What are the obstacles came accross in human settlement programme.
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➡️ Effective human settlements management, particularly in areas with rapidly expanding urban sprawl, was crucial to tackling urban poverty and achieving sustainable development, the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) heard this morning as it concluded its general debate on implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and of the twenty-fifth special session of the General Assembly.
The representative of Bangladesh, noting that the world’s urban population was growing at the alarming rate of 70 million annually, said it was expected to jump from 2.86 billion in 2000 to 4.98 billion by 2030. The 2006-2007 Strategic Framework of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) had set an overall goal of improving human settlements through more effective participatory and transparent management. While the UN-Habitat Urban Observatory (GUO) and Technical Cooperation Projects were contributing positively to government initiatives in sustainable urban development policy in that regard, greater cooperation was needed with local authorities, parliamentarians, women’s groups, youth organizations, academia and civil society.
With assistance from UN-Habitat and funding from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), he said, Bangladesh had launched a programme -- Local Partnerships for Urban Poverty Alleviation -- to help the poor acquire secure dwellings and job prospects. However, UN-Habitat funding was well below projected needs, with just four countries providing 60 per cent of the Programme’s general purpose funding. Innovative financing strategies were urgently required.
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