Call for Action SIXTH ASIA-PACIFIC URBAN FORUM 19-21 October 2015

The sixth Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF-6) was held from 19 to 21 October 2015 at the Fairmont Convention Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia. The forum was organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Ministry of Public Works and Housing of Indonesia together with more than 30 partners. APUF-6 was guided by the theme “Sustainable Urban Development in Asia-Pacific: Towards a New Urban Agenda” and held backto-back with the Habitat III Regional Meeting for Asia-Pacific convened by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia on 21-22 October 2015.

 APUF-6 brought together more than 900 participants, including ministers, mayors and other government officials, representatives from academia, urban professionals, the private sector, civil society, grassroots leaders, older persons, youth, and international organizations, to discuss persistent and emerging issues related to sustainable urban development in Asia-Pacific, and in particular priority issues for the region to be considered in the “New Urban Agenda” to be adopted at Habitat III, and in implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.