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United Nations Human Settlements Programme


Name	United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Type	Specialized Agency
Acronyms	UN-HABITAT
Head	Executive Director of UN-HABITAT Joan Clos i Matheu
Status	Active
Established	1978

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The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN � HABITAT) is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It was established in 1978 and has its headquarters at the UN office in Nairobi, Kenya. It is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. It is a member of the United Nations Development Group.

Its regional centres are called 'United Nations Centre for Human Settlements' (Habitat)/(UNCHS), and are situated at Nairobi, Rio de Janeiro, and Fukuoka.

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