United Nations Human Settlements Programme

United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Abbreviation	UN-Habitat
Formation	1977
Type	Programme
Legal status	Active
Headquarters	Nairobi, Kenya
Head	Maimunah Mohd Sharif
Parent organization	United Nations
Website	www.unhabitat.org
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The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations programme^[1] for human settlements and sustainable urban development. It was established in 1977 as an outcome of the first United Nations Conference on Human Settlements and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat I) held in Vancouver, Canada, in 1976. UN-Habitat maintains its headquarters at the United Nations Office at Nairobi, Kenya. It is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. It is a member of the United Nations Development Group.^[2] The mandate of UN-Habitat derives from the Habitat Agenda, adopted by the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1996. The twin goals of the Habitat Agenda are adequate shelter for all and the development of sustainable human settlements in an urbanizing world.

^ "About Us | UN-Habitat". unhabitat.org. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
^ "UNDG Members". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2012.

[1] "About Us | UN-Habitat". unhabitat.org. Retrieved 2021-03-15.

[2] "UNDG Members". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2012.

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