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As part of the celebrations to mark this year’s
World Habitat Day, UNHABITAT Thursday announced the
list of individuals and institutions it was
honouring with the Habitat Scroll of Honour award
for their commitment to promotion of human
settlements.
“This is the most prestigious award given by the
United Nations in recognition of work carried out in
the field of human settlements development. The aim
of the Habitat Scroll of Honour award is to
recognise individuals and institutions instrumental
in improving the living conditions in urban centers
around the world,” said Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.
Executive Director of UN-HABITAT.
The Habitat Scroll of Honour is awarded each year on
World Habitat Day, which was established by the
United Nations General Assembly to raise awareness
about the state of human settlements.
This year, UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna
Tibaijuka will present the awards to the winners as
part of this year’s Global Celebrations of World
Habitat Day, on 1 October 2007, in The Hague, The
Netherlands, and on 5 October 2007 in Monterrey,
Mexico.
From China, the Nanning Municipal People’s
Government is awarded for developing China’s first
Integrated City Emergency Response System to
streamline under one roof all the city’s police and
fire emergencies, para-medic ambulance responses and
traffic accident reporting systems, along with 30
other non-emergency public services that were
previously managed by a variety of different
administrative departments.
Dr. Eusebio Leal Spengler, Historian of the City of
Havana, Cuba, is personally awarded the 2007
UN-HABITAT Scroll of Honour for his many years of
charismatic leadership and painstaking dedication to
the restoration and conservation of the Historical
Centre of Havana.
Also making the list is the Institute for Housing
and Urban Development Studies associated with the
Erasmus University of Rotterdam in The Netherlands
which is awarded for leading the way as a global
centre of excellence and knowledge through its high
quality teaching programmes in housing, urban
management and urban environmental management and
planning.
From Pakistan, Lieutenant-General Nadeem Ahmed,
Deputy Chairman, Earthquake Reconstruction and
Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA), is personally
awarded the 2007 UN-HABITAT Scroll of Honour for
demonstrating great leadership and compassion in
face of calamity to help millions of people rebuild
their homes and lives after the 2005 earthquake.
The Palestinian Housing Council (PHC) is awarded for
exceptional endeavours in helping provide homes,
apartments, employment prospects and bringing new
hope to countless Palestinian families.
From Russia, the Stavropol City Administration’s
project, A safe city is a just city, is
awarded formajor gains in building an inclusive city
– reducing crime and ethnic tensions while improving
employment, health and economic prospects for all.
Finally, the Mwanza Rural Housing Programme (MRHP)
from Tanzania is awarded for helping bring shelter,
employment and healthier living and environmental
conditions to hundreds of thousands of Tanzanian
households.
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