BAKU, Azerbaijan, Could 22. The Baku Declaration
on WUF13 was ready on the initiative and with the group
of the “World South NGO Platform”, Pattern stories.
The doc was opened for signature by international NGO
representatives collaborating in WUF13. A complete of 569 NGO
representatives from 103 nations signed the Baku Declaration.
The doc states:
“We, the representatives of civil society organizations gathered
in Baku inside the framework of WUF13, declare the next:
– We congratulate Azerbaijan on the profitable group of
WUF13, in addition to on its vital contribution to worldwide
city dialogue and cooperation. The Leaders’ Summit, held for the
first time within the historical past of the discussion board, elevated city improvement
points to a brand new political stage, putting them among the many priorities
of the worldwide agenda;
– At a time when urbicide, culturicide, and ecocide are
manifesting themselves in numerous components of the world, Azerbaijan’s
expertise in post-conflict restoration and reconstruction serves as
an vital methodological instance for the worldwide
neighborhood. On this regard, we suggest recognizing the ‘Azerbaijani
expertise’ as a global benchmark for the reconstruction of
post-conflict areas worldwide and as a key reference level at
worldwide boards on this discipline;
– The NGO Discussion board, held in Baku for the primary time in WUF historical past,
marked a brand new stage in civil society participation inside the WUF
course of;
– The convening of the primary Basic Meeting of the World
South NGO Platform (GSNP), which brings collectively greater than 1,000
NGOs from completely different nations, in addition to the formation of its
management, represents a historic stage within the institutional
consolidation of worldwide civil society. This Declaration, adopted
by means of the GSNP community, serves as an act of worldwide solidarity in
help of inexpensive housing and inclusive city improvement. We
name on UN-Habitat to proceed supporting this initiative,
acknowledge GSNP as WUF’s official civil society associate, and make
this mannequin a everlasting element of future boards. We additionally suggest
establishing a Information Middle for World South Cities to
systematize and share profitable city improvement practices;
– Addressing all worldwide companions from Baku, we urge them
to help people-centered city insurance policies and to behave in a extra
coordinated method for the sake of city resilience, sustainable
improvement, and inclusive societies;
– Primarily based on the Letter of Intent regarding the improvement of
joint operational guidelines for future WUF classes grounded within the
WUF13 expertise, we promote the group of boards in
accordance with the ‘Baku Customary.’”
The Baku Declaration was adopted three days after the “WUF13 NGO
Discussion board,” which was held for the primary time in WUF historical past on Could 19
this 12 months in partnership with the “World South NGO Platform”
(GSNP) and arranged by Azerbaijan’s State Help Company for
Non-Governmental Organizations. Throughout discussions on the “WUF13
NGO Discussion board,” attended by round 800 international and native NGO
representatives, it was proposed to ascertain the City wing of
GSNP composed of native and international NGOs represented at WUF13.
On the opening ceremony of the “WUF13 NGO Discussion board,” Govt
Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme
(UN-Habitat) Anacláudia Rossbach acknowledged that the discussion board was a
historic occasion for WUF. Director of the United Nations Workplace for
South-South Cooperation Dima Al-Khatib described the “World South
NGO Platform” as a improbable challenge and congratulated Azerbaijan
on establishing the platform in Baku. Former Secretary of the
UN-Habitat Governing Council Christian Mensah congratulated GSNP on
making a civil society hub for native and international NGOs inside
WUF13. In accordance with him, amid the present advanced worldwide
surroundings, the “Bandung Ideas” are as soon as once more gaining
relevance, and this occasion is an actual manifestation of making use of these
ideas within the sphere of cooperation and multilateral
partnership.
