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| Secretary General's Message |
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The theme of World Habitat Day this year, Cities – engines of rural development, was chosen to remind development policy-makers at every level not to think of “urban” and “rural” as separate entities, but rather as parts of an economic and social whole.
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| AIR POLLUTION/ATMOSPHERE, Statement by Brian Williams, Chief Energy and Transport Section, Nairobi, Kenya, During UN Commission on Sustainable Development, 15th Session, New York, 30 April – 11 May 2007 |
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New York
The year 2007 marks a historic crossroads in human history. For the first time, half of humanity will be living in towns and cities. Our research shows that by 2030, this figure will rise to two-thirds. We thus live at a time of unprecedented and irreversible urbanisation. The cities growing fastest are those of the developing world. And the fastest growing neighborhoods are slums. Indeed, 2007 will also be the year in which the global number of slum dwellers is forecast to reach the 1 billion mark.
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| UN-HABITAT Contribution to the Discussion on Climate Change |
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Rome
Today half of humanity lives in cities. It is projected that by 2030 that figure will rise to two-thirds. We live in an age of unprecedented, rapid, irreversible urbanisation. The cities growing fastest are those of the developing world, and the fastest growing neighbourhoods are the slums.
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| Statement by Mrs. Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Executive Director of UN-HABITAT at the Convention on Climate Change |
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Nairobi
Success here is critical in our planet’s new urban age. Today half of humanity lives in cities. It is projected that by 2030 that figure will rise to two-thirds. We live in an age of unprecedented, rapid, irreversible urbanisation. The cities growing fastest are those of the developing world, and the fastest growing neighbourhoods are the slums.
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| Remarks by Inga Klevby,Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Deputy Executive Director UN-HABITAT at a news conference at the 12th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change |
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Nairobi
The so-called Adaptation Fund is an innovative new start to helping developing countries shore up their defences against disasters, many of them, like floods, or droughts, brought on by climate change. The purpose and management of this Fund have been determined here in Nairobi. These are the necessary first steps. This is a great accomplishment indeed.
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| UN-HABITAT statement on Climate Change at 15th Session of UN Commission on Sustainable Development |
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New York
The world is experiencing unprecedented levels of urbanization as the majority of people now reside in urban areas. By 2030, three-quarters of the world’s population will be urban, and the biggest cities will be found in the developing world.
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| Statement of Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT at 15th Session of UN Commission on Sustainable Development |
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New York
As we all know, access to affordable, modern energy services is a pre-requisite for sustainable development and poverty alleviation, and, more specifically, for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Lack of access to reliable, safe and environment-friendly energy is a strong constraint on human development.
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| Commonwealth Youth Forum Opening ceremony: Statement by Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations |
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Entebbe, Uganda
I am very excited to be back in Uganda. Last year I was here in April when I had the privilege to address the commonwealth meeting on Africa’s urbanization crisis.
It is an honor and a privilege for me to be here with you today at this Commonwealth Youth Forum
I wish to congratulate the Commonwealth Youth Council for organizing this youth forum which will provide a platform for young people to contribute to the Commonwealth and the Commonwealth Heads of Government agendas. I am pleased that this forum also provides an independent platform for youth representatives to consider their agenda at the same time as the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting.
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English