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World Habitat Day 2006
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World Habitat Day 2006
The United Nations has designated the first Monday in October every year as World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of human settlements and the basic right to adequate shelter for all. It is also intended to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat.
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World Habitat Day 2006 NEWS

UN-HABITAT awards Bahrain Prime Minister
Bahrain - 05/03/2007

Bahrain’s Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa today won a United Nations award for his efforts in improving the lot of the urban poor.

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MESSAGES ON WORLD HABITAT DAY
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The Secretary-General's message on the occasion of World Habitat Day
By the year 2050, some 6 billion people representing two-thirds of humanity will be living in towns and cities. Never before in history has the world witnessed such rapid urbanization. Neither has it witnessed such a swift rise in the absolute numbers of people migrating.
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The Executive Director's message on the occasion of World Habitat Day
Every year on the first Monday in October we use World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of the world’s growing cities and our planet’s rapid and irreversible urbanisation. We worry not only whether we can manage this growth, but how we can do it positively in a way that makes cities inclusive, welcoming places for all.
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2006 Scroll of Honour Award Winners
2006 World Habitat Awards
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Naples, Italy
Kazan, the Russian Federation
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The Secretary-General
The Executive Director
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Latin America and the Caribbean
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