Reply #27: Cuba to Host UN Housing Forums

[Judi Lynn]

Cuba to Host UN Housing Forums

Havana, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will start national activities to support UN world campaigns for good urban government and housing security.

Cuba, which eliminated eviction and made efforts to guarantee people´s possession of houses, will host several UN international housing forums.

UN Human Settlement Program Managing Director Anna Tibaijuka will visit Havana on Saturday to open the program entitled "Improving the management of our cities and the environment we live in."

The official opening will be held on June 27, in the presence of Cuban People´s Power National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon, and several UN officials.
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National Housing Institute Vice President Noelys Borrero praised the participation of top UN officials in the Cuban campaign.
Havana will also host the 5th World Meeting of Sustainable Cities and Local Agenda 21 Programs, sponsored by the UN and the Cuban government, with the participation of 200 delegates from 35 countries.
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