November 28, 2022 TO: - Members of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Stakeholder Engagement

The Habitat III secretariat contributed the written outcomes of the activities to the Member States as advisory documents for use in the composition of the New Urban Agenda. [...] Here is Article 128 of the New Urban Agenda with key sentences highlighted: We will encourage UN-Habitat, other United Nations programmes and agencies, and other relevant stakeholders to generate evidence-based and practical guidance for the implementation of the New Urban Agenda and the urban dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals in close collaboration with the Member States, local autho. [...] We offer the explanation of the process not for duplication of the actual activities but as examples of the type of work that embodies the true spirit of consultation among Member States and stakeholders. [...] The Origins of the Conceptual Framework of Habitat III Stakeholder Engagement In 2013, as the UN General Assembly approved the details for the Habitat III conference preparations, the Member States made an explicit request to Joan Clos, the Habitat III Secretary-General charged with overseeing the arrangements, along with a Bureau composed of representatives of ten Member States. [...] At its fifth plenary meeting, held at the Habitat III conference, the members decided to capitalize on the positive momentum generated in the preparatory process and at the conference, voted to extend the GAP’s life into the New Urban Agenda implementation stage.