UN-Habitat

Why in news?

• Recently, UN-Habitat has identified multi-hazard vulnerabilities, urban sprawl, weak urban mobility and “green-blue disconnect” as the pressing issues for Jaipur city.

About UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme):

• The UN-HABITAT is the United Nations agency for human settlements.
• 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.
• UN-Habitat reports to the United Nations General Assembly.
• It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.

UN-Habitat Publications/Reports:

• The State of the World’s Cities
• The Global Report on Human Settlements
• New Urban Agenda
• Sustainable Development Goals and Urban Local Bodies – The Future We Want

PRACTICE QUESTION:

Consider the following statements regarding UN-Habitat:

1. It was established under United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

2. ‘The Global Report on Human Settlements’ is published by UN-Habitat

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer