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Promoting sustainable urban development and adequate shelter for all.

ABOUT US
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.
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PUBLICATIONS
View Details State of the World's Cities 2010/2011 - Cities for All: Bridging the Urban Divide
The world's urban population now exceeds the world's rural population. What does this mean for the state of our cities, given the strain this global demographic shift is placing upon current urban infrastructure?

Following on from previous State of the World's Cities reports, this edition uses the framework of 'The Urban Divide' to analyse the complex social, political, economic and cult...

View Details Annual Report 2009

The year 2009 was a landmark for management as UN-HABITAT rationalized its organizational structure and became better aligned to deliver the results prescribed under its Medium-Term Strategic and Institutional Plan. In particular, resource mobilization was improved, including adopting a more systematic approach.

The results framework of the six focus areas was completed, enhancing conver...

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MANDATE DOCUMENTS
Vancouver Declaration
Habitat Agenda
Istanbul Declaration
Declaration on Cities and Other Human Settlements
Resolution 56/206
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