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Title Localising the Millennium Development Goals in the City: Local Experiences in Monitoring the Implementation of MDGs Day / Time Wednesday, June 21st / 16:30 - 18:30 Room MR02 Event Description Even though the MDGs are global, they can most effectively be achieved through action at the local level. A UN-Habitat guidebook on “Localising the MDGs” has been developed to help local authorities implement activities at achieving the MDGs. It describes a process to be used as a planning framework for a poverty-reduction strategy prepared in the context of local economic development. Local Urban Observatories have been collecting urban indicators relevant for local decision-making. This guide provides further steps to use the local indicators for achieving the MDGs. UN-HABITAT’s Global Urban Observatory and Urban Management Programme, in partnership with Metropolis, has organized this event to share experiences from Local Urban Observatories and other cities who have begun to implement MDG based local strategies. Session Language English French Speakers (information as provided by host organization) Honorable Jesse Robredo, Mayor of Naga City, the Philippines Honorable Prisca Auma, Mayor of Kisumu, Kenya Mr. Horacio Guerrero Garcia, Director General, IPLAN, Leon, Mexico Other key partners presenting at the event are the cities implementing the Localising MDGs work, namely those in Mexico, the Philippines, Kenya, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Contact Need more information about this event? Please fill the contact form Related Documents (in English and / or French) LMDG_100140.doc Host Organization UN-HABITAT (Urban Management Programme) Host Organization Description The Urban Management Programme (1986 - 2006) was one of the largest global technical assistance programmes in the urban sector. A joint undertaking of UN-HABITAT, UNDP, the World Bank, and many bilateral donor agencies, its goal was to strengthen the contribution that cities and towns in developing countries make towards economic growth, social development and the elimination of poverty. It has now handed over to its partners at the regional, national and local level. The UMP responded to the Habitat Agenda themes of sustainable urban development and the urbanisation of poverty. UMP used the strategies of institutional anchoring and city consultations, working closely with local government, local and regional institutions and community groups to achieve its goals in over 120 city consultations in 57 countries. UN-HABITAT has developed a pilot programme on localising MDGs with the anchor networks and institutions of the Urban Management Programme, which engages local authorities and other stakeholders in developing local action plans to meet the MDGs. A guidebook entitled “Localising the Millennium Development Goals” has been developed. Website (Organizer and partners) www.unhabitat.org/ump

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