secretary-General Kumaresh Misra; Deputy Permanent Representative Helena Yáñez, Ecuador; Habitat III Co-Chair Maryse Gautier; Radhika Ochalik, Secretary to Habitat III; and Illiza Sa’aduddin Djamal, Mayor, Banda Aceh, Indonesia L-R: Geoffrey Makhubo, Member, Mayoral Committee for Finance, Johannesburg, South Africa; Habitat III Deputy Secretary-General Kumaresh Misra; Habitat III Co-Chair Maryse Gautier, France; Habitat III Co-Chair María de los Ángeles Duarte, Ecuador; Rachel Stein-Holmes, Secretary to Habitat III; Philip Anthony McPhee, President, Bahamas Association for Local Government Authorities and Caribbean Association of Local Government Authorities; and Souad Zaïdi, Deputy Mayor, Rabat, Morocco

The Habitat III Informal Hearings with Local Authorities Associations opened on Monday, 16 May 2016, at UN Headquarters in New York. The meeting brings together representatives of local and regional governments to exchange views with member states and observers on the recently submitted zero draft of the Habitat III outcome. The meeting was mandated by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in December 2015 (A/RES/70/210). In the morning the opening segment took place, UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, Habitat III Co-Chair Maryse Gautier, France, and Habitat III Secretary-General Joan Clos underscored that the Habitat III preparatory process is at a critical juncture with the launch of the zero-draft. They also noted that the Hearings represent the first time that an intergovernmental process provided a dedicated platform for local and regional governments to provide inputs into negotiations. A panel on key recommendations for the Habitat III draft outcome document from a regional perspective then took place. Participants welcomed the opportunity for local and regional governments to engage in the Habitat III preparatory process. The panel discussed issues, including: sustainable urban development strategies used in their cities; stakeholder engagement, particularly women, youth and indigenous peoples; creation of institutional arrangements to codify local government participation; and decentralization. In the afternoon, presentations were made by members of the Global Task Force of Local and Regional Governments on transformative commitments for a sustainable urban development. Presentations addressed: aspects that should be added to the zero draft; the right to the city; cultural patrimony; the importance of planning; and stronger participation for local and regional governments in intergovernmental processes. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web updates from the from the Habitat III Informal Hearings with Local Authorities. In addition, IISD Reporting Services, has published a summary report of this event, which is available in HTML and PDF format. Opening Panel. L-R: Julián Castro, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, US; UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson; Habitat III Co-Chair Maryse Gautier, France; Co-Chair of the Habitat III Preparatory Committee María de los Ángeles Duarte, Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ecuador; Movses Abelian, Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management; Habitat III Secretary-General Joan Clos; and Jacqueline Moustache-Belle, Mayor, Victoria, and President, Association of Districts of Victoria, Seychelles. L-R: Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Municipal President, Municipal Council of Seberang Perai, Malaysia; Enrique Peñalosa Londoño, Mayor, Bogotá, Colombia; and Habitat III Deputy Secretary-General Kumaresh Misra Habitat III Secretary-General Joan Clos Habitat III Co-Chair Maryse Gautier, France, moderates the session on presentations by members of the Global Task Force of Local and Regional Governments on transformative commitments for a sustainable urban development.