Habitat III in Quito, Ecuador; held every 20 years

Q.      Which of the following is/are true regarding United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development?

1) It is held once every decade.
2) Habitat II was held in Canada.
- Published on 13 Oct 16

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER: Neither 1 nor 2
 
  • Habitat III is the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development to take place in Quito, Ecuador, from 17 – 20 October 2016.
  • The UN Conferences on Housing (Habitat) are occurring in the bi-decennial cycle (1976, 1996 and 2016).
  • The United Nations General Assembly decided to convene The Habitat III Conference.
  • Habitat II, the Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, was held in Istanbul, Turkey in 1996. The conference outcomes were integrated in the Istanbul Declaration.
  • Habitat I was the first United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, held in Vancouver, Canada in 1976. Here the governments began to recognize the need for sustainable human settlements and the consequences of rapid urbanization, especially in the developing world. The conference outcomes were integrated the Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlements

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