Contributing to the future: 1. Sustainable Urbanization in the Post 2015 Development Agenda The framework of the Post 2015 Development Agenda is an opportunity to reaffirm the universal relevance of well planned and managed cities as real drivers for change. Towards this end, the participants at the World Urban Forum reaffirm the need to include key aspects of sustainable cities and human settlements in the Post 2015 Development Agenda, in order to harness the transformational power of cities to achieve and advance sustainable development. 2. Contributing Towards HABITAT III The Seventh World Urban Forum discussions provide an important contribution towards the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III). We see Habitat III as a unique opportunity to develop a new urban agenda that contributes to harnessing urbanization as a positive force for present and future generations, and to advancing the quest for equity and shared prosperity. To this end, we recognize the World Urban Campaign as a participatory process and partnership platform among actors of change working to ensure an inclusive and encompassing process towards HABITAT III. 3. The World Urban Forum The participants at the Seventh World Urban Forum recognize the unique and positive role that the Forum plays as a space for effective dialogue. We commend the efforts of the City of Medellin, the Government of Colombia and UN-Habitat for organizing this innovative and inclusive Forum. We reaffirm our support for the World Urban Forum process and commit to provide continued cooperation to the next host as they shoulder the challenge of preparing the next Forum. Read the declaration in Spanish: Declaration Medellin_WUF7_Advisory Board_ESP Source: UN-Habitat NB: Press Cutting Service This article is culled from daily press coverage from around the world. It is posted on the Urban Gateway by way of keeping all users informed about matters of interest. The opinion expressed in this article is that of the author and in no way reflects the opinion of UN-Habitat