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World Urban Forum 2006

The World Urban Forum 2006 takes place in Vancouver, Canada, from 19 to 23 June 2006 and has as its main theme, "Our Future: Sustainable Cities – Turning Ideas into Action". The forum will examine ways to meet a commitment assumed by the United Nations General Assembly six years ago, as part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): to improve the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by 2020. Related Choike reports: The right to adequate housing, Economic, social and cultural rights - ESCR, Millennium Development Goals - MDGs, Poverty Versión en español Assets and struggles: 30 years after Vancouver Habitat Forum Highlights of the civil society roundtable at the III World Urban Forum towards realizing the Right to Adequate Housing, sustainable habitat and inclusive cities. [see more] Sex and the mega-city As the World Urban Forum drew to a close with vows to "work harder" to solve the global housing crisis, women at the meeting stressed that gender sensitivity must be included in policies to upgrade the atrocious living conditions currently endured by millions of human beings. [see more] State of the world’s cities report 2006/7 This report produced by UN-HABITAT shows that slum dwellers in developing countries are as badly off if not worse off than their rural relatives. [see more]

News Reports Sex and the mega-city Building unity - and decent housing Colombia: housing solution needed, not tear gas and fire Examining Africa's urban poor Habitat International Coalition activities at the WUF 2006 Flushing public gender violence out of the shadows From slums to sustainability Report of HIC activities in Vancouver Assets and struggles: 30 years after Vancouver Habitat Forum State of the world’s cities report 2006/7 Assessing WUF III UN HABITAT's page on WUF 2006 Thirty years of Habitat I: no more neoliberal model of cities

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