10 September 2016: A draft outcome document for the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) was agreed during informal negotiations that took place from 7-10 September 2016, at UN Headquarters in New York. The document, titled “New Urban Agenda,” is expected to be formally adopted at the Habitat III conference in Quito, Ecuador, from 17-20 October 2016.

The agreed draft is the culmination of the work of the preparatory committee and informal negotiations, with input provided by regional and thematic meetings and informal hearings with stakeholders and local authorities. Policy papers prepared by policy units on a range of topics related to the urban agenda also fed into the development of the outcome document.

The text includes the Quito Declaration on Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements for All and the Quito Implementation Plan for the New Urban Agenda. The text addresses: sustainable urban development for social inclusion and ending poverty; sustainable and inclusive urban prosperity and opportunities for all; environmentally sustainable and resilient urban development; building the urban governance structure; planning and managing urban spatial development; means of implementation; and follow up and review. [Habitat III Website] [Habitat III Announcement] [New Urban Agenda: Draft Outcome Document for Adoption] [IISD RS Stories on Habitat III Preparations]