The influence of Istanbul Declaration and the Habitat agenda
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As preparations begin for Habitat The 3rd UN Conference on Human Settlements in 2016, it is worth reflecting on the impact of its predecessor Habitat in 1996. This paper published in 1998 considers how the two documents agreed by governments at Habitat as a guide for action addressed urban poverty. It notes how many commitments were made to address poverty but very little said on how these would be implemented or on the needed changes in the role of international agencies. Government representatives could agree to fine-sounding commitments, knowing that there are no measures to monitor whether they act on them.
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Established following the first Habitat Conference
held in Vancouver in 1976, the UN Centre for
Human Settlements served as the secretariat for the
Habitat II Conference and is responsible for formulating and implementing UN human settlements
programmes. Habitat's assistance to Governments
includes technical advice, applied research, training
and information.
As part of preparations for the Habitat II
Conference, the Centre, located in Nairobi, Kenya,
assisted developing countries in preparing national
plans of action and in promoting public/private partnerships as practical ways to address urban problems.
Having also developed the Housing and Urban
Indicators Programme - one of the first international initiatives in data collection at the city level
- the Centre will be at the heart of a UN systemwide effort to implement the Habitat Agenda.
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