Overview

The twenty-sixth session of the Governing Council of UN-Habitat took place from 8th to 12th May 2017, at UN-Habitat Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. This session of the Governing Council followed the adoption of the New Urban Agenda during the Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador in October 2016.

The theme of the twenty-sixth session of the Governing Council (GC26) is ‘Opportunities for the effective implementation of the New Urban Agenda’.

The sub-themes for the GC26 were as follows:

  1. ‘Towards inclusive, sustainable and adequate housing for a better future’
  2. ‘Synergies and financing for sustainable urbanization’
  3. ‘Integrated human settlements planning for sustainable urbanization’

Other key issues discussed at the twenty-sixth session include:

  1. The activities of UN-Habitat, including coordination matters
  2. Review of the Outcome of the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III)
  3. The work programme and budget of UN-Habitat for the biennium 2018-2019

GC 26 Documents