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Harmonious Urbanization Roundtables at World Urban Forum IV

A meeting of HABITAT partners worldwide to generate feedback, strengthen normative agenda, guide actions, and offer recommendations for policy goals. Organized roundtables for diverse stakeholders aimed at exchanging views on key urban issues in a less formal and interactive setting.

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Harmonious Urbanization Roundtables at World Urban Forum IV

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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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