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 * Habitat III** is the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development to take place in Quito, Ecuador, October 17 – 20, 2016.

[|#Habitat3] [|#NewUrbanAgenda] [|#Listen2Cities] [|#Habitat3Alternativo]
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The Habitat meeting takes place every 20 years, and its action-oriented outcome, known as the [|New Urban Agenda], will be finalized this week. It has 175 items that center around two core objectives: inclusive urbanism and sustainable urbanism.

The Agenda demands action at all layers of government, civil society, business and the private sector, to help lift up the global Sustainable Development Goals (aka [|SDGs]) geared towards 2030.

Key Links
https://www.habitat3.org - [|@Habitat3UN] https://habitat3.org/quito-livestream http://habitat3.org/urban-stage [|side events] https://www2.habitat3.org/bitcache/97ced11dcecef85d41f74043195e5472836f6291?vid=588897

Elsewhere on the Web
http://citiscope.org/habitatIII/explainer/2015/06/what-habitat-iii http://unhabitat.org/the-new-urban-agenda-will-be-decided-in-quito http://www.iisd.ca/habitat http://www.gtf2016.org/#!Global-Taskforce-publishes-key-recommendations-for-Habitat-III/cjtl/570f9b580cf2d6bf6ee4e9e6

Coverage
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/trends-2017-jose-luis-fiallos-j- https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/oct/18/world-quito-ecuador-future-cities-local-voices-habitat-3 http://planeta.com/1610habitat3 http://aler.org/node/737 http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?uNewsID=281352 http://blogs.worldbank.org/psd/housing-center-sustainable-development-agenda http://www.dw.com/en/what-makes-a-city/g-3598886 http://www.telesurtv.net/english/opinion/Habitat-III-Will-Not-Save-Us-from-Climate-Change-and-Conflicts-20161017-0008.html http://citiscope.org/story/2016/how-quito-spruced-itself-habitat-iii http://www.citylab.com/politics/2016/10/habitat-iii-summit-united-nations-quito-new-urban-agenda/503927 http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/CBfw3uWC8RT3ow97EnxG6O/Dispatches-from-Habitat-III.htm http://www.nature.com/news/give-cities-a-seat-at-the-top-table-1.20668

Alternatives
https://resistenciapopularhabitat3.org - https://twitter.com/ResisteHabitat3 https://www.flacso.edu.ec/habitat/inicio/H3A.flacso - [|@FLACSOec]

UN News
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=55313

Individual videos [|Mejorar las viviendas ....]

Questions
Will the conference have livestreaming and archived video? https://habitat3.org/quito-livestream Will parallel events and alternative forums have live and archived video? What is being protested at Habitat3? Are there any relevant public Google documents? Are there real-time transcripts of presentations from the floor? Is there a directory of participants, preferably including Twitter handles and relevant web links? Which journalists are covering the event on site?

Critique Not sure how to access archived videos Not sure how to access transcripts

Wishlist

 * How should we evaluate #Habitat3? Here is our wish list for the event:

1) We’d like to learn about cities 2) We’d like Habitat3 to be a window into the UN and partners 3) We’d like COP13 to be fully engaged via the social web 4) We’d like Habitat3 to engage locals in Ecuador and teach visitors about Ecuador
 * Facebook, Flickr, Google Docs, Instagram
 * Livestreaming and archived video (YouTube, Periscope)
 * Resources for remote participants

5) We’d like Habitat3 to be a catalyst for satellite events and viewing parties

6) We’d like Habitat3 to be particularly friendly to Indigenous Peoples and local communities

7) We'd like Habitat3 to serve as an example of responsible travel embedded in UN events

8) We'd like Habitat3 to serve as an example of Open Access,Open Education and Open Journalism ||

Twitter
[|@Habitat3UN] [|@UN] [|@UN_PGA] [|@iclei] [|@GTF2016] [|@SASDIAlliance] [|@FundacionAVINA] [|@UNMGCY] [|@WorldVisionUN] [|@PSIglobalunion] [|@Cities_Today] [|@jp_uitp] [|@ISOCARP] [|@PhilippRode] [|@c40cities] [|@alerprensa] [|@ResisteHabitat3] [|@Habitat3Alterna]

Twitter Moment
https://twitter.com/i/moments/788244504323076096

Embedded Tweets
https://twitter.com/ronmader/status/788131560117538816 https://twitter.com/ronmader/status/788150099549364224 https://twitter.com/UN_PGA/status/788129989484875777

Wikipedia
[|Habitat_III]

Background
The Habitat III Conference reinvigorates the global commitment to sustainable urbanization, to focus on the implementation of a “New Urban Agenda”. Habitat III will be one of the first United Nations global summits after the adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda. This is considered to be an opportunity to open discussions on important urban challenges and questions, such as how to plan and manage cities, towns and villages for sustainable development. The discussion of these questions will shape the implementation of new global development and climate change goals.

In [|Resolution 66/207] and in line with the bi-decennial cycle (1976, 1996 and 2016), the United Nations General Assembly decided to convene the Habitat III Conference to reinvigorate the global commitment to sustainable urbanization, to focus on the implementation of a [|New Urban Agenda,] building on the [|Habitat Agenda of Istanbul] in 1996. Member States of the General Assembly, decided that the objectives of the Conference are to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable urban development, assess accomplishments to date, address poverty, and identify and address new and emerging challenges. The Conference will result in a concise, focused, forward-looking, and action-oriented outcome document.

The Conference welcomes the [|participation] and contributions of all Member States and relevant stakeholders, including parliamentarians, civil society organizations, regional and local government and municipality representatives, professionals and researchers, academia, foundations, women and youth groups, trade unions, and the private sector, as well as organizations of the United Nations system and intergovernmental organizations.

Habitat III will be one of the first world summits of the United Nations after the adoption of Agenda 2030 and the agreement on climate change COP21 in Paris.

Zero Draft
Zero draft on the [|#NewUrbanAgenda] now available! [|http://Habitat3.org/zerodraft] The Habitat III zero draft has been submitted on 6 May 2016 by the Bureau of the Preparatory Committee and will be discussed at the upcoming session of the informal intergovernmental negotiations and informal hearings with local authorities associations and civil society organizations in May, June, and July 2016, as decided by the General Assembly resolution A/70/210,.

The New Urban Agenda aims to be a concise, action-oriented, forward-looking, and universal framework of actions for housing and sustainable urban development. The publication of the zero draft opens the next chapter of the Habitat III roadmap.

The Habitat III preparatory process started in September 2014 and will continue until the third session of the Preparatory Committee for the Habitat III Conference in Surabaya, Indonesia, in July 2016. The zero draft has been prepared on the basis of inputs from broad regional and thematic consultations, as well as the policy recommendations elaborated by the policy units and comments thereon received by participating states and all stakeholders. https://www.habitat3.org/bitcache/3d1efc3b20a4f563ce673671f83ea0f767b26c10?vid=578792&disposition=inline&op=view

Video
Day 3: The Transformative Commitments for a Sustainable Urban Development. Aligned with the vision for the preparatory process and for the Conference to be carried out in an inclusive, efficient, effective, and improved manner, the General Assembly, in its resolution A/70/473, decided to organize five days of open-ended informal consultative meetings before the submission of the draft outcome in order to provide opportunity for feedback on the conclusions of the Habitat III Policy Units and the Regional and Thematic meetings.

http://webtv.un.org/live-now/watch/habitat-iii-open-ended-informal-consultative-meetings-25-29-april-2016/4823254431001

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https://www.flacso.edu.ec/habitat/inicio/H3A.flacso https://twitter.com/habitat3alterna [|#Habitat3Alternativo]


 * ¿Qué es Hábitat 3 Alternativo?

HABITAT III se realizará en la ciudad de Quito del 17 al 20 octubre, del año 2016. Se tiene prevista la participación de alrededor de 25.000 personas entre autoridades nacionales y locales, representantes de organismos internacionales, movimientos sociales, estudiantes, académicos, entre otros, del mundo entero. Será el mayor evento del mundo en materia de ciudades y su perspectiva al futuro. El resultado de este evento será un documento que establezca los criterios de la dinámica urbana y los lineamientos de gestión y proyección de las ciudades a nivel mundial, para los próximos 20 años. El proceso para llegar a Quito ha sido largo: múltiples discusiones, encuentros, reflexiones e investigaciones. Sin embargo, aquello que llegará a firmarse como “nueva agenda urbana” será un fiel reflejo de las estructuras oficiales procedentes de los organismos internacionales y gobiernos nacionales, sistematizados alrededor de Hábitat de Naciones Unidas. El documento que llegará a firmarse en Quito es una agenda ya elaborada, que poco o nada se modificará con las deliberaciones y propuestas que nazcan en el evento. Es probable que los aportes propuestos por otros actores incidan de manera limitada en el contenido de la “nueva agenda urbana”. América Latina no sólo es una de las regiones más urbanizadas del mundo, sino que se ha convertido en un gran laboratorio para entender la problemática de las ciudades desde una perspectiva de un “urbanismo ciudadano”. Hoy, la ciudad se define por la densidad de población, por los servicios que provee, la infraestructura, más no por lo que siempre ha sido: una comunidad política que nace del pacto ciudadano construido en el espacio público, para vivir mejor.

En 1985 solo 7 países reconocían el derecho de las sociedades locales a elegir sus dignatarios, en la actualidad todas las autoridades locales son electas popularmente. Este hecho democratizador se contrapone -desde la década de los años 90- a la denominada la ciudad neoliberal. Los gobiernos locales actualmente cuentan con mayores recursos, competencias y son más democráticos, a pesar de que las políticas de privatización hicieron que el mercado tenga más peso a la hora de producir ciudad. Actualmente, las ciudades de América Latina enfrentan esta contradicción, sin duda reflejada en el diseño de la agenda urbana. La globalización (financiarización, coorporativización) termina vulnerando la autonomía local e imponiendo los límites de cualquier proyecto de ciudad distinto a los intereses de quienes las financian. En este marco, un grupo de personas especializadas en el ámbito de lo urbano, organismos internacionales, organizaciones no gubernamentales, organismos de cooperación internacional con América Latina, universidades, entre otros, hemos decidido realizar -de manera paralela y complementaria a la reunión de Hábitat III oficial- lo que hemos denominado “Hacia un Hábitat 3 Alternativo”.

Su finalidad será debatir temas claves de las ciudades y el entorno y plantear criterios, estrategias y programas más democráticos y alternativos, en consonancia con la realidad. La intención del evento es producir documentos que sirvan como programa de acción para construir ciudades en las que todas y todos ejerzamos nuestro Derecho a la Ciudad. El seminario contará con la participación de 25 países: Ecuador, España, Argentina, Chile, E.U.A., México, Brasil, Panamá, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Colombia, Perú, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Inglaterra, Rep. Dominicana, España, Francia; y de instituciones como: Observatorio de Derechos económicos, sociales y culturales (DESC), Instituto Francés de Estudios Andinos (IFEA), OLA-New School, Habitat International Coalition (HIC), Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales. FLACSO – Ecuador. Para el desarrollo de este evento, se han previsto las siguientes actividades: 1. Realización de un Seminario Internacional compuesto de dos partes: la primera desarrollada por estudiantes de doctorado de las universidades de la región que presentarán una relatoría de los temas de HABITAT III, de acuerdo a una estructura previa y la segunda destinada al debate de los temas centrales. 2. Impulsaremos un festival de cine en 4 salas, cada una de las cuales desarrollará un tema y presentará 6 películas que serán debatidas por dos personas y luego el público presente. Lo temas serán: ciudad, vivienda, luchas sociales y temas varios (violencia, servicios). 3. Realización de una feria del libro, con exposición de títulos por parte de editoriales comerciales y los asistentes. Se tendrán presentaciones de libros por parte de los autores; al menos uno por día. 4. Incorporaremos la tecnología para difundir las posibilidades que existen para que las organizaciones de la sociedad civil y de los municipios potencien acciones democratizadoras de sus acciones y actividades. 5. Estableceremos reconocimientos para personas o instituciones que hayan prestado servicios relevantes para la democratización de nuestras ciudades. || What is Habitat 3 Alternative?

HABITAT III will be held in Quito from 17 to 20 October, 2016. It is planned

the participation of around 25,000 people between national and local authorities,

representatives of international organizations, social movements, students, academics, between

others worldwide. It will be the biggest event in the world in terms of cities and perspective to

future.

The result of this event will be a document that establishes the criteria of urban dynamics and

management guidelines and projection of cities worldwide over the next 20 years.

The process to reach Quito has been long: multiple discussions, meetings, reflections and

research. However, what will come to be signed as "new urban agenda" will be a

faithful reflection of official structures from international agencies and governments

national, systematized around UN Habitat. The document will come to

signed in Quito is a ready-made agenda that little or nothing will change with the deliberations

and proposals that arise in the event. It is likely that the contributions proposed by other actors

limited way affect the content of the "new urban agenda".

Latin America is not only one of the most urbanized regions of the world, but has become

in a large laboratory to understand the problems of cities from the perspective of a

"National planning". Today, the city is defined by the density of population, services

It provides the infrastructure, but not so always has been: a political community that is born of

citizen pact built in the public space, to live better.

In 1985 only 7 countries recognize the right of local societies to choose their dignitaries, in the

Currently, all local authorities are popularly elected. This fact is democratizing

It contrasts-from the decade of the 90- to the so-called neoliberal city. The governments

Local now they have greater resources, skills and are more democratic, despite

that privatization policies have made the market more weight when producing

city.

Currently, the cities of Latin America face this contradiction, certainly reflected in the

urban design agenda. Globalization (financialization, coorporativización) ends

violating local autonomy and imposing the limits of any city project other than

the interests of their funders.

In this context, a group of specialists in the field of urban, agencies

international, non-governmental organizations, international cooperation

Latin America, universities, among others, have decided to make -of parallel and

Further to the meeting of Habitat III officially what we have called "Towards a Habitat 3

Alternative". Its purpose will be to discuss key issues of cities and the environment and pose criteria,

strategies and more democratic and alternative programs, in line with reality. The

intention of the event is to produce documents that serve as a program of action to build cities in which each and every exercise our right to the city.

The seminar will include the participation of 25 countries: Ecuador, Spain, Argentina, Chile, U.S.A.,

Mexico, Brazil, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela,

Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, England, Rep. Dominicana,

Spain, France; and institutions such as: Observatory of Economic, Social Rights and

cultural rights (ESCR), French Institute of Andean Studies (IFEA), OLA-New School, Habitat

International Coalition (HIC), Latin American Social Sciences Institute. FLACSO - Ecuador.

For the development of this event, it is planned the following activities:

1. Making an International Seminar composed of two parts: the first developed by

PhD students from universities in the region to present a rapporteur of the issues

HABITAT III, according to a previous structure and the second intended to debate the issues

plants.

2. We will promote a film festival in 4 rooms, each of which will develop a theme and

will present six films that will be discussed by two people and then the audience. what topics

will be: city, housing, social struggles and various topics (violence, services).

3. Making a book fair, with exhibition of securities by commercial publishers and

the assistants. book presentations will be taken by the authors; at least one per day.

4. We will incorporate the technology to spread the possibilities that exist for the

civil society organizations and municipalities enhance their shares democratizing

actions and activities.

5. We will establish awards to individuals or institutions that have served

relevant to the democratization of our cities. || media type="custom" key="28785786"

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[|Habitat 3 Alternativo: Conferencia Saskia Sassen]
When extractive logics dominate our economies > > Auditorio FLACSO > Quito, 17 de octubre de 2016
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[|Habitat 3 Alternativo: "FEMCITY: una miradad ciudadana"]
Hemiciclo FLACSO > Quito, 17 de octubre de 2016
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[|Habitat 3 Alternativo: Foro]

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[|Habitat 3 Alternativo: Mesa 2]
Mesa 2: Diálogo con Movimientos Sociales > > Panelistas:
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