UNHABITAT Induction Seminar on 13 January 2010 1

UN-HABITAT Induction Seminar on 13 January 2010 1

UN-HABITAT’s mission and vision Sustainable urban development Adequate shelter for all 2

History – milestones – UN-HABITAT FOUNDATION 1972 – The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in June 1972. UN-HABITAT foundation. 1976 – Habitat I meeting in Vancouver 1978 - United Nations Center for Human Settlements (UNCHS) established 1996 – The Habitat Agenda – Habitat II conference in Istanbul, Turkey Habitat I, Vancouver 1976 2000 – Millennium Declaration – Millennium Development Goals targets on slum dwellers, access to water and sanitation 2002 – Center upgraded to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme 3 Habitat II, Istanbul 1996 - Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali

Resources Donor contributions: 2001 -2008 Sources of funding Top ten donor countries give 64% of funding Regular budget 7% Type of funding General purpose funds Earmarked funds (16 %) (77 %) Special funds e. g. Water and Sanitation Trust Fund, Slum Upgrading Facility, Youth Opportunities Fund, etc. Technical cooperation at country level and Special Programmes e. g. Lake Victoria Programme, Safer Cities Programme, Global Land Tool Network, etc. 4

ORGANIZATION Executive Director • Governing Council Secretariat • Information Services Section (ISS) • Monitoring and Evaluation Unit Deputy Executive Director Executive Direction and Management Liaison Offices – New York, Geneva, Brussels, Washington Shelter and Sustainable Human Settlements Development Shelter, Training and Capacity Building, Urban Development, Urban Design &Planning, Urban Environment Focus Areas 2&3 5 Programme Support Division Monitoring and Research City Monitoring, Policy analysis, Urban Economy, Partners and Youth, Gender Mainstreaming Regional and Technical Cooperation Regional Offices: Nairobi, Kenya Fukuoka, Japan Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Warsaw, Poland Focus Area 1 ENOF Financing Human Settlements Urban Finance, Water, Sanitation and Infrastructure Focus Areas 4&5

Our partners • Governments • Local authorities and their associations • Inter-governmental organizations • Civil society • Private sector • Research and professional institutions 6

Medium-Term Strategic and Institutional Plan (MTSIP) • In 2005 UN-HABITAT was requested to prepare a 6 -year medium-term strategic and institutional plan (MTSIP). In April 2007, the plan was approved for 2008 – 2013. • 3 -phased approach includes a kick-start phase for 2008, a roll-out phase for 2009 -2010, and goingto-scale for 2011 – 2013. • The MTSIP Action Plan 2008 -2013 is now being updated by developing an MTSIP Roadmap 20092013. The Roadmap will define targets, allocation of roles, responsibilities and timelines. 7

UN-HABITAT MTSIP Focus Areas Focus Area 1: Advocacy, monitoring & partnerships Focus Area 2. Participatory urban planning, management & governance Focus Area 3. Pro-poor land housing Focus Area 4. Environmentally sound urban infrastructure & services Focus Area 5. Strengthening human settlements financing systems Focus Area 6. Excellence in management 8 n n n A global campaign on sustainable urbanisation to mobilize all Habitat Agenda partners to mainstream the urban agenda Reinventing urban planning and linking planning with investment programming Effective land use as a key means of promoting urban sustainability Mainstream mitigation and adaptation in infrastructure planning & basic services Leveraging community-based efforts with microfinance & banking for affordable housing finance Upgrading business practices for improved HR, RBM, transparency and accountability

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