Increasing Social Inclusion Through National Urban Policy

EXPERT GROUP MEETINGBOLIVIA 2019

Increasing Social Inclusion Through National Urban Policy

EXPERT GROUP MEETING- Increasing Social Inclusion Through National Urban Policy

First published in Nairobi in 2019 by UN-HabitatCopyright © United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 2019

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HS Number: HS/050/19E

Financial Contribution and Support: Andalucía Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AACID) and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

Acknowledgements

Coordinators: Remy Sietchiping, Angela Mwai and Douglas Ragan, Sergio BlancoAuthors: Pamela Carabajal and David ThomasContributors: Gonzalo Lacuricia, Carmen Sanchez - Miranda, Eol Chae and all the international participants (you can find in the annex 1)Supporters: Andalucía Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AACID) and the Bolivian Vice-Ministry of Housing and Urbanism and the Association of Municipalities of Bolivia. Design and layout: Jean Robert Gatsinzi, Herbet Kimani

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Table of Contents

TABLE Of CONTENTS �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� IV

LIST Of fIGURES ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������V

LIST Of BOXES ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������VI

Overview and Organization �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������1

Challenge overview ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������2

Expert Group Meeting on Socially Inclusive National Urban Policies ������������������������������������������������������������4

Open Youth forum ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������5

Day One ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������6

Day 1 - Morning session ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������6

Working groups ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������7

Day 1 - Afternoon session �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������11

Day Two����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������15

Day 2 - Morning session ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������16

Day 2 – Afternoon session �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������18

Concluding reflections ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������20

Annex 1� International participants Bio �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������21

Annex 2� Local Organization represented and Participants list �������������������������������������������������������������������23

Annex 3� Agenda �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������25

Annex 4� Concluding Survey ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������26

Annex 5� Web story ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������27

Annex 5� Participants presentations ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������28

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Figure 1 Walking on the corridors of history, © Eduardo Lopez Moreno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Figure 2 Youth Presentation at the Universidad Mayor de San Simon, Cochabamba Bolivia © UN-

Habitat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Figure 3 Older Persons working group, Increasing Social Inclusion in NUP EGM, Cochabamba Bolivia ©

UN-Habitat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Figure 4 Indigenous Women presenting conclusions from the working groups . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Figure 5 Girl presenting conclusion from the Youth teenagers and children group � EGM� Cochabamba

Bolivia 2019 ©UN-Habitat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Figure 6 Relinda Sosa presenting on the Juridical Guidelines, Cochabamba Bolivia © UN-Habitat . 11

Figure 7 fernando Jacome presenting on standard analysis of Universal design in Public Transport for

the Republic of Ecuador © Jacome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Figure 8 Panel discussion: Socially Inclusive National Urban Policies © UN-Habitat . . . . . . . . . 13

Figure 9 Plenary discussion Moderated by Douglas Ragan� Cochabamba, Bolivia © UN-Habitat . . 15

Figure 10 EGM participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Figure 11 Youth forum participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

List of figures

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Box 1 Day one - Substantive agenda – May 25th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Box 2 Question 1� What makes an inclusive city? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Box 3 Question 2� What are the main challenges experienced while living in urban or rural areas? . 9

Box 4 Question 3� Tools and opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Box 5 Inspiring case summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Box 6 Inspiring case summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Box 7 National Urban policies from speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Box 8 Day two - Substantive agenda – May 26th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Box 9 Key principles a NUP could consider for inclusive achievements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Box 10 Key Recommendations for The Bolivia National Urban Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Box 11 Survey summary� . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

List of Boxes

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The United Nations Human Settlements

Programme, UN-Habitat, is the United Nations

agency mandated by the UN General Assembly to

promote socially and environmentally sustainable

towns and cities with the goal of providing

adequate shelter for all�

In 2015, the General Assembly adopted the

2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that

includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals

(SDGs)� Building on the principle of “leaving

no one behind”, the SDGs emphasize a holistic

approach to achieving sustainable development

for all�

The New Urban Agenda (NUA) committed

leaders from all the nations to promote inclusive,

sustainable urbanization, to ‘Ensure that all

citizens have access to equal opportunities

and face no discrimination�’ The NUA calls

upon leaders to take into account the need of

vulnerable groups, including ‘Women, Youth,

children, people with disabilities, marginalized

groups, older persons, indigenous people, among

other groups�’

Implementing National Urban Policies (NUP) is one

of the five key pillars for implementing the NUA,

where National States commit   to “Establish

legal and policy frameworks, based on the

principles of equality and non-discrimination,

to enhance the ability of Governments

to effectively implement National Urban

Policies, as appropriate, and to empower

them as policymakers and decision makers,

ensuring appropriate fiscal, political and

administrative decentralization based on the

principle of subsidiarity�” (NUA paragraph 89)

UN-Habitat has been supporting countries develop

National Urban Policies (NUP) for many years� The

Agency is currently helping 41 countries develop

National Urban Policies� UN-Habitat´s work on

gender equality in cities is closely in conjunction

with women and women´s organizations, ensuring

that women have a strong voice in policies and

programmes that affect them�

UN-Habitat, with the support of The Andalusian

Agency of International Cooperation for

Development (AACID), has developed several

worstreams related to sustainable urban

development� Particularly in relation to the

National Urban Policy Programme, AACID has

provided support for the development of the

National Urban Policy of Cuba, and will be

supporting UN-Habitat for the development of

National Urban Policies in Senegal and Burkina

faso in 2019�

Overview and Organization

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Despite economic growth and development across

the world, inequalities continue to grow in cities,

not only between rich and poor, but between

men and women, young and old, majorities and

minorities� This is present across the globe and

Bolivia is no exception�

Women, youth and other marginalised groups

continue to face significant barriers to opportunities

in cities� These groups face challenges related to

safety, poor access to public transport, unequal

use of public space, poor security of tenure,

and limited access to economic opportunity

undermine their ability to actively participate in

their communities and policy making�

Cities offer opportunity to address inequalities,

by improving access to housing, public space,

basic services and mobility� These are not only

basic human rights, they also facilitate access

to education, employment and independence�

Cities also offer a major opportunity to empower

communities and different groups� Cities have

historically been the places of social change and

are now the centres of economic growth� This dual

role presents an opportunity to address inequality�

Bolivia has become a predominantly urban country

over the last few decades� According to UN data,

67,5% of its population lives in cities� This is a

major fact for a country that was perceived as

rural up until recently� Nevertheless, this figure

is below the average percentage of urban

population in the Latin American region (around

80%) which gives Bolivia the opportunity to utilise

the coming urbanisation process to foster social

development and create conditions for a better

life its population� Bolivia expects to reach 80% of

its population living in cities by 2030�

The urbanisation process has come with

opportunities in terms of jobs and access to

services helping in the country’s great efforts to

fight poverty but also with challenges� Bolivia

continues to have jobs that offer income below

the poverty line� This problem is particularly

distinguishable among the young population,

90% of whom do not have a formal contract

(permanent or temporary)� Youth unemployment

affects women more than men� A large part of

the population in Bolivia is indigenous� 41% of

the population identify themselves as a part of

one of the 36 indigenous nations� These nations

are distributed among the nine Departments of

Bolivia all in rural areas and in urban centres�

The Bolivian Constitution supports values of

equality, inclusion, complementarity, equal

opportunities, social equity and gender� It

incorporates the equality of conditions between

men and women, and prohibits all forms of

discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation,

gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, among

others� In order to guarantee gender equality,

the main concerns are the high prevalence of

different forms of violence and femicide, the

persistent high rates of maternal mortality, the

increase in the number of pregnancies among

girls and adolescents, the labour inclusion and

working conditions, and the disadvantages and

the constant segregation of women in labour

markets� It is essential to take into account these

elements for the development of a public policy

that will guarantee spaces for inclusion and

free of violence for women and other groups in

vulnerable situations�

Addressing inclusion is a high priority of the

Government of Bolivia and is a central pillar of

the UN-Habitat programme in Bolivia� Therefore,

the EGM will contribute to the ongoing work on

social inclusion and human rights in Bolivian cities�

The UN-Habitat Programme in Bolivia aims to

enhance the capacity of the government through

all instruments of the National Urban Policy,

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to monitor and use quality information in the

situation analysis for decision-making, adequate

planning and implementation of legislation,

effective policies and programmes, ensuring

rights and equality among all inhabitants, taking

into account gender issues and inclusion of youth

and other identified vulnerable groups�

Figure 1 Walking on the corridors of history, © Eduardo Lopez Moreno

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This report summarizes the Expert Group Meeting

(EGM), supported by the Andalusian Agency

of International Cooperation for Development

(AACID), and the Swedish International

Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), and

hosted by the Bolivian Vice-Ministry of Housing

and Urbanism (VMVU) and the Association of

Municipalities of Bolivia� The event took place

over the course of two days, April 25 and 26th

2019 in Cochabamba, Bolivia�

The meeting brought together a diverse group

of eight international experts from: Peru,

Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Canada, Jordan,

Bangladesh and Kenya, with around 20 national

participants, representing older persons, persons

with disability, indigenous persons, women, LGBT,

youth, children and policymakers (see participant

list in Annex)�

The EGM was designed with four key aspirations:

• Bring people’s voices to national urban policy making processes and engage citizens in the process;

• Build the urban and policy capacity of citizens to be part of national urban policies process;

• Develop the Bolivian National Urban Policy into a people centered policy;

• Develop a National Urban Policy tool to promote inclusion, incorporating all social

inclusion dimensions�

The aspirations follow: the New Urban Agenda

mandates, the framework of the National Urban

Policy Pillars and consider the UN-Habitat Strategic

framework�

Thus, the objectives of the EGM were to:

• Highlight best practice in Socially Inclusive National Urban Policies; review the Quick Guide for Socially Inclusive National Urban Policies and deliver key messages for policy makers for advocacy work at global levels on Socially Inclusive NUPs;

• Enhance exchange of knowledge and tools for empowering women, youth and marginalized groups, and foster networking among different working groups to build sustainable, equal and inclusive cities;

• Provide recommendations for the development of an inclusive Bolivian National Urban Policy, and use the Bolivia NUP as a model of inspiring practice in socially inclusive

NUPs�

Expert Group Meeting on Socially Inclusive National Urban Policies

Highlight best practice in Socially

Inclusive National Urban Policies;

review the Quick Guide for Socially

Inclusive National Urban Policies

and deliver key messages for policy

makers for advocacy work at

global levels on Socially Inclusive

NUPs;

Provide recommendations

for the development of an

inclusive Bolivian National Urban

Policy,   and use the Bolivia NUP

as a model of inspiring practice in

socially inclusive NUPs

Provide recommendations for the

development of an inclusive Bolivian

National Urban Policy,   and use the

Bolivia NUP as a model of inspiring

practice in socially inclusive NUPs

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Open Youth Forum The event started with an Open Youth forum at the

“Universidad Mayor de San Simon” on April 24th� The

forum was an opportunity for the youth to highlight

their priorities and demonstrate their potential

to contribute to sustainable urban development�

According to data from the Bolivian National Institute

of Statistics, in 2018, the number of children between

0 and 29 years of age reached 6,679,276, equal to

59% of the population (percentage of the highest

youth population in the history of Bolivia); Of the

total, 66% resided in urban areas�

The objective of the Open forum was to have an open

space for a participatory and pro-active dialogue with

children, adolescents and youth (NNAJ), towards the

construction of the Bolivia National Urban Policy� The

event was organized by the Interagency Group for

Adolescents and Youth of the United Nations System�

The same took place in the city of Cochabamba, in

the facilities of the faculty of Architecture of the

Mayo University of San Simón�

The event had a participation of 260 adolescents and

young people from public and private universities,

schools, working children, homeless young people,

representatives of the LGBT+ community, among

others� The first approximation was made to the

central issues of urbanization, detected from the

NNAJ, as well as proposals and possible solutions

having Bolivian youth as agents of change, towards

more inclusive, safe and resilient cities� See Box 1

for the identification of the youth responsibilities�

The young women and men prioritized the

following topics as the most important:

• Security

• family disintegration

• Poverty

• Urban planning

Figure 2 Youth Presentation at the Universidad Mayor de San Simon, Cochabamba Bolivia © UN-Habitat

Regarding each of the topics discussed the youth identified the main problems and solutions� for urban

planning the youth identified:

Main problems: Accelerated growth of cities; Lack of planning; Invasion of agricultural spaces

(urbanization) and lack of urban mobility system planning�

Main Solutions: Strengthen territorial planning mechanisms by districts and municipalities; Vehicle

restriction programs; Improvement of roads; train; Interprovincial planning

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Box 1. Day one - Substantive agenda – April 25th

Morning • Presentation: UN-Habitat’s approach to Socially Inclusive National Urban Policies

• Working groups

Afternoon • Presentation: Gender approach� Lima, Peru

• Presentation: Disability approach� Ecuador

• Panel discussion: Socially Inclusive National Urban Policies; Argentina, Jordan and

Colombia

• Plenary discussion

Day One

The first day of the EGM was structured with

balanced time between presentations and

working sessions (see Box 1 for the summarised

agenda)� The overall objectives of the first day

were; (1) to introduce participants to UN-Habitat’s

global mandates and the work on National Urban

Policy (including global frameworks and country

support); (2) to build capacity on tools, and cases

where social inclusion challenges were addressed

though urban development including urban

policies and; (3) to allow participants to express

what are their main challenges living in cities and

settlements and to turn them into opportunities

for urban development�

Day 1 - Morning session

Presentation: UN-Habitat’s approach to Socially

inclusive National Urban Policy

The first presentation “Socially Inclusive National

Urban Policies” by Remy Sietchiping, leader of

the Regional and Metropolitan Planning Unit (UN-

Habitat Headquarters) had two main sections;

the first section focused on UN-Habitat`s role and

mandate for sustainable development, including

information about global trends of urbanization,

and the global agendas (the Sustainable

Development Goals, and the New Urban Agenda);

and the second focused on UN-Habitat´s approach

to Socially inclusive National Urban Policies (NUP)

as an instrumental tool to build sustainable and

socially inclusive cities for all, and that it aims

to: Reduce inequalities, promote an inclusive

participation, equality and it has a human right

based approach�

The presentation achieved a common

understanding of the National Urban Policies

approach� It covered; what is a National Urban

Policy, which countries are or have undertaken

a NUP process, what are the main drivers for

countries in their NUP, how NUP are a pro-people

process and, how a NUP can help you achieve

a common vision for urbanization and this gets

reflected in inclusive urban development� The

presentation also highlighted the connection

between social inclusion challenges, NUP and the

global agendas which provided an overall picture

on the concept�

Mr� Remy Sietchiping emphasized the importance

of social inclusion and mentioned as one of the

key principles of NUP “leave no one behind”� He

highlighted NUP are a pro-people process that

contributes to increase opportunities for all, aims

to reduce inequalities and enhance equity� He also

underscored that NUP as a territorial approach

aims to “Leave no space or territory behind” and

respect, protect and fulfil human rights�

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Working groups

The working groups where divided into the

different social groups represented in the EGM:

Older persons, People with disabilities, Gender,

Multicultural, Youth, teenagers & children,

and LGBTQ+� Each working group had around

10 national and 2 internationals participants�

However, it was acknowledged that each person

does not necessarily fall under one category� The

main reason of dividing the participants into groups

was to ensure everyone had the opportunity

to share their ideas and concerns towards an

inclusive urban development� Discussions where

moderated by the international participants�

The working session was divided into two, the

first one focused on identifying challenges and

indicators from the different perspectives and

the second one focused on identifying tools

and methodologies to make our cities inclusive

for all� The overall objectives from the working

groups were to generate consensus and common

understanding of challenges and consider them

as urbanization opportunities�

Figure 3 Older Persons working group, Increasing Social Inclusion in NUP EGM, Cochabamba Bolivia © UN-Habitat

The groups allowed everyone to participate and

have a voice� Discussion started with “What

makes an inclusive city?” The debate suggested

indicators that make our cities inclusive to all�

Each participant shared their view and jointly

within the group all concepts where prioritized

according to their necessities to feel fully included

on cities (see Box 2 for the prioritized concepts)�

There were common concepts across the groups

such as “a city without discrimination”, “a city

with the right to land and housing” or other

indicators related to transport, mobility, public

space, participatory mechanisms, among others

(see Box 2)� Common concepts from all of the

different discussions were further debated during

the Plenary at the end of day one�

Figure 4 Indigenous Women presenting conclusions from the working groups

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Box 2. Question 1� What makes an inclusive city?

(Based on the discussion)

Older persons Disabilities Gender Multicultural1 Youth, teenagers and children LGBTQ+2

A city:

• Without discrimination;

• That provides comfort to its citizens;

• With the Right to Housing;

• With access and security to land;

• With public space to transmit knowledge;

• Balance development and connections between cities and villages;

• With dignified services for older persons;

• Freedom on location choice on where to live (rural or urban)�

A city:

• Where you can be free and independent�

• With access to public services, education, health,

• With participation processes mechanisms

• Without discrimination�

• With recreative spaces (e�g� public spaces)�

A city:

• Without harassment and discrimination;

• Where both genders are considered as equals (equality);

• Where women can speak out there needs and be part of urban participation process;

• With adequate public transport;

• With right to housing and land�

A city:

• With accessible public space;

• Equal access to public services: Education, health, transport;

• Use of native languages in public spaces;

• Without discrimination and laws to ensure it;

• That promotes cultural diversity;

• With reliable data�

A city:

• With accessible services (e�g� transport);

• Without violence and with protection to children’s and teenagers;

• With economic opportunities for the youth, and with protection against child labor;

• With participation mechanisms in local government;

• With accessible and secure public spaces�

A city:

• free from discrimination

• Accessible services: health, transport, education, housing;

• With a social inclusion agenda;

• That considers the necessities of all citizens;

• With reliable and desegregated data;

• Were everyone have access to housing

Common concepts across the groups: A city;

• Without discrimination;

• With the right to land and housing;

• With adequate, accessible and safe public spaces;

• With access to public services (e�g� transport, education, health);

• Secure With reliable data�

• With urban planning and design participation mechanism�

Participants expressed dissatisfaction with current

urban management, citing a range of challenges�

The final question debated was “What are the

main challenges experienced while living in urban

or rural areas?”�

The question allowed participants to share

their experiences and the challenges they face

while living in urban or rural areas (see Box 3)�

Participants prioritized their challenges and found

a common ground within the groups, common

concepts were: Discrimination, Access to housing

and land, transport and mobility, Rural-urban

economic development disparities, gender

unbalance policies and regulations, among others,

see Box 3 for the discussion results�

1� The Habitat III Indigenous Cities Declaration was provided as background bit�ly/Indigenous-Cities-Habitat3

2� The Habitat III LGBTI Cities Declaration was provided as background http://bit�ly/LGBTI-Declaration-on-Sustainable-Urbanization

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Box 3. Question 2� What are the main challenges experienced while living in urban or rural areas?

Older persons Disabilities Gender Multicultural Youth, teenagers and children LGBTQ+

• Discrimination;

• Inaccessible Public Transport

• Access to Housing and Land;

• Exclusion (in decisions, participation an economic)

• Poor transport connections between rural and urban areas

• Rural areas have no access to health services (older persons usually prefer to live in rural areas)

• Access to public services, education, health,

• failure on laws implementation

• Lack of desegregated data

• Security

• In accessible public space

• Informal marketing (makes public spaces physically inaccessible)

• Poor connection between services and housing

• Patriarchal urban public policies�

• Lack of Participation

• Urban planning and design without a gender perspective�

• Inadequate mobility services

• Limited access to goods and services

• Safety

• Difficulty in accessing land and housing.

• Location of services (e�g� supermarkets, schools, health)

• Accessible public space;

• Access to sources of work;

• Cultural barriers;

• Lack of information on internal and external migration;

• Basic services access, mobility, health, educational

• Access to housing

• Poor housing conditions

• Exclusion of migrants in cities

• Inadequate economic and services in rural areas

• Safety in public spaces, and transport;

• Violence;

• Economic opportunities for the youth;

• Labor protection to children;

• Lack of participation mechanisms to be part of urban design

• Inequality economic development between rural and urban areas;

• Lack of education institutions in rural areas;

• Use of Drugs

• Access to health;

• Insufficient and unfriendly transport;

• Discrimination in public spaces

• Access credits for land or housing acquisition

• Lack of knowledge on LGBTQ+

• Lack of disaggregated data

• Lack of inclusive agendas

• Lack of participation mechanisms

Common concepts

• Discrimination

• Access to Housing and Land

• Transport and mobility a

• Rural-Urban economic and development disparities

• Poor Urban-Rural connections

• Gender unbalanced policies, laws and regulations�

• Lack of inclusive agendas

The third session of day one focused on identifying

opportunities and tools available which NUP could

be linked and considered to be inclusive� The

last discussion tended to set up a more positive

and pro-active perspectives to the challenges

discussed previously, the debated aimed to twist

from seen challenges or disadvantages as barriers

to opportunities� Also, participants identified

tools or ideas to address the challenges previews

identified�

The groups highlighted different tools and

opportunities for transformative change, as

described in Box 4, including: Policies with a social

inclusion approach; good laws and regulations

that need to practiced; innovative mechanisms for

data collection; or for credits to access housing

and/or land�

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Box 4. Question 3� Tools and opportunities

Older persons Disabilities Gender Multicultural Youth, teenagers and children

LGBTQ+

Opportunities:

• 40% of the population;

• Older persons in Bolivia are well organized and have the skills to work together;

• The country has good laws�

Tools:

• Laws (that must be put into practice and connected to urban development);

• Housing models (economically)

• Social media to strengthen capacities of citizens�

• Credit mechanisms;

• Building regulations;

• Training to mainstreaming disability in services

• Urban policies to articulate other policies in relation to urban (e�g� transport)

• Urban governance

Opportunities:

• Women are an economic engine of cities and social development;

• Women are promoters of social and community cohesion within cities�

• Women are a voice, since they tend to transfer the needs and other social groups when seeking to defend their rights

• Law against racism and discrimination

• Culturally diverse Knowledge (e�g� languages, native)

• Internal migration rural-urban brings a richer and more diverse culture to

cities�

• Education (Schools, libraries and cultural centers)

• Youth people are leaders

• Youth are well organized

• Youth and teenagers manage social media well

• Youth, teenager, children need capacity building

• Participatory Policies approaches

• Participatory Policies approaches

• Social media channels

• Social agendas

• Capacity building who to incorporate LGBTQ+ (people and concept) to policy decisions

• Innovative mechanisms to collect data.

Common concepts

• Law, policies and regulations

• Communication channels and social media

• Groups (e�g older persons) are well organized and with cacpity to take part of decision-making process

Figure 5 Girl presenting conclusion from the Youth teenagers and children group . EGM. Cochabamba Bolivia 2019 ©UN-Habitat

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Box 5. Inspiring case summary

Judicial Guidelines, guide and company of women, girls and children to access justice. Peru

The program objective is to eradicate all forms of violence, both gender and intrafamily� The inclusion approach is not limited to

having services, but also being part of discussions and decision-making process� The program has been implemented in 5 different

districts in Lima through awareness campaigns, capacity building training, workshops and mentoring� The program has trained

150 women and had raised awareness in 100 communities, meaning around 10 thousand families had been sensitized

Key words: Capacity building, Participation, Violence,

Day 1 - Afternoon session

Presentation: ORIENTADORAS JUDICIALES; GUÍA Y COMPAÑÍA DE MUJERES, NIÑAS Y NIÑOS

PARA ACCEDER A LA JUSTICIA” (Judicial Guidelines, company guide for women, girls and children

to access justice)�

Figure 6 Relinda Sosa presenting on the Juridical Guidelines, Cochabamba Bolivia © UN-Habitat

The presentation on the Juridical Guidelines was

presented by Relinda Sosa Perez, representing

CONAMOVIDI – Network of Women in Kitchens

and Huairou Commission� She presented the

overall initiative including the reason, the

objectives, the methodology used, and the

achievements the program has had and the

expected impact (see Box 5 for the summary and

Annex 5 for the ppt)� Relinda`s presentation was an

inspiring and empowering presentation, sharing

her vision towards inclusion and highlighting the

benefits of reliable data, partnership and working

closely with communities in the ground�

Presentation: Análisis General de Diseño Universal en el Transporte Público para la República de

Ecuador (Standard analysis of Universal Design in Public Transport for the Republic of Ecuador)

The presentation on Universal design in public

transport was presented by fernando Jacome

representing WorldEnabled (see Box 6 for a

summary and Annex 5 for the ppt)� He presented

the methodology and explained the process in

depth: Accessibility evaluation, analysis of the

legal framework, and institutional management

framework� fernando highlighted a lack of data as

a key challenges when planning public transport

for persons with disability�

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Box 6. Inspiring case summary

General Analysis and mainstreaming of Accessibility and Universal Design Concepts into the National Public Trans-

port Plan of the Republic of Ecuador

The project analysed the current status of accessibility, use of universal design and concepts for persons with disabilities in the

ground transportation systems of Ecuador� This included the physical state of transportation, the legal framework, and Public

Administration processes� The aim of this study was to contribute to the development of the National Plan of Urban Mobility in

Ecuador�

The expected results from this study are the creation of national and local strategies involving the parameters of universal design

and accessibility into Ecuadorian mobility strategies, policies, plans, programs, and projects�

The National Plan under development by the Ministry of Transport and Public Works encompass an axis of inclusive transport

involving, in the urban context, barrier- free in the pedestrian and motorized displacement (route chain) as a basic framework

for accessible transportation� The recommendations provided are designed to help reduce the deficits and create truly accessible

cities�

Figure 7 Fernando Jacome presenting on standard analysis of Universal design in Public Transport for the Republic of Ecuador © Jacome

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Panel discussion: SOCIALLY INCLUSIVE NATIONAL URBAN POLICIES; ARGENTINA, JORDAN AND

COLOMBIA

Speakers:

• Debora Schmulewitz, Argentina NUP

• Maria del Pilar, Colombia National Policy for the Colombian system of cities

• Myriam Ababsa, Jordan NUP

Moderator: Javier Zarete, UN-Habitat Bolivia�

Key questions:

1� What are the main inclusion challenges in your context?

2� How was this challenge addressed though the National Urban Policy? 

3� What where the challenges to include this issue under the policy process? 

4� Lessons learned from the process?

Figure 8 Panel discussion: Socially Inclusive National Urban Policies © UN-Habitat

The challenges faced in each country provided

diverse situations for NUP development� In Jordan the

inclusion of refugees in urban development is a major

challenges, whilst in Colombia rural-urban disparities

are a major concern� In Argentina, the National Urban

Policy is seeking to challenges gender inequalities�

The panel was an opportunity to understand how a

NUP policy process had incorporated social inclusion

challenges; In the case of Argentina through a clear

path line across Policy Principles – Policy pillars – Policy

Guidelines; The case of Colombia through identifying

6 policy implementation strategies that align to

all the policy objectives including the objective on

reducing social gaps and improve equity in urban and

rural areas of the city: and the case of Jordan which

is in the diagnosis stage on the relationship between

challenge identification and the existing projects/

programs� Also, the panellist shared the NUP lessons

learnt towards a better a Socially Inclusive NUP,

including the importance of participation across the

process and of using urbanization as an advantage

(for further information on the policies see Box 7)�

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Box 7. National Urban policies from speakers

(based on panel discussion and case study shared)

Argentina National Urban PolicyNational Policy for the Colombi-

an City SystemJordan National Urban Policy

Challenges

• Imbalanced regional development

strategy, to encourage functional

relationships between large cities,

metropolitan areas and intermediate

cities�

• Lack of participation mechanisms

• Safety in public spaces and

transportation

• Limited and gender unbalanced

economic development

The Policy

Has as one of its six principles: Equity on

access to the city� NUP has eight pillars,

as one of them is: Empowerment of

the Community� Argentina NUP establish

guidelines to follow and achieve the axis:

L17: Incorporate the perspective of

gender and cultural diversity as a

transversal axis in urban planning,

legislation and territorial economic

development� 

L18: Generate spaces for citizen

participation in decision-making

processes�

Lessons Learnt

NUP Participation is a strong pillar;

National Urban forums are a key

element to achieve good participation,

communication and feedback collection

of outputs and process is also essential

Challenges

• Social gaps in housing,

mobility and urban economic

development between urban

agglomerations�

• Disarticulated territorial planning

• Physical and digital connectivity

between cities is insufficient

• Limitations on the productive

growth of cities

• Limitations in improving the

quality of life in cities

• Disarticulation between

investment and financing and

the needs of cities

• Interinstitutional de-coordination

to face the challenges of

urbanization

The policy

Has as one of its objectives: Reduce

social gaps and improve equity in

urban and rural areas of the City

System�

The policy has 6 implementation

strategies;

1� Planning with Sustainable Vision;

2� Interjurisdictional coordination; 3�

Efficient financing; 4� Connectivity;

5� Productivity; 5� Quality of life�

Lessons learnt

Taking advantage of the benefits of

urbanization and agglomeration,

and a new approach to public

action based on the territorial

dimension

Challenges

• Gender inequality in land, housing and

property

• Social inequalities with high disparities

between informal areas developed

around Palestinian camps

• High population densities�

• Housing crisis with overcrowding�

• Lack of public transportation;

• Lack of green areas�

The policy

One of the NUP guiding principles is: Social

and economic inclusivity (local economic

development, economic opportunities and

potentialities, gender, social-mix, equity,

culture and conviviality�

The Jordan NUP is currently in a Diagnosis

phase that had identified urban trends,

challenges and also, has identified

implemented projects and strategies that

had worked towards social inclusion issues�

An example: Urban Growth Scenarios

and Sustainable Urban Expansion for the

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan� And other

participatory mechanisms�

Lessons learnt

(from the Urban Growth Scenarios)

Jordan must find ways to include land

value capture mechanisms to limit urban

sprawl� Compact growth would reduce

infrastructure costs and improve Social

inclusion�

https://unhabitat�org/argenti-na-adopts-its-first-ever-national-ur-ban-policy/

https://colaboracion�dnp�gov�co/CDT/Conpes/Econ%C3%B3mi-cos/3819�pdf

https://unhabitat�org/jordan/jordan-urban-is-sues/

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In order to further build in all the information

collected and discussed on day one, the second day

was divided into morning session which focused

on guiding the city indicators, the challenges,

and the tools and opportunities into National

Urban Policy Principles� The afternoon session was

focused on localizing this NUP principles into the

Bolivia NUP�

The main objectives for day 2 where: (1) Review

and revise the Quick Guide for Socially Inclusive

National Urban Policies, to deliver key messages

for policy makers for advocacy work at global

levels on Socially Inclusive NUPs approach, and

(2) Provide recommendations, and develop a

concrete social inclusion strategy into the Bolivian

National Urban Policy�

The first day concluded with a plenary session

moderated by Douglas Ragan, Chief of the

UN-Habitat Youth Unit (UN-Habitat, Nairobi)�

All groups had a representative which shared

the main conclusions from each group, with

most of the priorities and conclusions from the

groups converging� Douglas concluded the day

with the statement: “… We all experience life

in human settlements in different ways and we

all have different necessities� However, we are all

mentioning the same key areas for improvement:

Public Space, Transport, Housing, Data available,

Participation and Capacity building�”

Figure 9 Plenary discussion Moderated by Douglas Ragan. Cochabamba, Bolivia © UN-Habitat

Day Two

Box 8. Day two - Substantive agenda – April 26th

Morning • Presentation: Socially Inclusive National Urban Policy guide

• Working groups and Plenary: Social inclusion NUP principles

Afternoon • Presentation: Bolivia National Urban Policy

• Afternoon Plenary discussion

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The presentation on Socially inclusive NUP was

presented by Pamela Carbajal from UN-Habitat�

She presented some of the Socially inclusive

approach UN-Habitat has (e�g� Gender and Urban

Planning issues and trends, CPI indicators on

youth and prosperity, and user-friendly tools for

urban design)� The presentation also explained

the work on the Socially Inclusive National Urban

Policy Guide, the methodology, the objectives

and the stage the guide is� Pamela highlighted

the Guide still as work in progress and the results

from the EGM will feed into the Guide� Therefore,

the followed activity focused on define key policy

principles a NUP should consider in order to guide

inclusive urban development�

Working groups: Socially Inclusive NUP

Day one provided the space for participants to

connect within their working groups, to share

knowledge, ideas and experiences between

themselves� The groups reflected the previously

discussed diversity and priorities (see Box 1,2 and

3)� Groups: 1) Older persons and Disabilities; 2)

Youth, Teenagers and Children; and 3) Gender,

LGBTQ+ and, intercultural� The cross sectoral or

thematic to further developed were: 1) Transport

and mobility, 2) Capacity Building, 3) Public Space,

4) Participation, 5) Data, 6) Housing, and 7) safety�

The groups finished with a plenary discussion

moderated by Maria del Pilar Tellez, from

Colombia� Each group shared their principles and

all participants gradually developed a consensus

on the most relevant and priority principles (see

Box 9 for the activity conclusions)

Presentation: POLÍTICAS NACIONALES URBANAS SOCIALMENTE INCLUSIVAS (Socially Inclusive

National Urban Policies)

Box 9. Key principles a NUP could consider for inclusive achievements

(Based on the discussion)

1. Regarding

Transport and

mobility; NUP

should:

1.1. Promote and enhance existing laws implementation;

1.2. Advocate for accessible for all transport system and eradicate discrimination;

1.3. Encourage a quality, comfortable and affordable transport service;

1.4. Improve citizens safety;

1.5. Improve road safety education�

2. Regarding the

NUP pillar:

Capacity

building, NUP

should:

2.1. Create a common vision of urbanization and enable citizens to be part of the formula-

tion, implementation and evaluation of NUP;

2.2. Endorse monitoring and evaluation from all capacity building activities;

2.3. Promote continuity in the exercise of capacity development

2.4. Advocate equal opportunities to capacity building activities�

2.5. Encourage innovation mechanisms to develop tools for the generation and collection of

data

Day 2 - Morning session

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3. Public Space

could be

considered as an

acupuncture

or entry point

to implement

NUP� Therefore,

a NUP should:

3.1. Promote quality design that had a participatory process;

3.2. Encourage to build public spaces following accessible standard guidelines, laws, concepts among others to

guaranteeing universality to access or use of public spaces and that these provide warmth in their use and

occupation and maintaining them in a timely manner;

3.3. Advertise and guarantee the safety

3.4. Promote the creation of meeting spaces for recreation proposes and knowledge sharing;

3.5. Encourage co-responsibility in the use and enjoyment of public space from citizens;

3.6. Promote the use of planning and design standards that ensure active public spaces that discourage crimi-

nality and harassment�

3.7. Promote to recover and regenerate public spaces through collective management mechanisms�

3.8. foster to limit empty spaces for illegal use or occupation or sanctions for their abandonment or neglect�

4. Regarding

the NUP Pillar

Participation,

NUP should:

4.1. Generate spaces for participation with balanced representation (e�g� gender, age, and spatial);

4.2. Promote participation mechanisms for future generations, ensuring that it is effectively considered;

4.3. Incorporate in the processes of policy formulation; participation scenario where the voice, needs and

rewards of women and different sectors are guaranteed;

4.4. Ensure, participation mechanisms are been during the overall NUP process�

5. Data is one

of the key

elements for a

NUP process�

Therefore, NUP

should;

5.1. Develop integrated information systems, indicators, collection of desegregated data that reflects urban

dynamics and differentiate groups�

5.2. Include gender and ethnic identity�

5.3. Promote innovation to identify new elements on which to obtain information: mobility, sexual diversity,

5.4. Democratize information�

6. Regarding

Housing, NUP

should:

6.1. Advocate for the right to housing, build on land management policies that will allow the implementation

of an affordable, quality housing development policy

6.2. Advocate quality and adequate housing (housing is not only having shelter)

6.3. Encourage the use of safety and healthy housing guidelines

6.4. Consider housing as a social cohesion matter;

6.5. Advocate for affordable housing;

6.6. Promote market control mechanisms, limit speculation and urban growth;

6.7. Promote regulation to controls on housing rental;

6.8. Enable initiating groups of housing management

6.9. Promote participation in the design of housing, programs and projects

6.10. Ensure the existence of social facilities with proximity and accessibility of goods and services to housing�

6.11. Ensure the integration of goods and services

6.12. Ensure equitable coverage of goods and services in the city, considering present and future density and

demand�

7. Urban and

Territorial

Planning

7.1. Strategically locate the infrastructure related to safety and ensure adequate dispersion and coverage�

7.2. Incorporate safety plans, territorial and spatial approaches

7.3. Encourage synergies between Urban-Rural

7.4. Provide the freedom of choice in terms of location

7.5. Build services close to the communities� Decentralize centralized services in cities�

The Quick Guide on Socially Inclusive National

Urban Policies is currently under development,

based on a peer-review process, and participants

shared case studies to build the evidence base�

The EGM concepts and the experience will be also

incorporated�

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Presentation and discussion: THE BOLIVIA

NATIONAL URBAN POLICY

The presentation on The Bolivia National Urban

Policy was presented by Sergio Blanco, UN-Habitat

Bolivia Programme Coordinator� Sergio presented

the stage of the National Urban Policy progress,

which is currently in the diagnosis phase� He

talked about the main diagnosis findings; the

urbanization status, process, trends, challenges

and opportunities in Bolivia� The presentation

developed a better understanding on how the

NUP framework is being implement in a specific

context, how the diagnosis phase is been

undertaken and what would be the next steps

from the process�

The final Session focused on localization of the

Inclusive NUP discussions� The participants were

challenged to put the principles into practice and

provide clear recommendations for the Bolivian

NUP� The sessions focused on how the Bolivia NUP

policy could be a driver for inclusivity� Questions

for the open discussion were (see Box 10): a) How

is employment and the economy improved?; b)

How is the mobility improved; c) How is access

to public and social services facilitated?; d) How

is it made safer?; e) How is the public space

improved as a space for integration and cohesion

for participation?� The question was answered

discussed and agreed within all, see Box 10 for

the synthesis of all answers�

Day 2 – Afternoon session

Box 10. Key Recommendations for The Bolivia National Urban Policy

a) Economic Inclusion

• Promote mixed land use and open spaces for economic exchange�

• Provide mobility infrastructure, connecting urban and rural and increasing accessibility of agricultural products to consum-

ers�

b) Mobility for all

• Improve and provide infrastructure in a timely and sufficient manner for pedestrians, cyclist and vehicles: fixed stops for

public transport, speed control by cameras, low speed zones

• Provide accessible mobility for persons with limited mobility and other special needs

• Incentivize regulations for the change of vehicle fleet by age, pollution or other criteria

• Demand respect for law and standard design

• Inform and train transport service providers

• Supply mass public transportation

c) Public and Social Services

• Enhance long-term planning and based on demographic profiles

• Promote new urban centralities

• Distribute economic resources equitably (prioritize neighborhoods without basic services or other priority needs)

• Provide accessible public services to all people and equally distributed in the territory

• Make visible human development issues after securing basic services

• Provide accessible social facilities (childcare centers, nursing homes, libraries, etc�)

• Make access to ICT’s visible as a basic service

• Strategically distribute the cultural infrastructure

• Link green, cultural and leisure spaces to free internet access

• Promote rescue successful experiences

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d) Safety

• Organize informal commerce

• Provide public lighting and green areas and trees on sidewalks

• Provide public sewer and storm drains to avoid flooding

• Identify risk zones to avoid building

e) Public spaces

• Generate awareness of environmental protection

• Provide spaces or parks with stories that reflect the memory of the people

• Create a shared gender for all communities: design together, plant, maintain

• Maintain at least 33% of the urban space as public

• Deliver community centers for different people profiles

• Provide public spaces for the preservation and dissemination of local culture

• Offer accessible public spaces

• Supply urban areas with zoning and planning approved by municipal governments

• Public space awareness

• Regulate and control construction activity

• Provide inclusive and friendly infrastructure for integration of different social and age groups�

• Promote affordable tariffs when designing transport infrastructure�

• Provide public services with the right capacity and from a gender and age perspective�

• Promote respect in educational centers for senior citizens�

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Box 11. Survey summary�

(formoreinformationseeAnnex3)

Questions: Weighted average from: 1 to 4.

1. Did the event meet its objectives? 3�5

2. Was there enough time to debate? 3�1

3. Did the information presented and discussed, was useful and build on your capacities? 3�3

4. Do you consider that this event contributed to the development of Inclusive Policies? 3�6

Concluding reflections

The EGM achieved its initial objectives; to develop

further the principles of Socially Inclusive National

Urban Policy and came up with key messages for

policy makers for advocacy work at global levels

on Social Inclusive NUPs (see Box 9 and 10); the

EGM enhanced the exchange of knowledge

and tools for empowering women, youth and

brought together different working groups (see

Annex 1); the EGM provided recommendations to

the Bolivia NUP process (see Box 10)� The EGM

received positive feedback from participants�

The EGM concluded with a survey where

participants provided their feedback (see Box 11

and Annex 3)� Overall, participants rated the event

as a satisfactory event� Among the comments

participants said: “A very good initiative to talk

about inclusion in a policy of developing cities,

making visible different populations that are not

usually considered� A joy that is a contribution

from Bolivia”; “Excellent workshop - great

representation of different groups - outstanding

dialogue�”�

However, participants also noted the challenges

of working with such a wide range of participants

with different backgrounds and knowledge�

for the next steps, it will be important to build

capacity of local communities to ensure they can

make a strong contribution to the NUP process in

Bolivia (see Annex 3)�

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Déborah Schmulewitz Argentina deborah�schmulewitz@onuhabitat�org

Debbie holds an MSc Social Policy and Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science and works as National focal Point for UN-Habitat in Argentina� As part of her duties she supported the development of the National Urban Policy in Argentina using UN-Habitat frameworks�

Esther Mwaura Kenya mwaura@grootskenya�org

Esther Mwaura-Muiru is founder and Coordinator of GROOTS Kenya (Grassroots Organizations Operating Together in Sisterhood), a network of more than 2000 self-help groups from poor communities in urban slums and rural areas across the country� She is a regional organizer for GROOTS International and the Huairou Commission in Africa�Thanks to her leadership, grassroots women in the GROOTS Kenya network have built a solid network and taken leadership roles in their own communities� These grassroots women have also represented themselves at local, national, regional and international decision-making forums�Esther’s motivation to begin organizing women and community development work comes from her background: having grown-up in complete poverty in the rural section of Kenya’s Central Province� She carried herself through school-working on the farms of her rich neighbors, and earned a merit scholarship to attend University�

Fernando R. Jácome G. Ecuador fernando�jacome@worldenabled�org

fernando is the Advisor of Governmental Affairs at World Enabled, and leads its Latin American strategy on inclusive urban development� He has a long experience in the multilateral field in both disability and inclusive urban development areas where he has held key positions for national governments and international organizations� He was part of the Ecuadorian negotiation team of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) and of the coordination team of the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Urban Development HABITAT III�

Hafsa Olcay United Kingdom hafsaolcay@gmail�com

Hafsa Olcay is a PhD Candidate in Architecture at The University of Edinburgh� Her current research revolves around questions of spatial processes and agency in forced migration in the context of temporary living in Athens� She collaborates with several local and international organisations in undertaking of her research and contributes to the UN-Habitat Youth and Livelihood Unit as a youth leader�

Lenin Andres Zambrano Ecuador lenintakaz@hotmail�com

My name is Lenin Zambrano Zambrano, a lawyer by profession, I belong to the Kichwa nationality of the Otavalo people, an expert in indigenous justice processes, a fellow in the Latin American Brigade program in Havana-Cuba, an exhibitor at the KILOMBO PUNQUY Craft and International fair in Armenia -Colombia, indigenous justice trainer in the communities of the Otavalo canton, legal advisor of the Development Corporation of the Otavalango Living Museum�

Maria del Pilar Colombia mptellez@yahoo�com

With 20 years of experience in the government sector, leading public policy and planning strategies and projects� Currently a consultant for the UN-Habitat, she has devoted a large part of her professional practice to planning and territorial development, and in recent years she has focused on metropolitan development, especially in matters of governance, legislation and metropolitan planning, has designed and implemented as the metropolitan observatory, metropolitan cadastre, policies and programs of metropolitan culture and different methodologies for metropolitan management�

Myriam Ababsa Jordan myriam�ababsa@gmail�com

Myriam Ababsa is a social geographer based in Jordan since 2000� Her work focuses on the impact of public policies on regional and urban development in Jordan and Syria� She is currently working on Jordan National Urban Policy Diagnosis for UN Habitat� She has been working for the World Bank as a consultant since 2015: on Jordan Housing Sector Assessment, Jordan Urban Growth Scenarios (World Bank VPU Team Award 2019), Palestine Urban Growth Scenarios (with CAPSUS), Amman Climate Plan, and currently Amman Integrated Urban Planning� An associate researcher at the french Institute for the Near-East (Ifpo), she has directed the Atlas of Jordan� History, Territories, Society (Ifpo 2013), and co-edited with Baudouin Dupret and Eric Denis Popular Housing and Urban Land Tenure in the Middle East (University of Cairo Press, 2012) and with Rami Daher, Cities, Urban Practices and Nation Building in Jordan (Ifpo 2011)� She holds a PhD in Geography from the University françois Rabelais of Tours (2004) on Raqqa (Syrian Studies Association, Best Doctoral Dissertation Prize, Special Mention, 2006)� She is a former student of the Ecole Normale Supérieure de fontenay-Saint Cloud (1993-1997)�

Annex 1� International participants Bio

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Relinda Sosa Perez Peru relindasosa@yahoo�es

Relinda Sosa Perez began her work in 1990 as a community kitchen director during the peak of Peru’s cholera epidemic� Economic crises and political violence also characterized the era, but she was still able to successfully position her organization as a key player in the passage of Law 25307, the first of its kind to explicitly recognize the right to food� After the founding of CONAMOVIDI in 2005, Relinda was elected its first president� The organization aims to strengthen the rights of women in rural and urban areas, organizing farmers, artisans, and women from community kitchens�

S M Shaikat Indonesia shaikatsm@gmail�com

SM was born and raised in Bangladesh� He received a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of London, and studied Human Rights Training at McGill University� As an Executive Director at SERAC-Bangladesh, he is responsible for organizational management, policy planning, program supervision, fund-raising, and project design�

Since becoming a Young Leader, SM is proud his organization achieved a place in the National family Planning Technical forum as the only youth-led organization in Bangladesh� Additionally, SERAC-Bangladesh initiated the world’s first-ever National Youth Conference on family Planning in 2016 with the support from International Youth Alliance for family Planning (IYAfP), with the third conference in November 2018, and it conducted a nationwide campaign on youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services that inspired more than 5,000 youths to sign a pledge later endorsed by the Parliament Members� As an advocate, SM was elected to the UN-Habitat Youth Advisory Board as the Youth Advisor for Asia-Pacific and joined the Global Organizing Committee of the PMNCH Partners forum 2018�

SM was inspired to become an advocate by Mahatma Gandhi through his call to “be the change I wanted to see” and because he was a great amplifier of people’s needs and voices by translating them into smaller actions�

Remy Sietchiping Cameroon remy�sietchiping@un�org

Remy leads the Regional and Metropolitan Planning Unit (RMPU) within the Urban Planning and Design Branch of UN-Habitat at its Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya� With over 20 years of experience, he is currently working on national urban policies within the spatial frameworks, the implementation of the International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning (IG-UTP), regional and metropolitan planning, city-region planning, urban corridors development and clusters, green economy and smart green cities, systems of connected cities, urban-rural linkages�

Douglas Ragan Canada douglas�ragan@un�org

Douglas is the unit leader for Youth and Livelihoods at UN-Habitat� He manages UN-Habitat’s global portfolio on youth development in developing countries� He also manages three flagship youth programs for UN-Habitat: the Urban Youth fund, the Youth 21 initiative, and the One Stop Youth Resource Centers� He holds a master’s degree in management from McGill University and is currently a Ph�D� candidate in architecture and design, with a focus on youth-led organizations in slums, at the University of Colorado�

Sergio Blanco Spain sergio�blanco@un�org

Mr� Blanco Ania assumed the responsibility to manage UN-Habitat’s Programme to support the development of national urban policy in Bolivia in May 2018� Until then and since May 2017, he was Coordinator for UN-Habitat’s Office for the Caribbean and Central America� Previously, he had joined UN-Habitat office in Haiti in 2012 as human settlements officer and urban planner where he progressively assumed management responsibilities of the office portfolio to become Country Programme Coordinator in Haiti and also covering the Dominican Republic in July 2016�

Mr� Blanco Ania is an architect and urban planner with over eighteen years of international development cooperation experience both in technical and managerial positions� He also is a public servant at the Spanish International Development Cooperation Agency, depending from the Ministry of foreign Affairs and Cooperation, with the category of Development Cooperation Programme Manager�

He had previously worked for over ten years for the Spanish International Development Cooperation Agency in several urban and development projects in Algeria, Cape Verde, Honduras and the Dominican Republic� from 2009 to 2012 he was Deputy General Coordinator for AECID’s office in Algeria including the humanitarian programme for the Saharawi refugees� Mr� Blanco Ania holds a master’s degree in architecture with specialization in urban planning from Madrid Polytechnic University and has completed postgraduate studies at Oxford Brookes University and UOC University in Barcelona�

Pamela Carbajal Mexico Pamela�carbajal@un�org

Pamela is an Architect from the University of Technology of Monterrey, she works on urban and territorial planning approaches using an integrated thematic approach for crosscutting issues including Health, Well-being, and social inclusion� Pamela coordinates the programme “implementing the International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning for improved environment and wellbeing� Pamela also supports different countries in Latin America on their National Urban Policy development process using UN-Habitat frameworks� Currently, she is supporting the Bolivian National Urban Policy process and its social inclusion approach�

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Annex 2� Local Organization represented and Participants list

Estefania Morales Laura Vice-Ministry of Equal Opportunities Vice-Minister

Javier Delgadillo Andrade Vice-Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning

Vice-Minister

Ivan Canelas Alurralde Governorate of Cochabamba Governor

Ivan Telleria Arévalo Municipality of Cochabamba Mayor

Rocio Molina Travesi Asociation of Municipalities of Bolivia President

Bernarda Sarue Association of female Councillors and Mayors of Bolivia

Executive Director

Luciana Mermet UNDP Bolivia Country Representative

Violeta Dominguez UN-Women Bolivia Country Representative

Sun Ah Kim Suh UNICEf Bolivia Country Representative

Heeso Yang UNICEf M&E officer

Pedro Lopez UNICEf Oficer programmer

Alejandro Luson UNICEf

Ana Angarita UNfPA Bolivia Country Representative

Carolina Wennerholm Embajada de Suecia Counselor and Chief of Cooperation

Ernesto Marconi Vice-Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning

General Director of Urban Planning

Mauricio Otasevic Alvarez Plata fundación Educación y Cooperación

Gabriela Perez Mirones Consejo Municipal de la Niñez Presidenta Consejo Municipal de Niña, Niño, Adolescente

Anwarth Linneo Cáceres Organización Juvenil Santa Cruz - Movimiento del Siglo XXI

María Laura Gómez Novillo Plataforma de Jóvenes de La Paz Responsable

María Isabel Caero Centro de Información y Desarrollo

de la Mujer - CIDEM

Escarley Torrico foronda Centro de Estudios Urbanos y

Regionales - CEUR

Amelia Rojas Velasco Asociación de Adulto Mayor - La Paz

Josefina L� Asociación de Adulto Mayor

freddy Silvano Gutierrez

Paniagua

Asociación Nacional del Adulto

Mayor Bolivia

Efrain Rodriguez Chavez federación de Personas con

Discapacidad - Cochabamba

Rosa Queso Ichuta federación de Organizaciones

Comunitarias de PCD - La Paz

Luna Sharlotte Humerez

Aquino

OTRAf - Bolivia

David Aruquipa Pérez LGTBIQA Activist

Martina Barra Pedreros Consejo Nacional de Afrobolivianos

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Miguel Charupá Tamacoine Asociación de Pueblos Indígenas de

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Vicepresident

Eugenio Tellez ASOS� DPTAL� CBBA�

Veronica Alvarez Kawsay Cordinator

Maria Eugenia Noviles Ideas Interancional Cordinator

Joaquin Horbas M My rights

Justo Poma My rights

Juan Carlos MSTI-VIO-DGPCO

Alfredo Maydana ASODEIN la Paz

Malin Larsson Embajada Suecia

Natialia Procel Ministerio de Justicia Tecnico

Roberto Rodriguez Adulto mayor Secretario

Eleodora Guzaman Quillacollo

Normz Yucra DNA GAMC

Andrea Oropeza OPS/OMS

David Auquijo CBDE

Joel Contreras fEC

Cristina L M OTB� Quechisla

Malena Torrez Comité press coronilla

Juddy sutinga ANAMBO

Efren Osorio UN-Habitat Bolivia Programme specialist

Javier Zarate UN-Habitat Bolivia Institutional relations specialist

Valeria Díaz Romero UN-Habitat Bolivia Administrative assistant

Karen Ruiz UN-Habitat Bolivia Communication specialist

Bernardo Del Castillo UN-Habitat Bolivia Technical coordinator

Pamela Vargas UN-Habitat Bolivia Legal Specialist

Macarena Dominguez UN-Habitat Bolivia Intern in Human Rights

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Annex 3� Agenda

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Annex 4� Concluding Survey

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Cities for All in Bolivia

Cochabamba, April 2019

UN-Habitat recently held an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on ‘Socially Inclusive National Urban Policies’

in Cochabamba, Bolivia� The meeting brought together a diverse group of international experts from

all regions and 50 National Participants, representing older persons, persons with disability, indigenous,

women, LGBT, youth, children and policy-makers�

The Event started with an Open Youth forum at the “Universidad Mayor de San Simon”, for youth to

highlight their priorities and demonstrate their potential to contribute to sustainable urban development�

The forum and the first day of the EGM tackled questions such as “What makes an inclusive city?”,

“What are the main challenges experienced while living in urban or rural areas?”, “What are the tools

available to make human settlements inclusive for all?” and “What are the Principles a National Urban

Policy has to consider to achieve an inclusive policy process and have impact on peoples life regarding

inclusion?”�

Discussions were an opportunity for all participants to engage and to present the challenges, solutions

and ideas of the components that make a human settlement, a policy process and implementation to be

socially inclusive� The first day main conclusion, as observed by Douglas Ragan, Chief of the UN-Habitat

Youth Unit, was that “… We all experience life in human settlements in different ways and we all

have different necessities� However, we are all mentioning the same key areas for improvement: Public

Space, Transport, Housing, Data available, Participation and Capacity building�” Day Two translated

these conclusions into Key Global Urban Policy Principles and recommendations to the Bolivia Urban

Policy�

The Event concluded with Key Recommendations for the Bolivian Government to ensure inclusion in

their cities, as UN-Habitat continues to support the development of the Bolivian National Urban Policy�

The EGM was a major contribution to the ‘Guide to Socially Inclusive NUP’ which will be released

following revisions from the experts present�

Annex 5� Web story

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Presentation: ORIENTADORAS JUDICIALES; GUÍA Y COMPAÑÍA DE MUJERES, NIÑAS Y NIÑOS

PARA ACCEDER A LA JUSTICIA” (Judicial Guidelines, company guide for women, girls and children

to access justice)�

EL ALTO NÚMERO DE FEMINICIDIOS EN NUESTRO PAÍS.

Porque somos una organización de mujeres, que estamos comprometidas con la defensa e los

derechos humanos y en particular de las mujeres, niñas y niños, en este contexto hemos contribuido

a las políticas de igualdad de género� A pesar de contar con políticas favorables para la igualdad de

oportunidades, aun hay limitaciones en su aplicación, por prácticas discriminatorias y machistas en la

sociedad y en los operadores de justicia�

• feminicidios en Perú:

2017 hubo 121 casos de feminicidios y 247 tentativas

2018: el MIMPV tiene el registro de las 149 asesinadas

5 DISTRITOS DE LIMA METROPOLITANA:

• Lima Norte - Distritos de: Comas, Independencia, San Martin de Porras�

• Lima Este –Distritos de San juan de Lurigancho, El Agustino�

• Región Callao – Carmen de la Lega�

PROCESO

• Propuesta y gestión: marzo 2018 – junio 2018�

• Cursos: del 23 de julio a diciembre 2019 (5 cursos - 150)�

• Planificación de trabajo en de campo

• Diseño de metodología e instrumentos�

IMPLEMENTACION

• Implementación de trabajo en campo (en proceso): campaña de sensibilización e información, para

la prevención y atención casos de violencia de género y familiar� (febrero-junio 2019)

• Identificación de casos; acompañamiento y reporte (acopio y sistematización de información)�

• Presentación de informe e incidencia, seguimiento�

ALINEACIÓN

• Plan nacional de acceso a la justicia a la justicia 2016-2021

• Política nacional de igualdad de genero

Annex 5� Participants presentations

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Objetivo Prioritario 1: Reducir la violencia hacia las mujeres

Objetivo Prioritario 3: Garantizar el acceso y participación de las mujeres en espacios de toma de

decisiones�

PARTES INTERESADAS

• Poder judicial�

• Policía nacional del Perú (comisarias)�

• Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables (Centros de emergencia Mujer-CEM)�

PROCESO DE TOMA DE DECISIÓN

• Comisión de trabajo poder judicial-Comisión de acceso de justicia + Dirigentas de organizaciones

sociales de mujeres�

Las organizaciones presentamos la propuesta del curso, y luego establecimos una comisión de trabajo

para el diseño del curso y seguimiento del mismo�

MECANISMOS DE PARTICIPACIÓN CIUDADANA

• En los distritos existen mecanismos de participación integradas por gobiernos locales, organizaciones

y otros actores, para la localización de políticas nacionales: violencia de género, igualdad de género,

en los que participan las orientadoras judiciales y otras representaciones, en estos espacios se

planifican acciones para desarrollar en el terreno y se hacer seguimiento�

HERRAMIENTAS

• Ley Nº 28983 de igualdad de oportunidades entre hombres y mujeres�

• Ley 30364 Ley para prevenir, sancionar y erradicar la violencia contra las mujeres y los integrantes

del grupo familiar

• Las reglas de Brasilia aprobadas en XIV edición de la Cumbre Judicial Iberoamericana�

• Protocolos específicos para acompañamiento de procesos judiciales próximos a elaboración�

• Metodología para campaña de sensibilización:

• Talleres de capacitación e información

Perifoneo dominicales en los mercados de los barrios

BENEFICIOS A CORTO PLAZO

• 150lideresascapacitadasaprobaronelcursodeOrientadorasjudiciales.

• Poblaciónde100comunidades(10milfamilias)sensibilizadas.

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LARGO PLAZO (Proyección)

• 300 mujeres han sido apoyadas en su proceso de denuncia y proceso judicial�

• 500 mujeres mejoran su relación familiar�

• Incidencia en la mejora de los servicios y modificar las normas si es necesario� La información

obtenida en el proceso de acompañamiento, permitirá identificar los nudos/dificultades en la

aplicación de las normas� (leyes, protocolos, etc)�

DESAFÍOS

Incorporar la participación de hombre y mujeres jóvenes�

en este proceso�

Establecer alianzas sostenidas a pesar de los cambios en las gestiones�

LECCIONES APRENDIDAS.

Que la experiencia de trabajo en el terreno es importante para fundamentar lo que proponemos�

Es clave contar con datos�

Identificar aliados a diferentes niveles�

LOGROS

fortalecido la organización�

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Presentation: ANÁLISIS GENERAL DE DISEÑO UNIVERSAL EN EL TRANSPORTE PÚBLICO PARA LA

REPÚBLICA DE ECUADOR (Standard analysis of Universal Design in Public Transport for the Republic

of Ecuador)

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Contact:

UN-Habitat

unhabitat-urban-policy@un�org

www�unhabitat�org

EGM participants

Youth forum participants