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The World Urban Forum III opens with statement by dignitaries and key partners to welcome participant and will provide the key message for the conference

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Monday, June 19 - 10.00 – 13.00
Opening Ceremony and Session
Room: VCEC - EH A & BR A, B, C
Gordon Campbell, Premier, Province of British Columbia, Canada
Sam Sullivan, Mayor, City of Vancouver, Canada
Charles Kelly, Commissioner General, World Urban Forum 3, Canada
Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Under-Secretary General of United Nations, Kenya
Ali Mohammed Shein, Vice President, Government of Tanzania
Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, Government of Canada
Maria Antonia Trujillo, Minister of Housing, Government of Spain; Chair, WUF 3
Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Government of Canada; Chair, WUF 3
Alphonso Jackson, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Government of United States of America
Kumari Selja, Minister of State for Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation, Government of India
Naokazu Takemoto, Deputy Minister of Finance, Government of Japan
Smangaliso Mkhatshwa, Co-President, United Cities & Local Governments; Councillor of Tshwane, South Africa
Enrique Ortiz, President, Habitat International Coalition, Mexico
Friday, June 23rd - 11:00 - 13:00
Closing Session and Ceremony
Room: VCEC - Exhibit Hall A
Speakers:
John Pombe Magufuli, Minister of Land and Human Settlements, Government of Tanzania, Co-Chair WUF 3
Pierre Sané, Assistant Director-General, UNESCO
John Kaputin, Secretary General, African, Caribbean and Pacific Secretariat, Belgium
Wang Guangtao, Minister of Construction, Government of China
Jiang Hongkum, Mayor of Nanjing, China -
Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director of UN-HABITAT; Under-Secretary General of United Nations, Kenya - Closing Chair

 
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