The Angolan government and the United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT) will outline a cooperation program at the fourth World Urban Forum scheduled for November 3 to 6 in China, Angola's official news agency ANGOP reported on Tuesday.
UN Under-secretary General, UN-HABITAT Executive Director Anna Kamajulo Tibaijuka was quoted as saying that she will meet with Angolan Minister of Urbanization and Housing Diakumpuna Sita Jose on the issue.
In China, she added, the two sides will outline the details for the start of the mentioned cooperation that might reach the areas of security of tenure of the population living in high-density areas, training of administrators, funding of construction of houses and other aspects related to the sector.
Participants of the fourth World Urban Forum in China will discuss and exchange views on various aspects related to housing, sustained urbanization, particularly the issue of houses for the youths and the neediest people.
The UN undersecretary general arrived in Angola on Sunday to attend the two-day celebrations of the World Habitat Day which falls on October 6.
She left the Angolan capital Luanda on Tuesday afternoon for Nairobi, Kenya where the UN-HABITAT and UN Environment Programme headquarters are located.
Source:Xinhua
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