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Commemoration of World Habitat Day (HHD)

The sixth Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF-6) is one of the Asia-Pacific level forums that discusses urban development. This forum was held on 19-21 October 2015 at the Fairmont Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia. The forum was organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Indonesian PUPR Ministry together with more than 30 partners. APUF-6 raised the theme "Sustainable Urban Development in Asia-Pacific: Towards a New Urban Agenda" and was coupled with the Habitat III Regional Meeting for Asia-Pacific which was organized by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia together with the Habitat III Secretariat on 21-22 October 2015. 

APUF-6 brought together more than 900 participants, including ministers, mayors, and other government officials, representatives from academia, urban professionals, the private sector, civil society, grassroots leaders, parents, youth, and international organizations, to discuss issues which continues to emerge regarding sustainable urban development in the Asia-Pacific. The focus of this discussion is specifically on priority issues for the area that will be considered in the "New Urban Agenda" that will be adopted in Habitat III, and in the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.

APUF-6 serves as a space for regional stakeholders to share best practices in critical and frequently emerging urban development issues, for example governance, planning, financing, land management, housing, resilience, social inclusiveness, poverty alleviation, planning participatory, gender equality and women's empowerment, climate change, transportation, safety in public spaces, waste management, and integrated resource management. The forum adopted APUF-6 in Jakarta's "Call for Action" on sustainable, inclusive and resilient urban development, which was presented at the Habitat III Regional Meeting for Asia-Pacific.


Saturday, 25 May 2024
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