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GFHS-2024
Invigorating Innovation and Local Leadership for a Sustainable Urban Future
– The 19th Global Forum on Human Settlements Successfully Held
at UN Headquarters
As a follow-up discussion and action of the United Nations Summit of the Future, the 19th Annual Session of Global Forum on Human Settlements and New Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements Awards Ceremony (GFHS 2024) was successfully held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on October 24, the UN Day, with the theme being “Invigorate Innovation and Local Leadership for a Sustainable Urban Future”. The forum brought together nearly 400 professional participants including 20+ ambassadors, representing 40+ countries. It was broadcast live on UN WEB TV.
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Modality: Opening ceremony, keynote speech, high-level dialogue, parallel forums, conclusion and recommendation, New SCAHSA awards ceremony, Global Youth Green Ambassador Forum, closed-door consultation, business leaders and technology pioneers salon, study tour, etc.
Scope and Key Topics
1.Invigorate innovation and local leadership for a sustainable urban future
2.Innovative technologies and practices for just, smart and green urban transformation
3. Nature-based solutions for urban resilience and sustainability
4.Directing and redirecting public and private funds for sustainable cities
5.Human settlements and modern health technology
6.Foster innovation and integration in urban planning and design
7.Accelerate the circular economy towards zero-waste and zero-carbon cities
8.Empower future leaders and achieve a sustainable future
Keynote Statement: Invigorate innovation and local leadership for a sustainable urban future
•Dr. Tageldin Ibrahim Hamad, Vice Chairman of Global Forum on Human Settlement (GFHS) ,Co-Chairman of Global Human Settlements Foundation
•Mr. Jamil Ahmad, Director, New York Office, United Nations Environment Programme
•Prof. Carlos Moreno, Scientist and Professor at IAE - Paris1 Sorbonne University
•Ms. Elisabeth Belpaire, President, International Society of City and Regional Planners
•Mr. Julio Alak, Mayor of La Plata, Argentina
•Mr. Edward Glaeser, Department Chair, Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, Harvard University (video statement)
Opening Session
•Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Chairman of Global Forum on Human Settlements, Former UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative
•Ambassador Harold Adlai Agyeman, Permanent
Representative of Ghana to the United Nations, Vice Chairman of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly
•Ambassador Odo Tevi, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Vanuatu to the United Nations
•Mr. Haifeng Lyu, Co-founder & Secretary General, Global Forum on Human Settlements
•Mr. Choudhury Rudra Charan Mohanty, Environment Programme Coordinator, United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)- DSDG/UN DESA
•Ms. Paola Albrito, Director of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) (video statement)
•Prof. Fnu Oudom, Trade Commissioner of The Republic of Vanuatu to New York, United State of America, Honorary Chairman of Global Forum on Human Settlements, Co-Chairman of Global Human Settlements Foundation
•Mr. Charles Karangwa, Head of the Nature-based Solutions Management Hub, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Parallel Session: Nature-based solutions for urban resilience and sustainability
•Mr. Charles Karangwa, Head of the Nature-based Solutions Management Hub, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
•Ms. Loan Diep, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Urban Nature- based Solutions, The New School
•Ms. Kritika Kharbanda, Head of Sustainability, Henning Larsen
•Mr. Billy Grayson, Chief Initiatives Officer, The Urban Land Institute (ULI)
•Prof. Hitesh Mehta, President, HM Design
•Ms. Lauren Alger, Director of Sustainable Design, STVIncorporated
•Dr. Sofie Sandstrom Jaffe, Permanent Observer of IUCN tothe United Nations
High-level Dialogue: Innovative technologies and practices for just, smart and green urban transformation
•Dr. Arab Hoballah, Senior Sustainability Expert, former Chief, Sustainable Consumption and Production, UNEP
•Ambassador Osama Abdel Khalek, Permanent
Representative of Egypt to the United Nations
•Ms. Lisa Flavia Garcia, Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), United States
•Ambassador Keisha A. McGuire, Special Adviser to the78th President of the UNGA on Gender Equality andWomen’s Empowerment, UNGA office
•Ms. Verónica Delgadillo, Mayor of Guadalajara, Mexico
•Mr. David West, Mayor of Richmond Hill, Canada
•Ms. Toni-Shae Freckleton, Chief, New York Liaison Office, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Parallel Session: Human settlements and modern health technology
•Prof. Fnu Oudom, Trade Commissioner of The Republic of Vanuatu to New York, United State of America, Honorary Chairman of Global Forum on Human Settlements, Co-Chairman of Global Human Settlements Foundation
•Ambassador Odo Tevi, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Vanuatu to the United Nations
•Prof. Haifan Lin, Founding Director, Stem Cell Research Center, Yale University, Member of the National Academy of Sciences, Member of the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences, Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
•Prof. Lin Leng, World-Renowned Immunology Biochemist, Senior Research Scientist, School of Medicine, Yale University
•Qiu Xi, Expert on Digital Economy
•Dato’ George Guo Bingting, Co-founder of International Future Leaders Alliance HongKong (IFLAHK)
Parallel Session: Foster innovation and integration in urban planning and design
•Ms. Elisabeth Belpaire, President, International Society of City and Regional Planners
•Dr. Serge Salat, President, Urban Morphology and Complex Systems Institute, Paris, France, Senior Advisor to the UN and World Bank, Leading Expert of International Green Model City Standards 3.0
•Dr. Christine Lemaitre, Chief Executive Officer, German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB)
•Ms. Marina Khoury, Partner, DPZ CoDESIGN, United States
•Dr. Tijana Tufek Memišević, ISOCARP Board and Scientific Committee Member
•Dr. Wafa Al-Daily, ISOCARP Board Member and WomenIn-Planning, and President of the International MetropolitanFellowship
Summary and Recommendation
•Ambassador Odo Tevi, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Vanuatu to the United Nations
•Dr. Ivor Richard Fung, Chief of Staff, Office of the President of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly
•Mr. Haifeng Lyu, Co-founder & Secretary General, Global Forum on Human Settlements
•Dr. Tageldin Ibrahim Hamad, Vice Chairman of Global Forum on Human Settlement (GFHS) ,Co-Chairman of Global Human Settlements Foundation
•Mr. Choudhury Rudra Charan Mohanty, Environment Programme Coordinator, United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)- DSDG/UN DESA
•Dr. Arab Hoballah, Senior Sustainability Expert, former Chief, Sustainable Consumption and Production, UNEP
•Mr. Charles Karangwa, Head of the Nature-based Solutions Management Hub, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
•Dr. Fedra Vanhuyse, Head of Division - Societies, Climate and Policy Support, Stockholm Environment Institute
•Prof. Fnu Oudom, Trade Commissioner of The
Republic of Vanuatu to New York, United State of America, Honorary Chairman of Global Forum on Human Settlements, Co-Chairman of Global Human Settlements Foundation
•Jiacuo Rinpoche, Founder of International Future LeadersAlliance HongKong (IFLAHK), Initiator of Charity Fundunder China Population Welfare Foundation
•Ms. Elisabeth Belpaire, President, International Society of City and Regional Planners
•Ms. Xie Fang, Deputy Secretary General, Global Future Leaders Foundation
Parallel Session: Accelerate the circular economy towards zero-waste and zero-carbon cities
•Mr. Choudhury Rudra Charan Mohanty, Environment Programme Coordinator, United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)- DSDG/UN DESA
•Mr. Julio Alak, Mayor of La Plata, Argentina
•Ms. Jin Yan, Secretary, Pan’an County Committee of the Communist Party of China, Zhejiang Province
•Mr. Stéphane Pouffary, Chief Executive Officer and Honorary President, ENERGIES 2050, France
•Mr. Li Geng, Chief Financial Officer, Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
•Mr. Wang Duoxiao, President of Mianyang Ruiyang New Materials Technology Development Co., Ltd., China
Awarders and awardees at New Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements Awards Ceremony 2024