The five UN regional commissions cooperate and exchange experiences in the preparations towards the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III).
For each region, a regional roadmap to HABITAT III with events and milestones has been prepared.
The process of the preparations to HABITAT III includes the organization of regional expert group meetings, inter-governmental conferences and other regional events in the regions.
Meetings and events
- Side event, “Priorities for HABITAT III in the UNECE Region”, to the First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on Housing and Urban Development – HABITAT III, 17 September 2014, New York, UN Headquarters
- Side event, “Regional issues and shared challenges shaping the New Urban Agenda” to the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on Housing and Urban Development – HABITAT III, 15 April 2015, Nairobi
- The joint statement of the UN Regional Commissions to the Second PrepCom