Prepcom3 Side Events

Side events provided a platform for national, regional and local governments, civil society organisations, parliamentarians, research and academia, grassroots organisations, women, children and youth, business and industries, foundations and philanthropies, professionals, trade unions and workers, farmers, indigenous people, media and older persons, as well as intergovernmental organisations to present researches, projects or networks, signing of agreements, book launches, etc. on specific topics of relevance and interest within housing and sustainable urban development.

Side Events

25 July

Time	Room: Crystal 1	Room: Crystal 2	Room: Crystal 3	Room: Crystal 4	Room: Crystal 5	Room: Diamond 3
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.	Human Rights and the Right to the City: Towards Inclusive and Equitable Cities World Vision International (WVI)	Inclusive Cities: Working with the Informal Economy to Deliver on the New Urban Agenda Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO)	An Enabling Framework for the Implementation of the NUA – Assessing Framework Conditions and Identifying Priority Actions Cities Alliance	A New Urban Agenda for Africa’s Growth and Transformation African Union Commission (AUC)	Habitat III Regional Reports UN-Habitat UNECA UNECE UNECLAC UNESCAP UNESCWA	Implementing Multi-Level, Integrated Planning in the New Urban Agenda – How Can Planning, Planners, and Planning Schools Adapt? International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP)

26 July

Time	Room: Crystal 1	Room: Crystal 2	Room: Crystal 3	Room: Crystal 4	Room: Crystal 5	Room: Diamond 3
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.	Inclusive Cities: Leave No Person And No Space Behind Oxfam International	Legal Implementation for Latin America CNJUR International	Small Towns And Informal Settlements: Can They Learn From Each Other? Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)	City Diagnostic Tool – Measuring Readiness for the New Urban Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals UN Global Compact Cities Programme	Towards Human Rights Cities In The New Habitat Agenda International NGO Forum for Indonesian Development (INFID)	Promoting Inclusive and Equitable Housing Strategies for All under the New Urban Agenda Habitat for Humanity International
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Towards a More Equitable City: Shifting from Global Narrative to Action on the Ground World Resources Institute (WRI)	Public Space For A Liveable Regenerative City; Learning from China and the Asia-Pacific region World Future Council	Involving Public And Private Real Estate Sector In The Implementation Of The Affordable City International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI)	Towards Arab Urban Agenda League of Arab States (LAS)	Key UN-Habitat Initiatives To Support The New Urban Agenda United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.	Achieving Inclusive Cities Through Grassroots – Local Government Partnerships Slum Dwellers International (SDI)	Governance and Planning: the Role of Cultural Heritage International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)	Financing And Investing In Urban Public Services: The Key To Inclusive Cities Public Services International (PSI)	Pacific Islands Urban Realities: Informal Settlements Pacific Islands Urban Realities (PIUR)	A Gender Equality Approach to Urban Development United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)

27 July

Time	Room: Crystal 1	Room: Crystal 2	Room: Crystal 3	Room: Crystal 4	Room: Crystal 5	Room: Diamond 3
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.	Prioritizing Children And Youth Within The New Urban Agenda National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)	Land And Housing At The Core Of The New Habitat Agenda: Recommendations And Key Messages Huairou Commission	Building For A Sustainable Future, Global Alliance For Buildings And Construction, Supporting Multiple Partners To Deliver Against Multiple SDGs Ministry of Housing and Sustainable Habitat, France	Government of Indonesia Hibah Program – A transformation and tools for delivery of water and sanitation services. Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Republic of Indonesia	Local government approaches to the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)	Implementing the New Urban Agenda through Transformative National Urban Policies OECD
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Civic and Youth Participation in the Wired Age CityNet	Smart Financing For Delivering Results: Planning, Intermediating And Cooperating For Impact And Inclusiveness Global Fund for Cities Development (FMDV)	Urban Innovations Water Infrastructure Sherwood Institute, Columbia Univeristy	Advancing Sustainability of Asian Cities and Regions Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Sustainable And Resilient Housing And Urban Infrastructure: Mainstreaming The Environment In The New Urban Agenda United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)	Delivering Accessible Cities: Urban Mobility And The New Urban Agenda Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLOCAT)
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.	Partnerships for the New Urban Agenda General Assembly of Partners (GAP)	Multilevel Policy for Stronger Intermediary Cities United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)	Housing in Eastern Europe Center for Environment and Sustainable Development (Structure)	War In Cities: Enabling Resilient Services And Safety For Urban Populations In Armed Conflicts International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	Cities and the SDGs – Ensuring That No One Is Left Behind United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

The open call for PrepCom3 side events closed on 15 June 2016. Hundreds of applications were reviewed against criteria that included but were not limited to the following:

One application per organization.
Joint applications with more co-applicants;
Relevance of issues for discussion or presentation at the side event to Habitat III and the implementation of the New Urban Agenda.
Balance among constituencies, and
Regional balance.