Human Settlements Progress and Prospects - Selected Documents of the High-Level Segment of the 5th Anniversary of the Istanbul +5 Human Settlements Summit

Author: Department of External Relations, Ministry of Construction
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: In June 2001, the United Nations held a special meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to comprehensively review and evaluate the implementation of the "Agenda for the Implementation of the Habitat Agenda," known as the "Istanbul +5" conference. This meeting focused on reviewing actions at national and local levels, the partnership and role of civil society organizations, and international cooperation. This book is a compilation of materials from the "Istanbul +5" Special Session of the General Assembly on Human Settlements, including reports on the participation in the 25th Special Session of the General Assembly, known as the "Istanbul +5" Conference on Human Settlements; the Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlements; the Istanbul Declaration on Human Settlements; the Chengdu Declaration; a report on the Chinese government's support for the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements in successfully holding the "Istanbul +5" Preparatory Meeting for Asia and the Pacific in Hangzhou, China; speeches by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and UN and UN-Habitat Director Anna Tibaijuka at the "Istanbul +5" Special Session of the General Assembly on Human Settlements; the basic positions of the Chinese delegation on several important issues; the Declaration on Cities and Other Human Settlements in the New Millennium; and the General Assembly's resolution on the upgrade of the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).