THE CITY OF BOGOTA IN COLLABORATION WITH UN-HABITAT 2 nd Steering Committee Meeting of the GNSC Creating Urban Conditions for the Realization of Safer Cities for All: Practical strategies to promote urban safety 21-22 September 2015, Bogota Annotated Agenda 1
MONDAY, 21 September 2015 7:30-8:00 Last minute Registration 8:00-10:15 Grand Opening session at Bogota City Hall (Huitaca Auditorium) 10:15-10:30 Break Welcome and Opening Remarks: Gustavo Petro, Mayor of Bogota Alioune Badiane, Director of Programmes, UN-Habitat Resident Coordinator, UN System in Colombia Josep Roig, Secretary General, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) 10:30 13:00 Formal Public Observation of International Day of Peace (Plaza Bolivar) Moderator: Gloria Florez Schneider, Security Secretary, City of Bogota Public Introduction of City Representatives attending the Steering Committee Remarks on International Day of Peace by Alioune Badiane, Director of Programmes, UN-Habitat & Resident Coordinator, UN System in Colombia Key note remarks by Gustavo Petro, Mayor of Bogota. Minute of silence for the victims of the armed conflict, ignite of the peace Torch and symbolic activity of Disarmament at the Plaza de Bolivar Tour of exhibition of community safety practices at the Plaza 13:00-14:00 Lunch break 2
14:00-17:00 Technical Working Group Session I: The Confluence of Safety and Peacebuilding (Barule Room 1/2) Moderator: Achim Wennmann, Geneva Peacebuilding Platform Introductory remarks: Achim Wennmann, Executive Coordinator, Geneva Peacebuilding Platform 14:00 15.30: Exchanging promising practices: Promising practices at the interface of urban safety and peacebuilding practice Leoluca Orlando, Mayor of Palermo, Italy - Urban safety and the challenge of migration Enrique Alfaro, Mayor of Guadalajara, Mexico Daniela Arias Charcon, Deputy Mayor of Quito, Ecuador - Urban safety and rapid urbanization Ana Teresa Bernal, High Advisor for rights of victims, peace and reconciliation of Bogotá City from Colombia, tbd Joe Aketch, Former Mayor of Nairobi, Kenya Post election Violence period in Kenya peacebuilding and safety in the City of Nairobi. 15:30 15:45 Coffee and tea break 15:45 17:15: Entry points for an integrated approach of urban safety and peacebuilding Urban safety perspective: Franz Vanderschueren, Director, Urban Safety Programme, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile Peacebuilding perspective: Oliver Jütersonke, Head of Research, Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP) constitutes the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland 17.15-17.30 Wrap up and conclusion/ Preparation of draft recommendations 14:00 17:00 Technical Working Group Session II: Safety and Smart Cities (Barule Room 3 /4) Moderator: Michele Acuto, University College of London Introductory remarks: Holger Tallowitz, SAP Germany & Michele Acuto, University College of London (Progress Reports on SAP application and UCL study) Alioune Badiane, Director of Programme Division, UN-Habitat SC 2.0 Integrating Technology into a people-centred municipal safety approach 3
Sabine Palmreuther, Representative, World Bank E-learning Tool on Urban Crime Prevention Fernando Patino, ONU-Habitat Colombia - Use of ICT in Local Government Safer Cities Initiatives in Colombia and Ecuador Gloria Florez Schneider, Security Secretary, City of Bogota The case of Bogota Security Technologies application Mary Jane Ortega, Former Mayor of San Fernando, Philippines and Special Adviser, CityNet Perspectives in Asia Local Governments on Safety and Smart Cities Ms. KANG Hyo Jin, Deputy Director of Design Policy, City of Seoul - The integration of crime safety technology in public transport and women s safety measures in public spaces Mr. Henrik Bech, Head of Statistics, Danish National Police The Urban Safety Index in Denmark building from the perspective of the proposed Urban Safety Monitor Kalpana Viswanath, Founder, Safetipin India Adaptation of the Safety Audit Tool to Mobile Technology 15:30 15:45 Coffee and tea break Roundtable discussion Preparation of draft recommendations 17:00-17:30 Break 17:30-19:30 Roundtable Session: Ways and means to develop national capacities for inclusive safety policy processes at city level (National Forums for Urban Safety) Moderator: Franz Vanderschueren, Technical Adviser, GNSC Introductory remarks Arturo Escobar, Vice Minister, Ministry of Interior (SEGOB), Mexico Presentation of national case studies: Nobili Gian Guido, Head, Italian Forum for Urban Security Paulin DANHO, Mayor of Attercoube, Vice-Chair, National Forum for Urban Safety, Cote D Ivoire Mayor of Pasto, Colombia and Chair of the National Association of Capital Cities of Colombia Commentary Diego Quintero, Representative, UNODC Colombia 4
Some Questions for discussion: How to create an enabling environment for safer cities? What roles different stakeholders can and should play? How different actions could be coordinated for efficient follow-up? What are possible strategies to enhance national capacities? How effective are these strategies and what are the criteria for effectiveness? What are the lessons from experiences of successful and unsuccessful practices Discussion Preparation of draft recommendations 19:30-21:00 Cocktail reception hosted by Bogota and AFD in the Bogotá Museum TUESDAY, 22 September 2015 8.00-9.00 Formal Steering Committee Session I: Moderator: Gustavo Petro, Mayor of Bogota Introductory remarks: Gustavo Petro, Mayor of Bogota Remarks: Arturo Escobar, Vice Minister of Prevention and Citizen Participation, Mexico Steering Committee Meeting Agenda and Report: Alioune Badiane, Director of Programmes, UN-Habitat 9.00 11:00 Formal Session II: Presentation by International Partners Progress on Urban Safety Moderator: Achim Wennmann, Executive Coordinator, Geneva Peacebuilding Platform - Introductory remarks on Value and Delivery of the Safer Cities Approach: 20 years in perspective: By Juma Assiago, Coordinator, Safer Cities Programme, UN-Habitat (15 mins) - The Outcome Document of the 1 st Steering Committee and Progress Reports: - The UN Guidelines on Safer Cities and Monitor Dr. Franz Vanderschueren, Director of Urban Safety, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile (15 mins) 5
- The work towards the 100 Promising Practices on Safer Cities: By Daniel Cauchy, Director General, ICPC Canada (10 mins) - The Financing Mechanism for Safer Cities Carlos Freitas, Director of Programmes, FMDV- Global Fund for Development, Paris (10 mins) - The development of Regional and National Forums for Urban Safety Elizabeth Johnston represented by Nobili Guido, Head of Italian Forum for Urban Security (10 mins) - The development of Training/Centres of Excellence on Safer Cities: World Bank E- Learning and IDRC Regional Hubs Sabine Palmreuther and Jennifer Salahub (15 mins) - Progress report of the Technical Working Groups (15 mins) - Discussion/Comments (30 mins) 11:00-11:15 Break 11:15 13:15 Formal Session III: Presentation by Cities Urban Safety Innovations Practices of cities on Safer Cities and proposals on how cities could globally cooperate and exchange in setting standards to deal with growing crime and violence Moderator: Leoluca Orlando, Mayor of Palermo, Co-Chair of the Steering Committee, GNSC Commentary on ICPC Report on Crime Prevention in Urban Settings: Daniel Cauchy/Margaret Shaw, ICPC - The City of Attercoube (10 mins) - The City of Bogota (10 mins) - The City of Cali(10 mins) - The City of Corregidora (10 mins) - The City of Guadalajara (10 mins) - The City of Quito (10 mins) - The City of Durban (10 mins) - The City of Johannesburg (10 mins) - The City of Medellin (10 mins) Discussion (30 mins) 13.15-14.15 Lunch break 6
14:15 16:30 Formal Session III: Presentation by Cities Urban Safety Innovations Moderator: Leoluca Orlando, Mayor of Palermo, Co-Chair of the Steering Committee, GNSC Practices of cities on Safer Cities and proposals on how cities could globally cooperate and exchange in setting standards to deal with growing crime and violence - The City of Mar del Plata (10 mins) - The City of Rosario (10 mins) - The City of Seoul (10 mins) - The City of Treichville (10 mins) Discussion (30 mins) Some Possible Questions for discussion: How can cities ensure that the diverse interests of citizens are represented in the decision-making process that affects their lives? What specific roles can local governments play to promote safer cities? How to ensure the participation of relevant stakeholders in policy design and implementation? How to balance policies targeting specific social groups and mainstreaming efforts? How to harmonize crime prevention with urban interventions at local level? How could we assess the levels of safety in cities? (i.e., institutions, procedures and mechanisms) Which existing methodologies can be recommended to measure urban safety and cohesion? What are their strengths and weaknesses? What are the existing indicators that could be used for this purpose? 15:30 16:30 Finalization and adoption of recommendations a. The future tasks and responsibilities of the different GNSC bodies (steering committee, advisory panel composed of technical working groups, partners consultative group, cities assembly) b. Safer Cities in the New Urban Agenda and its future implementation 16:30 17:00 Conclusion and closing 17.30 Buen viaje!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7