Start Date : 10 Jun 01   End Date : 10 Jun 01 Location: New York, USA

UNDP, UNCHS, UNHCHR, UNDESA and UNICEF met at the UNDP Offices in New York on June 11, 2001, to discuss the norms of good urban governance and consider ways and means to reach an agreed set of norms, or principles, across the agencies. The following “Five Core Principles of Good Urban Governance” were agreed as a set that could be put forward by each agency present to support their urban governance agendas: Equity, Effectiveness, Accountability, Participation and Security. Inclusiveness is a cross-cutting principle as well as a goal.