New Delhi, Sept. 29:
The World Habitat Day is being celebrated on October 1. The United
Nation has designated the first Monday in October every year as World
Habitat Day, to reflect on the state of human settlements and basic
right to adequate shelter-for-all. It is also intended to remind the
world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human
habitat. The theme of this year’s celebration chosen by the United
Nation is "A safe city is a just city", is to reflect on the state of
human settlements around the world.
The United Nations chose this year’s theme in order to raise awareness
and encourage reflection on the mounting threats to urban safety and
social justice, particularly urban crime and violence, forced eviction
and insecurity of tenure, as well as natural and human-made disasters.
One of the most significant causes of fear and insecurity in many
cities today is crime and violence. UN-HABITAT has designated Dutch
city of the Hague to spearhead the 2007 global celebration of World
Habitat Day.
In India, the national level celebration is being organised by the
ministry of housing & urban poverty alleviation at Vigyan Bhawan,
New Delhi.
On the occasion, Union minister of state for housing & urban
poverty alleviation Kumari Selja will release special publication of
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (Hudco), Building
Materials and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) and National
Cooperative Housing Federation of India (NCHF).
The minister will also give away the prizes to the winners of NHB Essay
Competition for 2007 and painting competition of physically &
visually challenged children. The function would be attended by the
secretaries of state governments, union territories, senior officers
from the central ministries, NGOs, UN-HABITAT and other agencies.
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