In this autumn Gehl Architects has been invited by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and by UN Habitat to participate in workshops and conferences related to future publications for UNECE and UN habitat.  Helle Søholt was invited as a keynote speaker to the 2011 PEP Symposium in Geneva. A conference organized by UNECE, the overall focus was on urban design and innovative urban mobility. I was invited to participate in a small expert group meeting held at Chateau de Karreveld, a picturesque castle in Brussels, Belgium.The Expert Group meeting served as a platform to gather expert input for an updated Strategy in Urban Mobility for UN Habitat as well as on a draft chapter of the Global Report.

Currently UN Habitat is preparing a Global Report on Strategy for Urban Mobility,scheduled for release in autumn 2012.

The UNECE was set up in 1947 by The Economic and Social Council. It is one of five regional commissions of the United Nations. UN habitat was established in 1978 and has its headquarters at the United Nations Office at Nairobi, Kenya. It is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities.

Gehl Architects is delighted  to contribute to a trans-global discussion about the future of cities in collaboration with UN Habitat and with the UNECE

Helle Søholt, CEO, Gehl Architects, gave a keynote address at the 2011 PEP Symposium in Geneva. Ulrik Nielsen, Associate Gehl Architects, participated as Expert Contributor to the upcoming Global Report on Strategies for Urban Mobility.