Press Centre Event 3 Intermediary Cities and Reduction of Social and Spatial Inequalities - UN-Habitat

Press Centre Event 3

Intermediary Cities and Reduction of Social and Spatial Inequalities
Implementation of the Habitat 2030 vision in Morocco

        28 May 2019 Nairobi, Kenya

        13:00 – 13:45

        Venue Press Centre

1. Introduction and Background                            different cities and territories, predicted from
                                                          70% today to almost 90% by 2030.
This session aims to present the Moroccan
experience in the implementation of the 2030              This vision, developed and adopted, is aligned
Agenda for Sustainable Development and the                with the SDG 11 "Sustainable Cities and
New Urban Agenda. It will highlight and discuss           Communities", aiming "by 2030, to make cities
the National Strategy of the Intermediary Cities          inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. "
of Morocco based on three areas of work
formulated according to the principles of                 2. Objectives
resilience of the Intermediary Cities, namely:            a) Share the Moroccan experience of
"Climate", "Improvement of quality and                       implementing Agenda 2030 for Sustainable
conditions of living "and" Solidarity ".                     Development and the New Urban Agenda,
Th objective of this process is to formulate an              with focus on intermediary cities.
"Intermediary Cities Policy" for Morocco,                 b) The centrepiece of this work is to provide
integrating provision of infrastructure and                  an overview of the innovative mechanisms
services, along with the housing delivery, and               adopted by Morocco to provide adequate
contributing to the localization of the                      housing for all and help to localize Global
Sustainable Development Goals. In this                       Urban agendas in the Moroccan context.
operational dimension of the National Strategy,           c) Speakers will address key aspects of
the intermediary city has a key role to play in the          territorial development, and importance of
"Housing 2030" vision of Morocco and its                     urban equity to leave no one behind.
innovative orientations, which enables to
                                                          3. Expected Outcomes
anticipate the evolution of needs and demand,
in terms of housing and infrastructure in                 Increased understanding about Morocco vision
                                                          for Housing 2030 and the role of intermediary
                                                          cities for balanced urban development.

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4. Speakers                                          Biographies
1. H.E. Mr. Abdelahad Fassi-Fihri, Minister of
   National Planning, Urban Planning, Housing,
   and Urban Policy, Kingdom of Morocco
2. H.E. Mr. José Tonato, Ministry of Living
   Environment and Sustainable Development,
   Republic of Benin
3. H.E. Ms. Fatna EL-K’HIEL, Deputy Minister
   in charge of housing, Ministry of National        Abdelahad Fassi Fehri, Ministre de
   Planning, Urban Planning, Housing, and            l’Aménagement du Territoire National, de
   Urban Policy, Kingdom of Morocco                  l’Urbanisme, de l’Habitat et de la Politique de
4. Mr. Mohammed Kassou OUALI, General                la Ville
   Secretary of National Council of Housing,         Monsieur Abdelahad Fassi Fehri, a été nommé
   Kingdom of Morocco                                par Sa Majesté le Roi Mohammed VI, Janvier
5. Ms. Emilia Saiz, Secretary General, United        2018 à Casablanca, Ministre de l’Aménagement
   Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)               du Territoire National, de l’Urbanisme, de
6. Mr. Mohamed Sefiani, Mayor of                     l’Habitat et de la Politique de la Ville. Diplômé de
   Chefchaouen & President of I-Cities Forum         l’École supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP),
7. Ms. Nada Al-Hassan, Head of the UN-               Monsieur Fassi Fehri a exercé une longue
   Habitat Sub-Regional Maghreb Office, UN-          carrière de consultant et a mené de nombreuses
   Habitat                                           études en développement des ressources
                                                     humaines pour le compte de plusieurs
5. Moderator                                         administrations et organismes publics.
Ms. Firdaous Oussidhoum, Advisor to the
Secretary-General of UCLG

6. Organised by
✓ Ministry of National Planning, Urban
  Planning, Housing, and Urban Policy,
                                                     Mr. José TONATO, Ministry of Living
  Kingdom of Morocco
                                                     Environment and Sustainable Development,
✓ UCLG I-Cities
                                                     Republic of Benin

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Emilia Saiz, Secretary General, United Cities
Fatna EL-K’HIEL, Deputy Minister in charge of
                                                         and Local Governments (UCLG)
housing, Ministry of National Planning, Urban
Planning, Housing, and Urban Policy, Kingdom             Emilia Saiz is a jurist by profession and has
of Morocco                                               devoted her professional life to promoting the
                                                         role of local governments in development as
Madame Fatna EL-K’HIEL a été nommée par SM
                                                         well as fostering relations between cities and
le Roi Mohammed VI, mercredi 5 Avril,
                                                         their associations worldwide. She started her
Secrétaire d’Etat auprès du Ministre de
                                                         journey as local government international
l’Aménagement du Territoire National, de
                                                         advocate in the founding organization of UCLG,
l’Urbanisme, de l’Habitat et de la Politique de la
                                                         IULA in 1997.
ville, chargée de l’Habitat. Madame Fatna EL-
K’HIEL est médecin spécialiste en santé
publique. Elle est membre du bureau politique
du parti du Mouvement Populaire.

                                                         Mr. Mohamed Sefiani, Mayor of Chefchaouen
                                                         & President of I-Cities Forum

Mohammed Kassou OUALI, General Secretary                 Mohamed Sefiani has been Mayor of
of National Council of Housing, Kingdom of               Chefchaouen since 2009. A recognized leader in
Morocco                                                  Mediterranean city networks, he is president of
                                                         the UCLG Forum of Intermediate Cities and
He held several positions in the administration          advocates for the important role of
such as Deputy Director of Legal Affairs,                intermediary cities in the global agenda. An
Director of the National School of Architecture.         electromechanical engineer, Sefiani is a board
Laureate of the National School of                       member of the Global Covenant of Mayors for
Administration of Rabat.                                 Climate and Energy, and President of the
                                                         Moroccan Association for Eco-Cities (AMEV).

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Nada Al-Hassan, Head of the UN-Habitat Sub-
Regional Maghreb Office, UN-Habitat

Nada is the Head of the UN-Habitat Sub-
Regional Maghreb Office, covering Tunisia,
Libya, Algeria and Morocco. Prior to UN-
Habitat, Ms. Al Hassan held the position of the
Chief of the Arab States Unit at the UNESCO
World Heritage Centre from end of 2013, where
she ensured the implementation of the World
Heritage Convention while actively contributing
to sustainable development, capacity building
and policy making initiatives in the Arab region.

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