Aging in place, in cities: the Older Persons PCG and the case it won
Nearly 60 percent of the world's older population lives in cities. The Older Persons PCG, approved in Prague in 2016, made sure the New Urban Agenda noticed.
A note on independent voices and open platforms
A short editorial note on why open, independent platforms matter to stakeholder engagement, and a word of thanks to the contributors who keep the conversation going.
Reading the urban record: a short guide to the GAP document library
From the Nairobi Declaration to the 58-page media e-book, the GAP library is a primary source for how stakeholders shaped the New Urban Agenda. Here is how to read it.
Sixteen seats, not nine: how GAP widened the table at Habitat III
The traditional settlement gave nine seats to Agenda 21 Major Groups and three to Other Stakeholders. GAP asked for sixteen, one per constituency, and got them.
Why 'partnerships' is the load-bearing word in the New Urban Agenda
When GAP published Partnerships for the New Urban Agenda in May 2016, it was not writing a slogan. It was naming the mechanism that would decide whether the Agenda meant anything.