Habitat Company Profile

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Company Name	Habitat
Website	www.unhabitat.org
Snippet	The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations programme [2]for human settlements and sustainable urban development. It was established in 1978 as an outcome of the First UN 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.[3] 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.
Head	Executive Director of UN-Habitat Maimunah Mohd Sharif [1]
Type	Intergovernmental organization, Regulatory body, Advisory board
Website	www.unhabitat.org
Formation	1978; 41 years ago (1978)
Abbreviation	UN-Habitat
Headquarters	Nairobi, Kenya
Legal status	Active
Parent organization	United Nations General Assembly

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