A Complete List Of Documents Released For Habitat The Un Conference On Human Settlements Held In Vancouver 31 May 11 June 1976

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Download or read book Documents from the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, Vancouver, 1976 written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The global discussion on human settlements began as early as 1965 when the General Assembly identified inadequate housing as one of the most urgent problems necessitating immediate solutions and called upon all nations to mobilize resources and make strong efforts to improve the housing conditions for millions of people. Further deliberations led to the first United Nations Conference on Human Settlements in Vancouver, Canada, held from 31 May to 11 June 1976. The Conference served as a global forum for the exchange of experiences, ensured the widest possible dissemination of new ideas and technologies in the field of human settlements, and formulated recommendations for an international programme in this field to assist governments. The Conference advocated for improving the quality of life in human settlements through more equitable distribution of development benefits, planning and regulating land use, protecting the environment, integrating women and youth, reducing disparities between rural and urban areas, and rehabilitating people displaced by natural and man-made disasters. The substantive outcomes of the Conference consist of a series of 64 recommendations, organized in six sections: Section A - Settlements policies and strategies, Section B - Settlement planning, Section C - Shelter, infrastructure and services, Section D - Land, Section E - Public participation, and Section F - Institutions and management. The recommendations were supplemented by an Action Plan to be implemented by Member States. As a further outcome of the Conference, the General Assembly established the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) in 1977 (resolution 32/162), now known as the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Researchers can now delve into the Conference documentation which was recently digitized by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library and can be accessed in the UN Digital Library."-- Dag Hammarskjöld Library blog