Engendering the New Urban Agenda – Huairou Report of Expert Group Meeting

For Dedicated Gender Policy in Habitat III on Issues & Challenges to Women in Cities

March 9, 2016 - Recognizing that there is no provision for a dedicated policy unit in the Habitat III process that specifically addresses women and gender matters, the Huairou Commission and the Habitat III Secretariat agreed to co-sponsor an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) that convened specialists in gender and women’s empowerment perspectives in urbanization. The Huairou Commission was given the role of implementing this EGM to help strengthen the impact of gender equality and women’s empowerment on the policy units and the other processes of Habitat III. The EGM focused on prioritizing the key issues and challenges important to women in cities and their human settlements.

Forty-five participants attended the two-day meeting, convened at the Ford Foundation, that focused on identifying critical issues and determined policy priorities specific to gender equality and women’s empowerment that will be presented to the Policy Units, UN member states and other stakeholders and that should be considered in the discussions leading up to the Habitat III Conference and in the priorities of the New Urban Agenda.

Please use the report of the Expert Group Meeting as a resource and background document to inform stakeholders and policymakers alike in creating a gender-responsive New Urban Agenda that supports sustainable urban development for all.

Direct Link to Full 43-Page 2015 Report: http://huairou.org/sites/default/files/Final%20Report%20-%20EGM%20Engendering%20the%20NUA.pdf

http://huairou.org/Engender-Habitat3

Извор: WUNRN – 19.05.2016