“ONU [UN] GO HOME!” Graffiti near the botanical gardens in Medellín, far from the WUF7 site Guardian Cities, section in the Guardian on urban issues, ran an op ed today by a rep from from the Rockefeller Foundation. It was a glowing encomium to Medellín, host city for UN Habitat WUF7. Given the odd soft-pedalling… read more Assessment of UN Habitat’s World Urban Forum 7
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At UN Habitat’s World Urban Forum 7 in Medellín, Colombia 2014
I didn’t realize that First World* cities would get their own day. I suppose if they didn’t require the spotlight too I might not have ended up here. I’m at the UN Habitat World Urban Forum in Medellín, Colombia, April 5-12. After all, Vancouver—the site of Habitat I, the very first UN Habitat conference ever… read more At UN Habitat’s World Urban Forum 7 in Medellín, Colombia 2014