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By Diana Mitlin Filed Under: All posts, Urban Posted:
This month more than 25,000 delegates meet in Quito, Ecuador, for the Habitat 3 conference which sets out the United Nations’ New Urban Agenda – a guide to policies and approaches for the sustainable development and planning of cities and towns across the globe for the next 20 years. As part of The University of Manchester’s […]
By Diana Mitlin Filed Under: All posts, Brexit Posted:
Following a period of dramatic social and political change in the UK, Diana Mitlin says we should consider the EU Referendum result as a beginning, not an ending. It is, she argues, an opportunity for political elites to better recognise the needs of disadvantaged people and to remember that development is needed here, not just […]
By Diana Mitlin Filed Under: All posts, Featured Posted:
In the latest in our series on the negotiations in New York over Sustainable Development Goals, Diana Mitlin says that sanitation should be a priority. Goal 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) makes a clear commitment to universal access to sanitation: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. This wording may have […]