Open-ended Informal Consultative Meetings

25–29 April 2016, New York

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/70/210, 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.

Day 1: Introduction and Regional Perspective

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Opening Session Opening remarks by the Co-Chairs of the Preparatory Committee and the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	Overview of the main key recommendations and information on the development of the zero draft
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	General exchange of views
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Regional Presentations Presentations of key recommendations, expectations and potentials from the Habitat III regional meetings, followed by a panel discussion— View concept note here. Exchange of views
Webcast On Demand	Morning Session • • • Afternoon Session
	STATEMENTS COLOMBIA (Country Statement) EUROPEAN UNION (Country Statement) ISOCARP/PCG PROFESSIONALS/GAP (Observer) SOUTH AFRICA - Leave No On Behind, Urban Equity, and Poverty Eradication (Country Statement) SOUTH AFRICA - Regional Presentations (Country Statement) JAPAN (Country Statement) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Country Statement) NORWAY (Country Statement) CHILDREN AND YOUTH - Overview (United Nations) WOMEN'S PARTNER CONSTITUENT GROUP in Spanish (Observer) WOMEN'S PARTNER CONSTITUENT GROUP - Public Spaces, Informal Settlements, and Civic Engagement (Observer) WOMEN'S PARTNER CONSTITUENT GROUP - Intervention (Observer) CHILDREN AND YOUTH - Regional Presentations (United Nations) RUSSIA - Regional Presentations (Country Statement) INDONESIA (Country Statement)

Day 2: The Transformative Commitments for a Sustainable Urban Development

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	*Leave No One Behind, Urban Equity and Poverty Eradication* Right to the City and Cities for All (Policy Unit 1) — View concept note here. Socio-Cultural Urban Frameworks (Policy Unit 2) — View concept note here. Exchange of views
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Housing Policies (Policy Unit 10) — View concept note here. Public Spaces (Barcelona Thematic Meeting) Informal Settlements (Pretoria Thematic Meeting) Civic Engagement (Tel Aviv Thematic Meeting) — View concept note on Public Spaces, Informal Settlements, and Civic Engagement. Exchange of views
Webcast On Demand	Morning Session • • • Afternoon Session
	PRESENTATIONS RIGHT TO THE CITY AND CITIES FOR ALL (Policy Unit 1) SOCIO-CULTURAL URBAN FRAMEWORKS (Policy Unit 2) CIVIC ENGAGEMENT (Tel Aviv Thematic Meeting) STATEMENTS CANADA - Housing Policies (Country Statement) CANADA - Right to the City and Cities for All (Country Statement) SOUTH AFRICA - Informal Settlements, Civic Engagement (Country Statement) SOUTH AFRICA - Leave No One Behind, Urban Equity and Poverty Eradication (Country Statement) OLDER PERSONS PARTNER CONSTITUENT GROUP - Right to the City and Cities for All (Observer) UN-HABITAT - Housing at the Centre (United Nations) COLOMBIA (Country Statement) SOUTH AFRICA - Right to the City and Cities for All (Country Statement) SOUTH AFRICA - Thematic Meeting on Informal Settlements (Country Statement) CHILDREN & YOUTH - Right to the City and Cities for All (United Nations) CHILDREN & YOUTH - Public Space, Informal Settlements, Civic Engagement (United Nations) ISOCARP/PCG PROFESSIONALS/GAP - Socio-cultural Urban Frameworks (Observer) WOMEN'S PARTNER CONSTITUENT GROUP (Observer) GLOBAL TASKFORCE OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS - Civic Engagement (Observer) RUSSIA - Socio-Cultural Urban Frameworks (Country Statement) INDONESIA (Country Statement)

Day 3: The Transformative Commitments for a Sustainable Urban Development

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	*Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Growth, Prosperity and Opportunities For All* Urban Economic Development Strategies (Policy Unit 7) — View concept note here. Urban Services and Technology (Policy Unit 9) — View concept note here. Exchange of views
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	*Ecological and Resilient Cities and Human Settlements* Urban Ecology and Resilience (Policy Unit 8) — View concept note here. Sustainable Energy (Abu Dhabi Thematic Meeting) — View concept note here. Exchange of views Wrap-up on the transformative commitments for a sustainable urban development
Webcast On Demand	Morning Session • • • Afternoon Session
	PRESENTATIONS URBAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES (Policy Unit 7) URBAN SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY (Policy Unit 9) SUSTAINABLE ENERGY (Abu Dhabi Thematic Meeting) STATEMENTS COLOMBIA - Urban Economic Development Strategies (Country Statement) COLOMBIA - Urban Ecology and Resilience (Country Statement) COLOMBIA - Urban Services and Technology (Country Statement) WIEGO GRASSROOTS GROUP (Observer) UN-HABITAT - Sustainable Energy (United Nations) CANADA - Urban Economic Development Strategies (Country Statement) CANADA - Urban Services and Technology (Country Statement) NORWAY - Urban Services and Technology (Country Statement) UN-HABITAT - Urban Resilience (United Nations) SOUTH AFRICA - Urban Services and Technology (Country Statement) THE NETHERLANDS - Urban Ecology and Resilience (Country Statement) IOM (United Nations) CHILDREN AND YOUTH - Urban Ecology and Resilience (United Nations) CHILDREN AND YOUTH - Sustainable Energy (United Nations) CHILDREN AND YOUTH - Urban Economic Development Strategies (United Nations) ICLEI - Ecological and Resilient Cities and Human Settlements (Panelist) WOMEN'S PARTNER CONSTITUENT GROUP - Urban Services and Technology (Observer) WOMEN'S PARTNER CONSTITUENT GROUP - Urban Ecology and Resilience (Observer) WOMEN'S PARTNER CONSTITUENT GROUP - Sustainable Energy (Observer) RUSSIA - Urban Services and Technology (Country Statement) GLOBAL TASKFORCE OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS - Urban Economic Development Strategies (Observer) INDONESIA (Country Statement)

Day 4: Effective Implementation

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	*Establishing a Supportive National, Regional and Local Framework* National Urban Policies (Policy Unit 3) — View concept note here. Urban Governance, Capacity and Institutional Development (Policy Unit 4) — View concept note here. Exchange of views
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	*Strategic and Integrated Planning and Management of Urban Spatial Development* Urban Spatial Strategies: Land Market and Segregation (Policy Unit 6) — View concept note here. Metropolitan Areas (Montreal Thematic Meeting) Intermediate Cities (Cuenca Thematic Meeting) — View concept note on Metropolitan Areas and Intermediate Cities. Exchange of views Wrap-up of Effective Implementation segment
Webcast On Demand	Afternoon Session
	PRESENTATIONS NATIONAL URBAN POLICIES (Policy Unit 3) URBAN GOVERNANCE, CAPACITY AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (Policy Unit 4) URBAN SPATIAL STRATEGIES: LAND MARKET AND SEGREGATION (Policy Unit 6) METROPOLITAN AREAS (Montreal Thematic Meeting) STATEMENTS UN-HABITAT - National Urban Policies (United Nations) SOUTH AFRICA - Urban Governance, Capacity and Institutional Development (Country Statement) SOUTH AFRICA - National Urban Policies (Country Statement) COLOMBIA - National Urban Policies (Country Statement) COLOMBIA - Urban Governance, Capacity and Institutional Development (Country Statement) COLOMBIA - Urban Spatial Strategies: Land Market and Segregation (Country Statement) ISOCARP/PCG PROFESSIONALS/GAP- Urban Governance, Capacity and Institutional Development (Observer) NORWAY - Urban Governance, Capacity and Institutional Development (Country Statement) EUROPEAN UNION - Urban Governance, Capacity and Institutional Development (Country Statement) UN-HABITAT - Metropolitan Areas and Intermediate Cities (United Nations) HOWARD CENTER FOR FAMILY, RELIGION AND SOCIETY (Observer) THE NETHERLANDS - Urban Governance, Capacity and Institutional Development (Country Statement) CHILDREN AND YOUTH - Urban Governance, Capacity and Institutional Development (United Nations) CHILDREN AND YOUTH - Metropolitan and Intermediate Cities (United Nations) INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT (Observer) WOMEN'S PARTNER CONSTITUENT GROUP - National Urban Policies (Observer) WOMEN'S PARTNER CONSTITUENT GROUP - Urban Financing (Observer) INDONESIA (Country Statement)

Day 5: Enhancing the Means of Implementation. Follow-Up and Review

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	*Enhancing Financing and Other Means of Implementation* Municipal Finance and Local Fiscal Systems (Policy Unit 5) — View concept note here. Financing Urban Development (Mexico City Thematic Meeting) — View concept note here. Exchange of views
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Follow-Up and review of the New Urban Agenda Exchange of views Wrap-up and Closing
Webcast On Demand	Morning Session • • • Afternoon Session
	PRESENTATIONS MUNICIPAL FINANCE AND LOCAL FISCAL SYSTEMS (Policy Unit 5) FINANCING URBAN DEVELOPMENT (Mexico City Thematic Meeting) STATEMENTS EUROPEAN UNION - Enhancing Financing and Other Means of Implementation (Country Statement) SOUTH AFRICA - Municipal Finance and Local Fiscal Systems (Country Statement) GERMANY - Follow-Up and Review (Country Statement) UN-HABITAT - Municipal Finance and Local Fiscal Systems (United Nations) SWITZERLAND - Follow-Up and Review (Country Statement) ISOCARP/PCG PROFESSIONALS/GAP - Follow-Up and Review (Observer) CHILDREN AND YOUTH - Municipal Finance and Local Fiscal Systems (United Nations) CHILDREN AND YOUTH - Financing Urban Development (United Nations) CHILDREN AND YOUTH - Open Dialogue (United Nations) WOMEN'S PARTNER CONSTITUENT GROUP - Follow-Up and Review (Observer) RUSSIA - Municipal Finance and Local Fiscal Systems (Country Statement) CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION PARTNER CONSTITUENT GROUP OF GAP - Open Dialogue (Observer) INDONESIA (Country Statement)