Signature of a Cooperation Agreement Between UNESCO and UN Habitat: UNESCO SHS

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Signature of a Cooperation Agreement Between UNESCO and UN Habitat

On 18 March 2005, Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura and Ms Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the UN Habitat signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The Memorandum commits the agencies to develop common approaches on the role of cities in the reduction of urban poverty, and provides a framework for the elaboration of new instruments and strategies in the field of urban development and social and environmental sustainability. The fields of mutual interest outlined in the Memorandum include the social function of built environment as cultural heritage, observatories on the concept of “The Right to the City” and the strengthening of the urban governance dimension of the World Heritage Cities initiative. More...

Author(s)	UNESCO Office of the Spokeswoman
Publication Date	19-03-2005
Source	UNESCO Flash Info n°049-2005


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