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Nairobi, 1 Sep. 08
Economic growth and attendant commercial urban development continue to contribute a lot to the problem of forced evictions, the UN-HABITAT Deputy Executive Director Ms. Inga Björk-Klevby said on Monday.
Speaking at a meeting of the Advisory Group on Forced Evictions (AGFE), Ms. Björk-Klevby said that the consequence was that the agency had an important role to play in advising governments against forced evictions.
“While many governments are signatories to international covenants related to housing rights, the widespread practice of forced eviction, often in the wake of economic growth and attendant commercial urban development,
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Stockholm,
18 Aug. 08
As more than 2,000 water experts from 140 countries world gathered in Stockholm on Monday for the 18th annual World Water Week convention, HRH Prince of Orange, congratulated delegates for helping reduce the number of people around the world without access to water and sanitation. |
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