REPRESENTATION
CAMPAIGN FOR A STAND-ALONE GOAL ON SUSTAINABLE URBANIZATION From October 2013 to November 2014, the broad constituency of local and regional governments collaborated with the Global Taskforce in the development and advocacy of joint positions for the campaign in favour of a goal on sustainable urbanization (the #UrbanSDG campaign). This work was conducted during key moments of the consultations led by the United Nations. Worth highlighting are the Cities Days organized in New York from 13 to 16 December 2013, in cooperation with UN-Habitat and the Friends of Sustainable Cities, as well as
the campaign promoted jointly with UNSDSN and UN-Habitat for a stand-alone goal on sustainable urbanization, or #UrbanSDG. The delegation representing the support for a stand-alone goal on sustainable urbanization was welcomed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Secretary General Eliasson, as well as Under-Secretary-General Joan Clos. Over 200 cities and associations were present.
PREMISES OF THE campaign Rapid urbanization is an important transformative phenomenon that will reshape the world as we know it, having impacts on the lives of city dwellers.
An urban goal should not only be geared towards cities, but should entail a territorial approach, with due consideration to regional and ruralurban linkages.
Many of the consequences of urbanization will have a global impact. At the same time, however, cities have the potential to offer solutions to global challenges.
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