Highlights and images for 10 February 2020

Summary

In the morning, two Dialogue sessions provided forums for attendees to hear keynote speeches and panel discussions by high-level participants on dimensions of WUF10’s themes of culture and innovation. The topics of the day’s dialogues were "Urbanization, Culture and Innovation" and "Implementing the New Urban Agenda to drive Sustainable Change." In closing remarks of the first dialogue, UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif called on all stakeholders to build a global coalition for fairer globalization, stressed the importance of a One UN approach, and encouraged participants to share experiences to develop a concrete action framework focused on areas with the largest possible impact.A number of roundtable discussions convened during the day, including a One UN roundtable and roundtables focused on foundations and philanthropies, as well as persons with disabilities. UN-Habitat initiated five global flagship programmes to catalyze transformative change in cities and human settlements, and today two of these initiatives were showcased in the Exhibition Area, namely ‘People-focused Smart Cities' and ‘SDG Cities.’Many parallel events also took place throughout the day, including special sessions on: migration and the open city: the role of culture in enabling inclusive societies, and culture, the creative industry and their impact on reconstruction and resilience. Other events hosted included the WUF Cities Investment Platform, a convening place for cities and investors to foster new partnerships and make sustainable urbanization more investable.

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Dialogue 1: Urbanization, Culture and Innovation

The panel (L-R): Moderator Jason Pomeroy; Ernesto Ottone Ramírez; UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saskia Sassen, Columbia University; Luis Monreal, Aga Khan Trust for Culture; Beth Chitekwe-Biti, Slum Dwellers International (SDI); Tim Stonor, Space Syntax

Noura Al Kaabi, UAE

Saskia Sassen, Columbia University

Luis Monreal, Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Beth Chitekwe-Biti, SDI

Moderator Jason Pomeroy

Participants listen to the discussion.

Dialogue 2: Implementing the New Urban Agenda to Drive Sustainable Change

The first panel (L-R): Jasmine Pang, Moderator; Martha Delgado, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico; Khadijah Ahmadi, Mayor of Nili; Sergey Levkin, Department of Urban Development Policy of Moscow; Sameh Wahba, World Bank; Sheela Patel, SDI; Rose Molokoane, SDI; Marjeta Jager, European Commission

Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director, UN-Habitat

Mariana Mazzucato, University College London

Khadijah Ahmadi, Mayor of Nili

Sheela Patel, SDI

Sergey Levkin, Department of Urban Development Policy of Moscow

Sameh Wahba, World Bank

Rose Molokoane, SDI

Marjeta Jager, European Commission

The second panel (L-R): Ricky Burdett, London School of Economics (LSE); Wendy Pullan, University of Cambridge; Cyrille Pierre, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France; Joyce Msuya, UN Environment Programme (UNEP); Mounir Tabet, UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA); Mami Mizutori, Head of UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR); Jasmine Pang, Moderator