State (municipal) housing

City (region, country)

New cities have joined the Programme from Asia (two), Africa (four), Latin America (four), and Arab States (two).

Baoji has won more than 20 national honors such as the National Civilized City, the National Ecological Garden City and the China Habitat Environment Award.

38. Establishing twinning relationships between cities and towns in the territory and in market economy countries is a proven way of reducing international isolation.

Connectivity between the city and the country is what's going to keep the country good, because the city has interesting ways of doing things.

35. ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CAPITALS AND CITIES (OICC)

2. Description of programme structure and features

Urban Governance, Diversity and Social Action in Cities of the South

The local authorities of capitals and cities in 54 United Nations member countries are members of OICC.

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The Urban Management Programme (UMP) supported several city consultations, demonstrations, seminars and workshops at the city, national, regional and interregional levels on land management, poverty alleviation and urban environmental management.

Urban policy gives priority to the promotion of coordinated urban management through the establishment of quot agreements quot between concerned parties at the urban, regional and national levels the execution of urban macro projects and the establishment of information systems and indicators for urban management.

(p) OICC publications

Urban poor Urban resources Urban sustainability Urban services Urban disasters and reconstruction.

And now, out of typically 46 cities, 33 of those mega cities are in the developing world.

Challenges for urban areas in developed and developing countries

A paper on quot Urban Information Systems Experiences in OICC members quot was also submitted

The National Urban Development Programme focuses on four operational areas the One Hundred Cities Programme, aiming at strengthening the capacity of cities to receive investments and promote development the programme for the consolidation of metropolitan areas the promotion of regional planning and the strengthening of the legal framework for urban development as well as the programme for the promotion of social and private sector participation in urban development.

Cities are vital to the economic and social development of countries, yet the rapid expansion of many cities, especially in developing countries, has not been accompanied by investment in infrastructure and the environment, nor in the provision of services and supports for the increasing populations of urban poor.

In implementing the Habitat Agenda, the Bank apos s efforts will focus on supporting the provision of basic urban services, urban environmental improvement, strengthening urban finance and reducing urban poverty in developing countries.

We reaffirm the commitment to implement the Habitat Agenda and the Cities without Slums initiative to assist developing countries in coping with rapid urbanization and associated migration within and between countries.

109. The Sustainable Cities Programme, a joint effort of Habitat and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), supports urban management at city and national levels through capacity building and networking.

The issue of cost to cities, especially those in developing countries, was also discussed.

The coverage is urban in all countries.

Specific actions in this regard include the establishment of a Secretariat for Urban Policy and the creation of a National Urban Policy Council.

The Forum consisted of dialogues among partners on urban culture, urban realities, urban governance and urban renaissance, as well as thematic discussions on urban poverty, urban resources, urban sustainability, urban services, and urban disasters and reconstruction.

Urban poverty, however, threatened national stability and it was therefore necessary to formulate sustainable urbanization policies.

There were three plenary meetings, partners' dialogues on urban culture, urban realities, urban governance and urban renaissance, as well as thematic dialogues on urban poor, urban resources, urban sustainability, urban services and urban disasters and reconstruction.

Location (exact e.g. city, region, state)

Location (exact, e.g. city, region, state)

It has also supported the efforts of several Governments in the application of the urban and housing indicators.

Cities in the developing world are characterized by inadequately planned and overcrowded settlements without access to even basic urban services.

Strategic partnerships at the global and national levels were established to strengthen the capacity of national bureaux of statistics to collect data on urban indicators and inform urban policy in 11 countries in Africa and Asia.

So what do we need in order to make developing nation megacities into Bright Green megacities?

International Association Cities and Ports

For example, a new initiative undertaken by the Regional Office for Africa and the Arab States, the Regional Urban Sector Profile Study, seeks to analyse regional trends and recommendations for urban poverty reduction in Eastern and Southern Africa, compares different urban localities and profiles specific urban issues by assessing slum conditions, urban governance, gender and the urban environment.

(a) Cities Alliance is a global alliance of cities and their development partners committed to improving the living conditions of the urban poor.

The first segment was devoted to the involvement of cities in international policy, city to city cooperation and exchange between cities and local governments on the achievements of sustainable urban development through municipal cooperation.

Some 122 cities from 38 countries participated.

Some 57 cities from 13 countries participated.

The world's population is becoming increasingly urban and three quarters of the urban population growth is occurring in developing countries.

About 150,000 people are added to the urban population of developing countries every day, and most of this growth happens in large cities.

(c) Promote urban agriculture and urban forestry

Through its reliance on consultations with stakeholders at the city, regional and national levels, the study also promotes the norms of good urban governance.