Today, one in two people on the planet is an urban dweller Urbanization is mostly occurring in developing countries (93%).

Cities are growing because of:

- Natural increase in urban population (50%)

- Reclassification of rural areas as urban areas (25%)

- Rural-to-urban migration (25%)

Background

UN-Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, seeks nominations of new members to serve on UN-Habitat’s Advisory Group on Gender Issues (AGGI). The AGGI was established in 2012 to advise the UN-Habitat Executive Director on all issues related to gender mainstreaming in the work of UN-Habitat.  The Group also provides strategic guidance and policy advice on the development, implementation and assessment of the Agency’s strategic plans, including its gender equality action plans.