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Home » Focus Areas » Promotion of participatory urban planning, management and governance » Statements and Speeches
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| Address to the East Africa Model United Nations |
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Address to the East Africa Model United Nations
On behalf of Dr. Klaus Toepfer and the whole United Nations family, I am delighted to have this opportunity to welcome you to the United Nations in Nairobi. In a world that has become more interconnected through commerce and communication, the United Nations system is the only global political body for both dialogue and action. Nearly every country is represented in the United Nations, and each has the right to speak out on issues of peace and development, looking for common solutions to shared problems.
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| Urban Housing Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Countries |
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Nairobi, Kenya
On behalf of the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, I wish to congratulate the organizers of the present workshop on urban housing for a very timely initiative. at UN-HABITAT, we believe that the issues of housing and urbanization should be placed at the top of the development agenda of most African countries which are currently experiencing a rapid urban transition...
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| Fourth Global Forum of Paliamentarians on Habitat |
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Berlin, Germany
wish to express my sincere appreciation to the Global Parliamentarians on Habitat (GPH), and to the host committee under the able leadership of Hon. Peter Goetz, President of the Regional Council for Europe of the GPH, for inviting me to participate at this Fourth Forum of the Parliamentarians being held in this beautiful and historic federal capital city of Berlin…
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| Sustainable Local Government, Sustainable Development: Involving the Private Sector and NGOs |
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South Africa
wish to begin my speech by acknowledging the leadership role taken by the Government of South Africa and His Excellency Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa, in promoting international development issues. It was only recently that the Government of South Africa hosted the World Summit for Sustainable Development and today the Commonwealth Local Government Forum Conference.
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| Statement at the Second Committee of the 57th Session of the General Assembly |
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New York, USA
Statement at the Second Committee of the 57th Session of the General Assembly
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| Address on the occasion of the visit to Muntinlupa City, Philippines |
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Muntinlupa City, Philippines
I am honoured to be here with you today to participate in this important event. I would like to thank Honourable Jaime Frenedi, Mayor of the City of Muntinlupa, the honorable members of Muntinlupa City Council, and the citizens of Muntinlupa City, for inviting me to visit your City and see directly the impressive accomplishments that you have achieved here to the benefit of the underprivileged members of your community.
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| Speech on World Habitat Day in Brussels |
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Brussels, Belgium
Every year since 1985, when it was first designated by the General Assembly, World Habitat Day has been celebrated on the first Monday of every October. On this day we are asked to reflect on the conditions of the living environment or our habitats, focusing on the state of human settlements and on progress made, and persistent and new challenges for their sustainable development. This year it has been decided that we should reflect on the theme of city to city cooperation.
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| Launching of the Global Campaign for Good Urban Governance in India Opening Session |
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Delhi, India
It is with great pleasure that I address the concluding session of the launch of the campaign for good urban governance in India. This event has been a resounding success and I wish to thank all those persons, both behind and in front of the scenes, who have made this event possible. The effort involved in conceptualising and organising such an event is considerable and I can appreciate the sacrifices of time and personal convenience that have been made. In my opening speech I particularly mentioned the staff from the Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation.
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| World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance |
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Durban, South Africa
The World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, presents a unique opportunity for us to think of all the people around the world, who have been struggling for the defeat of all kinds of discrimination. The victorious fight of the people of South Africa against the apartheid system gives us hope to consider that racism and all kinds of institutionalized discrimination can be successfully fought and eradicated from our human settlements.
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Address to the East Africa Model United Nations