Implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2008
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SymbolA/RES/63/221
TitleImplementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
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Summary
Welcomes the efforts of UN-Habitat in the implementation of its Medium-term Strategic and Institutional Plan for the period 2008-2013, and encourages Governments in a position to do so, and other stakeholders, to contribute to UN-Habitat; encourages Governments to promote the principles and practice of sustainable urbanization and strengthen the role and contribution of their respective local authorities in applying those principles and practice; reiterates its call for continued financial support to UN-Habitat through increased voluntary contributions, and invites Governments in a position to do so, and other stakeholders, to provide predictable multi-year funding and increased non-earmarked contributions to support the strategic and institutional objectives of the Medium-term Strategic and Institutional Plan for the period 2008-2013 and its Global Campaign on Sustainable Urbanization; requests the Secretary-General to keep the resource needs of UN-Habitat under review; requests UN-Habitat, within the framework of its experimental reimbursable seeding operations for housing finance, and in close collaboration with international and regional financial institutions, to document and disseminate lessons learned; and emphasizes the importance of the Nairobi headquarters location of UN-Habitat, and requests the Secretary-General to keep the resource needs of UN-Habitat and the UN Office at Nairobi under review.
Action note2008-12-19
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 72nd plenary meeting
DraftA/C.2/63/L.64
Committee reportA/63/415
Meeting record
A/63/PV.72
Date[New York] : UN, 3 Mar. 2009
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5 p.
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Issued in GAOR, 63rd sess., Suppl. no. 49.