UN-HABITAT CALLS FOR FUNDS FOR SHELTER NEEDS AND URBAN RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ

(Reissued as received.)

UN-HABITAT LAUNCHES WATER AND SANITATION IN THE WORLD’S

CITIES:  LOCAL ACTION FOR GLOBAL GOALS

Waking Up to Realities of Water and Sanitation Problems of Urban Poor

(Reissued as received.)

MAJOR INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR UN-HABITAT FROM NETHERLANDS ANNOUNCED

                                                            HAB/180

CALL FOR CITIES WITHOUT SLUMS AT WORLD HABITAT DAY OBSERVANCE

(Reissued as received)

FUKUOKA/NAIROBI, 1 October (Habitat): In his message on the occasion of World Habitat Day, Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, called on the international community and citizens everywhere to “pledge to do their part in turning slums into sustainable neighbourhoods fit for families, fit for living, fit for the future”.

HABITAT LAUNCHES REPORT ON URBAN CONDITIONS AND TRENDS

COSTS, BENEFITS OF GLOBALIZATION UNEVENLY DISTRIBUTED IN CITIES,

SAYS UN REPORT

(Reissued as received.)

Background Release

SPECIAL SESSION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO REVIEW HABITAT PROGRESS, 6 - 8 JUNE

FINAL PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR ‘ISTANBUL +5’ CONCLUDES IN NAIROBI;

APPROVES DRAFT DECLARATION, DRAFT REPORT, ACCREDITATION PROCEDURES

UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS CONCLUDES EIGHTEENTH SESSION