The New Urban Agenda: goes beyond SDG11 (Con't)
Means of implementation (pp.17-21)
- An
enabling environment and
a wide range of means of implementation including access to science,
technology, and innovation and enhanced knowledge sharing on mutually agreed
terms, capacity development, and mobilization of financial resources, taking
into account the commitment of developed countries and developing countries,
tapping into all available traditional and innovative sources at the global,
regional, national, sub-national, and local levels as well as enhanced
international cooperation and partnerships among governments at all levels, the
private sector, civil society, the United Nations system, and other actors,
based on the principles of equality, non-discrimination, accountability,
respect for human rights, and solidarity, especially with those who are the
poorest and most vulnerable.
- Encourage UN-Habitat, other United
Nations programmes and agencies and other relevant stakeholders to generate evidence-based
and practical guidance for
the implementation of the New Urban Agenda and the urban dimension of the
Sustainable Development Goals
- Promote best
practices to capture and share the increase in land and property value generated
as a result of urban development processes, infrastructure projects, and public
investments.
Means of implementation (pp.17-21)
- Systematic use of multi-stakeholder
partnerships in
urban development processes, as appropriate, establishing clear and transparent
policies, financial and administrative frameworks and procedures, as well as
planning guidelines for multi-stakeholder partnerships.
- Contribution of voluntary
collaborative initiatives, partnerships and coalitions that
plan to initiate and enhance the implementation of the New Urban Agenda.
- Capacity development initiatives to
empower and strengthen skills and abilities of women and girls, children and youth,
older persons and persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and local
communities, as well as persons in vulnerable situations for shaping governance
processes, engaging in dialogue, and promoting and protecting human rights and
anti-discrimination, to ensure their effective participation in urban and
territorial development decision-making.
- The development of national
information and communications technology policies and e-government strategies
as well as citizen-centric digital governance tools,
tapping into technological innovations, including capacity development
programmes, in order to make information and communications technologies
accessible to the public, including women and girls, children and youth,
persons with disabilities, older persons and persons in vulnerable situations,
to enable them to develop and exercise civic responsibility, broadening
participation and fostering responsible governance, as well as increasing
efficiency.
- Strengthen the
data and statistical capacities…
- Foster
the creation, promotion, and enhancement of open, user-friendly, and
participatory data platforms using technological and social tools
available to transfer and share knowledge among national, sub-national, and
local governments and relevant stakeholders, including non-state actors and
people, to enhance effective urban planning and management, efficiency, and
transparency through e-governance, information and communications technologies
assisted approaches, and geospatial information management.
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