Ghana, the United States and UN-HABITAT are bringing bankers, business, finance and private sector interests from the West Africa region to a meeting with land and housing ministries on how the private sector can be brought in to help invest in affordable housing for poor people.
The meeting in Accra 28 November - 1 December 2006 will be the second such regional gathering of its kind, following a similar East African meeting in 2005. Read more...
UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for the private sector to invest in mortgage schemes targeting the poor.
