TO OUR ENGLISH SPEAKING FRIENDS
Foreword -
This section aims at establishing durable links between the Rio Urbano Foundation and our dear English Speaking friends throughout the world and at the same time to be useful to them. ... more
UN SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS THREE NEW SPECIAL ENVOYS ON CLIMATE CHANGE
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today (1 May) announced the appointment of three Special Envoys on Climate Change.
The Special Envoys are Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway and former Chair of the World Commission ... more
European Convention on Transboundary Waters and International Lakes
European Convention on Transboundary Waters and International Lakes ... more
Beyond Structural Reform in the Housing Market in Iraq
By: Gabriel Nagy
Housing Finance Expert
Amman, Jordan 22 October, 2005
As Iraq transits towards a new political regime and a new Constitution, the country’s housing policy framework needs to reflect the new ways of doing business in the country. ... more
Help Fight Toxic Mercury Pollution - Send Flawed Mercury Rules Back
(Document distributed by Environmental Defense)
What the Rules Will Do
Last March, the Bush administration finalized two rules that do too little, too late to reduce mercury pollution from power plants, the largest man-made source of mercury em ... more
World Habitat Day 2005
Information distributed by Ms. Jane Nyakairu, World Habitat Day Coordinator, UN-HABITAT -
I am pleased to inform you that this year's World Habitat Day celebrations will take place on Monday, 3 October. Since 1985, World Habitat Day has been cele ... more
Resolutions adopted by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme at its Twentieth Session
Resolution 20/1: Youth and human settlements
The Governing Council,
Recalling the Habitat Agenda1, specifically those paragraphs relating to youth and participation
and most notably among them, those paragraphs2 which stress the importance of ... more
Strengthening the Capacity of the Housing Sector in Iraq
(Information released by Mr. Gabriel Nagy, UN-HABITAT) -
Programme/Project Number: C4-04 -
Roundtable Meeting on Housing Finance 28th February 2005 -
Background -
1. The proposed round table meeting is part of UN Trust Fund approved proje ... more
Decisions Adopted at UNEP's Twenty-Third Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum
(Information released by UNEP) -
The secretariat of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) submitted recently the advance English text of decisions adopted by the twenty-third session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environme ... more
Our Environment, our Heritage
By German Garcia-Duran - It is a great honour for me to address the 76th Rotary International District Conference and Assembly that is being held in the very gracious and unique Kenyan Coast near Mombasa, at the enchanting locality of Kwale, famous f ... more
Making Housing Policy Work
By Gabriel Nagy - Within the past ten years, cities around the world have undertaken urban renewal projects as an excuse to get extra funding and spend money in some necessary urban works and infrastructure. Many of the projects are used to deliver m ... more
Preparatory Committee for Istanbul+5
By German Garcia-Duran - I congratulate the Center for Urban Research and Policy of Columbia University for having organized this momentous International Conference on an “Urbanizing World and United Nations Human Habitat II”, ... more
Charter for the Right to the City
The new millennium begins with half of the world’s population living in cities. According to previsions, in the year 2050 urbanization will reach 65 %. Cities are confirming their position as the leading standard for human settlements, which neutrali ... more
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