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Capt (Mr.) John Zefania Chilligati, (MP.) MInister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development, Government of the United Republic of Tanzania |
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Nanjing
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Statement (CHINA) |
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China is now in a period of rapid development of urbanization. It is the great challenges faced by the Chinese government as how to ease the pressure on resources and the environment, provide shelter and equal access to urban infrastructure and basic services for each family.
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Statement (EUROPEAN UNION) |
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I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its MemberStates. The acceding country of Croatia aligns itself with this Statement.
I wish to congratulate you, Your Excellency Madam AmalPepple, Minister of Land, Housing and Urban Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on your election as President of this session of the Governing Council.
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Sir John R. Kaputin, Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States |
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Nanjing
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The Secretary-General Message on International Youth Day |
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International Youth Day is an annual opportunity to recognize the world’s 1.2 billion
young people, to celebrate their achievements, and to push for their participation in all areas of
society.
This year’s commemoration – Be Seen, Be Heard: Youth Participation for Development
– focuses on the enormous contributions young women and men everywhere can and do make
towards national uplift.
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Diane Finley, Minister, Human Resources and Social Development, Government of Canada; Chair, WUF 3 |
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Canada
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Closing Statement by Mrs. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Executive Director, UN-HABITAT |
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Nairobi
As an enormous universal gathering of faiths put away their differences and assembled in Rome to lay Pope John Paul II to rest, 827 delegates from 92 Member States, including 48 Member States of the Governing Council, 39 representatives of Local Governments and their organisations and 92 representatives of NGOs as well as participants from the UN system, IGOs, professional associations and the private sector, assembled in Nairobi to provide guidance to one of the United Nations’ key programmes in the fight against global poverty.
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Address to the Second Committee by Dr. Joan Clos Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director UN-Habitat on the 67th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. NewYork, 1st November 2012 |
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The preparatory process for Habitat III will place significant demands on Member States, UN-Habitat, and the UN system as a whole. As you may know already, in late August this year, the Secretary-General designated me as the Secretary-General for Habitat III. I am confident that I can count on the support of all Member States and UN agencies in this exciting but demanding journey towards Habitat III.
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Second Committee Statement of Mexico on Agenda Item 21, Implementation of the Outcome of the UN Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and strengthening the UN Habitat |
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Statement by Ms. Annu Tandon Hon. member of parliament and member of the Indian delegation on Agenda Item 21, Implementation of the Outcome of the UN Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and strengthening the UN Habitat |
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Statement by Mr Jacques Chirac President of the French Republic |
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Paris
I would like to thank the Mayor of Paris for his kind words and his clearly successful and auspicious initiative. It is my pleasure to wish you in turn a very warm welcome to France and Paris. Paris, this city so close to my heart, a city always set upon being vibrant, welcoming, proud of its history and its heritage, forward-looking, and an integral part of the international fellowship.
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Naokazu Takemoto, Secretary-General of the Japan Parliamentarians on HABITAT (Senior Vice-Minister of Finance), Japan |
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Canada
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Dennis Shea, the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
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Barcelona
On behalf of the United States Government, I am honored to be here today to address this impressive gathering ofcommitledindividuals and institutions at the Second Sessionofthe World Urban Forum here in the beautiful city of Barcelona. I extend the best wishes of Secretary Alphonso Jackson of the u.s. I Department of Housing and Urban Deyelopment for a successful and enriching exchange of ideas and experiences.
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Statement By Azanaw T. Abreha Representative of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia On Agenda item 54 |
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New York
At the outset, allow me to express my delegation’s sincere appreciation to the Secretary -General for his comprehensive and informative reports on the agenda item “Iniplantation of the Outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and Strengthening the United Nation Human Settlements Programme.” I would also like to thank the Under Secretary-General and Executive Director Ms. Anna Tabaijuka for her introductory statement and for championing the cause of improving urban settlements.
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Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain |
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Nanjing
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