The Second Global Stakeholder Forum

Nairobi, Kenya

Jun 3 - Jun 4

PSI participated in the UNHabitat Second Global Stakeholder Forum focusing on Stakeholders’ perspective of inclusive, networked, and effective multilateralism within the context of a sustainable urban future and achieving the sustainable development goals in times of global crises

Public service workers are the experts and professionals of urban policy implementation and public service delivery. Yet, since this morning, in this Second UN Habitat Stakeholders’ Forum, no one has mentioned – not even once -workers and trade unions as key stakeholder to UN Habitat and its work.

At the 2nd UN Habitat Stakeholder Forum PSI made 4 concrete proposals for the meaningful involvement of Workers and Trade Unions in the UN Habitat Work.

  1. Ensure the appropriate recognition and attention by UN Habitat for our members expertise and professionalism in all local government services and as key actors in confronting the current multi-crises.

  2. Meaningful, systematic inclusion and consultation of Workers and Trade Unions in UN Habitat urban policy formulation and implementation and in strategic expert groups (e.g., we have expertise on digitalisation/smart cities, SDG11/sustainable cities, housing, LRG funding, waste management and water systems, public transport, climate change and disaster, etc.).

  3. UN Habitat should review examples of other UN agencies where such involvement already exists, notably the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), UN Water and GWOPA and draw inspiration from those.

  4. Create an adequate space for regular, continuous dialogue between LRG authorities - via the Global Taskforce and UNACLA and local public service workers’ unions – PSI – over local public service delivery and LRG policy formulation and implementation.

Read the full submission here.




Subscribe for weekly updates