Philipp Rode speaks at UN panel on urban governance, capacity and institutional development

LSE Cities Executive Director Philipp Rode is today speaking at UN headquarters in New York, as part of the preparatory process for the Habitat III conference in Quito, Ecuador. The Habitat III Open-Ended Informal Consultative Meetings, taking place from April 25 to April 29, provide an opportunity for member states to scrutinise and discuss the policy papers presented to the Habitat III Secretariat by ten expert groups. LSE Cities and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) are the co-leads of Policy Unit 4, on Urban Governance, Capacity and Institutional Development. The meeting can be viewed live here.