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WUF10 REGISTRATION (as of 28 January 2020)

Registrations by Country

Registered: 13,034

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WUF10 REGISTRATION (as of 28 January 2020)

Registrations by Region

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WUF10 REGISTRATION (as of 28 January 2020)

Registrations by Gender & Age

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INVITATION LETTERS

Status- WUF10 Invitations

Letters type Produced Letters Approved Dispatched Letters

ED/DED Request 25 25 25

MFA 198 192 192

Heads of State - -

Ministers 225 225 225

Heads of UN entities 59 59 59

Mayors/ Governors 396 396 396

Intergovernmental 28 28 28

Stakeholders 12,333 12.333 12,333

Business Sector 79 79 79

Speakers/ Moderators 454 454 442

Total 13,762 13,762 13,779

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Ministries:

78 Ministers and Deputy Ministers have confirmed

52 Ministers recommended as speakers. Session focal points are engaged in the selection process

Local Authorities:

66 Mayors/Governors have confirmed their participation.

45 Mayors/ Governors recommended as speakers

CONFIRMATIONS

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UN Entities:

17 Heads and Deputy Heads have confirmed.

20 UN entities will be represented at the Forum.

• Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO

• International Organization for Migration, IOM

• Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR

• Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, UN ESCAP

• United Nations Capital Development Fund,UNCDF

• United Nations Development Coordination Office, UNDCO

• United Nations Development Programme, UNDP

• The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDRR

• United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, UNECA

• United Nations Environment Programme, UN Environment

• Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, UNESCAP

• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTD

• United Nations Centre for Regional Development, UNCRD

• United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, UNIDR

CONFIRMATIONS

• United Nations Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization, UNESCO

• United Nations Economic and Social

Commission for Western Asia, UNESCWA

• United Nations Interregional Crime and

Justice Research Institute, UNICRI

• United Nations Office for Drugs and

Crime UNODC

• UN Resident Coordinator Office, UNRC

Office

• The World Bank Group

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SPEAKERS

Overview suggested speakers

Africa (14%)

Arab (12%)

LAC (11%)

Asia-Pacific (Oceania) (15%)

Europe (24%)

North America (13%)

Global (UNs, IGOs) (9%)

TOTAL: 454

LDCs (10%)

Male (47%)

Female (53%)

158 Sponsored (incl. LDCs, WUC, Alumni)

442 invitations sent (incl. UAE invites)

12 invitations to be sent shortly

225 Confirmed (55% female/45% male)

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SPEAKERS – VIPs confirmed

Prominent speakers

• Luis Monreal - General Manager, Aga Khan Trust for Culture

• Mariana Mazzucato - Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value,

University College London (UCL)

• Ricky Burdett - Professor of Urban Studies, London School of Economics

• Saskia Sassen - Professor of Sociology, Columbia University

• Wendy Pullan - Professor of Architecture and Urban Studies, University of

Cambridge

• Fabrizio Hochschild - Special Adviser on 75th UN Anniversary United Nations

• Richard Sennet - Centennial Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics

1012 November2019EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

Programme Preparations

379 Applications received

298 Applications received

96 Applications received

73 Applications received from

39 countries (As of 8 November)

// A selection committee was

established with one rep. per branch

plus a (chair) and WUF Team

// Criteria for consideration:

- Quality of application

- Regional balance

- Diversity in type of organization e.g.

local government, National

government, NGO, Academia,

Private Sector, UN etc.

- North and South representation -

include quota for LDC, quota for host

country (10%)

- One application per organization

Selection Committee

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Number of events hosted by partners:

Urban Library – capacity 36.

ONE UN – Capacity 18.

SDGs in Action – Capacity 29.

Voices from Cities – Capacity 58.

Urban Cinema – 4

Networking: 160

Side events: 80

Training Events: 33

TOTAL:381

Total of events in the main programme:

Assemblies: 5

Dialogues: 6

Roundtables: 16

Special sessions: 14

Urban talks: 03

Award sessions in Press Centre: 3

UN-Habitat Arena (Flagship programme launch): 5

Press conferences: 5

TOTAL: 54

OVERALL TOTAL: 469

Programme – Approved number of events

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Programme (available on UN-Habitat Website)

Detailed programme available at: https://wuf.unhabitat.org/wuf10-programme

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Member State Engagement in WUF10

• Mobilization of high-level delegations from respective

countries

• Support in mobilization of participants from their respective

countries

• Advisory board – Advise the Executive Director on the

implementation of the WUF and drafting of WUF10

declaration

• Participation in Key events and sessions

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ADVISORY GROUP Member Composition

Number Designation Selection criteria

01 Chair Minister in charge of housing and urban development in the Host Country

01 Co-chair President of the UN-Habitat Assembly

03 Local and Regional Governments

Global Taskforce of local and regional governments to nominate 5 names. ED to select 3

08 Stakeholders The Stakeholder Advisory Group Enterprise (SAGE) and the Local

Organizing Committee (LOC) will be called to consult broadly and

recommend 7 names representing key stakeholders constituencies.

03 UN-Habitat

Governing Bodies/ Member States

Chairs of the Executive Board, the Committee of Permanent Representatives and one representative from the next Host Country

03 UN entities All heads of agencies will be informed in their invitation letters and

can express interest. ED will decide. UNESCO will be given priority given the theme.

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Agenda of Advisory Board

8 Feb. 15:00-17:00 Inaugural meeting

Daily meetings 8:00-8:45

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SOME OF UN-HABITAT’S CORPORATE EVENTS

• Objective of the network is to promote cross-learning and sharing of best practices among the Forum’s host cities to improve the impact and legacy that go beyond WUF itself.

• UN-Habitat invites Nairobi as the host city of the forum in 2002

• Network will address four main issues, among others:

1. Improving the impact and legacy of WUF in host cities.

2. Offering practical guidance to new WUF host cities.

3. Promoting the implementation of the New Urban Agenda

and urban-related SDGs.

4. Monitoring the implementation of WUF Declarations

• Objective is to bring together cities with investors to foster new partnerships and provide opportunities to make sustainable urbanization investable

• UN-Habitat invites local and regional governments to submit their investable projects for consideration

• Application available on www.unhabitat.org

• Deadline in 31 October

// Cities Investment

Platform

// WUF Alumni

Initiative

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Launches will take place at UN-Habitat booth.

Two sessions per day from 12:00-12:45PM and

1:00-1:45PM. Tentative schedule is:

a. Monday F2 (12:00) and F5 (1:00PM)

b. Tuesday F3 (12:00) and F4 (1:00PM)

c. Wednesday F1 (12:00)

// Launch of UN-Habitat’s

Flagship Programmes

// Other integrated spaces

• UN-HABITAT BOOTH

• SDG ACTION ZONE

• URBAN LIBRARY

• URBAN CINEMA

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The Forum will be held at Abu Dhabi

National Exhibition Center- ADNEC, Khaleej Al Arabi Street, Abu Dhabi.

More information can be found

at: www.adnec.ae and on WUF 10

website under ‘practical info’ section

Abu Dhabi National Exhibition CenterWUF10 VENUE

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TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS

Negotiated rates with a number of hotels available on link

https://mcime.eventsair.com/wuf2020/accom-booking/Site/Register

Options close to the Venue

- Aloft

- Andaz

- Premier Inn

- Capital Centre Arjaan

- Centro Capital Centre

Special Flight discounts with

- Etihad https://www.etihad.com/wuf/

- Emirates https://fly4.emirates.com/CAB/IBE/SearchAvailability.aspx (Promo

code: EVE6WUF)

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Protocol ARRANGEMENTS

Arrival at the airport:

VIP Lounge access for Ministers / Deputy Ministers Head of Delegations

Transportation and accommodation to be arranged by the delegations

Badging

• All participants should register on line

• VIP lines will be available for issuing badges at the venue

• Badges can be collected on behalf of Ministers

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Support provided by Host Country

VISA PROCESS

Late applications:

Send their requests to Rithik Aswani (MCI UAE)

rithik.aswani@mci-group.com

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Opening

Ceremony

VIP

Registration

VIP

Registration

Drop-off

Area

Drop-off

AreaUrban Expo (Exhibition)

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Follow WUF10 on Facebook

@worldurbanforum and Twitter

@WUF_10

WUF10 Mobile APP will provide

participants with easy and real

time information on the

programme

WUF10 ON SOCIAL MEDIA

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Thank you