United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Programme des Nations Unies pour les établissements humains (ONU-Habitat)
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URL: http://www.unhabitat.org/
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/un-habitat-united-nation-human-settlements-programme-
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Founded
1978-10-12
History
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Work with partners to build inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and communities; promote urbanization as a positive transformative force for people and communities, reducing inequality, discrimination and poverty; promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities.
Events
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Maintains relations with all relevant international organizations within and outside the United Nations System. Cooperation inside the United Nations also includes:
- E-XE3247 - Committee on Housing and Land Management;
- B-XB0971 - FAO;
- K-XF4248 - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities (GPA);
- F-XF2721 - Global Resource Information Database (GRID);
- B-XB2183 - ILO;
- F-XF1393 - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD);
- E-XE1873 - International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC);
- F-XF1721 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD);
- B-XB1117 - International Maritime Organization (IMO);
- E-XE9922 - Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations (JIU);
- F-XF5361 - Management of Social Transformations (MOST);
- E-XK1312 - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR);
- E-XE3556 - Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process (UNSCO);
- E-XE0071 - Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD);
- E-XE4161 - UNEP;
- U-XF4843 - UN System Network on Rural Development and Food Security;
- E-XE3381 - UNCTAD;
- E-XE3382 - UNDP;
- B-XB3383 - UNESCO;
- E-XE3016 - UNHCR;
- F-XF3380 - UNICEF;
- B-XE3386 - UNIDO;
- E-XE8305 - United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD);
- E-XE1028 - United Nations Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC);
- E-XE4174 - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA);
- E-XE4176 - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE);
- E-XE4175 - United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC);
- E-XE4177 - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP);
- E-XE4178 - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA);
- E-XK1561 - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Secretariat (UNFCCC);
- E-XJ0813 - United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS);
- E-XE3387 - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR);
- F-XF5606 - United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA);
- E-XE3388 - United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD);
- United Nations Secretariat;
- U-XE1305 - United Nations Standing Committee on Youth for the Asia-Pacific Region;
- E-XE4205 - United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG);
- E-XE4062 - United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB);
- F-XF2488 - United Nations University (UNU);
- F-XF4104 - United Nations Volunteers (UNV);
- B-XB3548 - WHO;
- E-XE9798 - WHO Regional Office for Europe;
- F-XE3543 - World Food Programme (WFP);
- B-XB3556 - World Meteorological Organization (WMO);
- E-XE4317 - World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP).
Functions as UN Task Manager for the human settlements chapter of: H-XF2785 - Global Action Plan for Environment and Development in the 21st Century (Agenda 21). Member of: E-XJ2271 - UN-Water. Memorandum of Understanding with: F-XF1881 - Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP). Maintains Joint Section on Human Settlements with ESCAP. Governing Council attends sessions of the Conference of Parties of T-XT9210 - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its subsidiary bodies.
Cooperation outside the United Nations includes:
- F-XF4228 - Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD);
- D-XD0165 - ASEAN;
- F-XF0077 - Asian Development Bank (ADB);
- D-XD4579 - Caribbean Community (CARICOM);
- F-XF4023 - Caribbean Development Bank (CDB);
- E-XE2032 - Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE);
- E-XE0375 - Commonwealth Science Council (CSC);
- C-XC0376 - Commonwealth Secretariat;
- F-XM1024 - Company for Habitat and Housing in Africa (Shelter-Afrique);
- D-XD0435 - Council of Europe (CE);
- F-XD3462 - Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS);
- E-XE2442 - European Commission (EC);
- F-XF1069 - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB);
- D-XD2903 - League of Arab States (LAS);
- D-XD3030 - OAS;
- C-XC3023 - OECD;
- C-XC4129 - Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC);
- F-XF4530 - Sistema Económico Latinoamericano (SELA).
In collaboration with Commonwealth Science Council, instrumental in setting up: H-XF1766 - Network of African Countries on Local Building Materials and Technologies.
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
F-XF3164 - Rotary International (RI) has Observer status. In liaison with technical committees of: B-XB2314 - International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Collaborates with:
- E-XE2780 - Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI);
- F-XF4954 - Asian Institute of Technology (AIT);
- U-XN4984 - Association européenne pour le développement socio-culturel de la ville (Eurocultures);
- B-XM1784 - Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI);
- C-XC3937 - Commonwealth Human Ecology Council (CHEC);
- U-XE4322 - Environment Liaison Centre International (ELCI);
- F-XD7793 - Environnement et développement du Tiers-monde (enda);
- F-XF1808 - European Forum for Urban Security (Efus);
- F-XF0239 - Ford Foundation;
- F-XF3144 - Franciscans International (FI);
- U-XN5773 - Grassroots Organizations Operating Together in Sisterhood (GROOTS);
- G-XN1022 - Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI);
- U-XF0927 - HIC Women and Shelter Network (WAS);
- G-XG0905 - Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS);
- E-XE2026 - International Centre for the Prevention of Crime (ICPC);
- B-XB1763 - International Council of Women (ICW);
- E-XE4305 - International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED);
- B-XC2534 - International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP);
- A-XM2085 - International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC);
- C-XD2783 - International Union of Tenants (IUT);
- B-XF2316 - Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI);
- U-XE1644 - NGO Committee on Sustainable Human Settlements;
- F-XF2756 - Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA);
- F-XF0138 - Plan International;
- U-XF3296 - The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (PWIBLF);
- G-XG4229 - Reall;
- U-XG0738 - Together Foundation;
- B-XB3328 - Trades Union International of Workers in the Building, Wood, Building Materials and Allied Industries (UITBB);
- B-XB2689 - Union internationale des architectes (UIA);
- F-XF1829 - Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO);
- A-XA3537 - World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU);
- B-XF6714 - World Organization of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG);
- G-XG2523 - Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA).
- Memorandum of Understanding with: International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Global Parliamentarians on Habitat (GPH)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Habitat International Coalition (HIC)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Huairou Commission
- Memorandum of Understanding with: World Associations of Cities and Local Authorities Coordination (WACLAC)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Youth for Habitat International Network (YFHIN)
- Instrumental in setting up: Cities Alliance
- Member of: Cities Alliance
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XE6809
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