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HARMONIOUS URBANISATION

HARMONIOUS URBANISATION. WORLD URBAN FORUM IV ROUNDTABLES 13-17 OCTOBER 2008 NANJING, CHINA. Overall Concept. It’s a meeting of Peers Meant for HABITAT partners from all over the world and at all levels of development Outcomes meant to generate feedback to HABITAT goals and work

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HARMONIOUS URBANISATION

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  1. HARMONIOUS URBANISATION WORLD URBAN FORUM IV ROUNDTABLES 13-17 OCTOBER 2008 NANJING, CHINA

  2. Overall Concept • It’s a meeting of Peers • Meant for HABITAT partners from all over the world and at all levels of development • Outcomes meant to generate feedback to HABITAT goals and work • Outcome meant to strengthen HABITAT normative agenda

  3. Concept/OBJECTIVES • Feedback recommendations for the UN-HABITAT Governing Council; • Guide practical and follow- up actions for all partners ; • Specific recommendations to UN-HABITAT for research to strengthen policy goals; • Point to and give specific recommendations to bilateral donors and partners for technical cooperation at the country level;

  4. ORGANISATION • THE TWELVE ROUNDTABLE ORGANISED BY UN HABITAT ARE : • MINISTERS • MAYORS • GLOBAL PARLIAMENTARIANS • THE PRIVATE SECTOR • YOUTH • GENDER AND WOMEN • CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS / NGOs • HABITAT PARTNER UNIVERSITY • HABITAT PROFESSIONALS • INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN URBAN AREAS • GLOBAL LAND TOOL NETWORK • URBAN RESEARCHERS

  5. Ministers Habitat Partner University Civil Society/NGOs ;;;;;[[[ Mayors Youth Harmonious Urbanization Professionals Indigenous Peoples in Urban Areas Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) Women Business Global Parliamentarians Urban Researchers

  6. GUILDING PRINCIPLES OF THE ROUNDTABLES • RTs are action- oriented events designed for partners to exchange views on key urban issues • Less formal and more interactive • Some roundtables are closed door events. • Theme of the roundtables revolves around the main theme of the world urban forum (WUF) each other year. • The theme for WUF IV is “Harmonious Urbanization”

  7. FORMAT Participants size vary Most sessions last between three(3) to four(4) hours Each member of the panel is given a maximum of 20minutes Question and answer session at the end.

  8. BUDGET • The host country provides almost 95% of the resources required. • Normally provide the resources to facilitate the participation of UN-HABITAT and its Agenda Partners, and that of participants from Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

  9. END • THANK YOU

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