Habitat Agenda

The Habitat Agenda was adopted by 171 governments at Habitat II, Istanbul 1996. The Agenda provides a practical roadmap to an urbanizing world, setting out approaches and strategies towards the achievement of sustainable development of the world’s urban areas.In June 2001, five years after Habitat II, the General Assembly of the United Nations will hold a special session to review and appraise implementation of the Habitat Agenda worldwide.

• Guidelines for localizing the Habitat Agenda in Asia and the Pacific, ESCAP, 2001 (PDF, 1.7MB)
• UNCHS report - The State of the World's Cities Report 2001
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• Istanbul+5: Reviewing and Appraising Progress Five years after Habitat II
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• Regional High-level Meeting in Preparation for Istanbul+5
• The Habitat Agenda in the Pacific: Managing the Transition from the Village to the City in the South Pacific