1. Executive Committee Third Meeting
Rabat, 6-7 May 2017
Item 4(a) of Agenda
Outcome of the Third Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III)

2. - Universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation
The New Urban Agenda: Quito Declaration on Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements for All
- Adequate housing
- Universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Food security and nutrition
- Health and education
- Basic urban infrastructure, energy and transportation
- Civic engagement and gender equality
- Sustainable economic growth
- Disaster risk reduction and environmental impacts

3. The New Urban Agenda: Quito Implementation Plan
- Social inclusion and poverty eradication
- Inclusive urban prosperity and opportunities
- Environmentally sustainable urban development
- Urban governance structure
- Urban spatial development

4. Main actors - National and local governments
- UN agencies (UN-Habitat, RCs, etc.)
- Other regional partners (LAS, ATO, etc.)
- CSOs and research institutions
- Private sector

5. Habitat III process in the Arab region (Habitat/ESCWA/LAS)
- Habitat III Arab regional report
- AMFHUD-1 and Cairo Declaration on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development
- Arab Strategy for Housing and Sustainable Urban Development 2030

6. Urban development and challenges in the Arab region
- 2010: 56% urban (357 million)  2050: 68% urban (646 million)
-  Arab cities are national engines of economic and social development
Urban employment …
- Growth of informal settlements and the informal sector
- Detrimental impact of conflict and massive displacement on many Arab cities and towns
- Average poverty incidence rose from 22.7% in 1990 to % in 2012

7. Urban dimensions of SDGs & NUA: Regional implementation
- Other SDGs and targets: Regional review process and role of RCs
-  NUA: Inclusive process at regional and sub- regional levels
High Level Political Forum

8. Potential role of ESCWA: SDGs & NUA
- Adequate housing and slum upgrading
-  Social inclusion and social protection
-  Urban poverty reduction and inequality
-  Urban economic growth and employment
-  Basic urban infrastructure, energy & transportation
-  Water supply and sanitation
-  Minimizing environmental impacts

9. Thank You