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Whatwillhappentovillagesandhamlets?

ThenIrealizedthattheUnitedNationsdoesnotproposethatallsixbillionpeopleshouldliveincities,

butmorethan50percentoftheworldpopulationwholiveincitiesshouldbetreatedwithrespectandconsideration,

whethertheyarepoor,homeless,elderlyorpeoplewithdisabilities.

Citiesshouldbecomeallinclusive,integratingethnicminorities,immigrantworkersandrefugees.

Also,therightsofwomenandchildrenshouldbetakenintoaccount,ensuringthattheywillhaveaccesstobasicservicesandfacilities.

SinceIamrepresentingtheUNCHS（Habitat）FukuokaOfficewhichhasbeenestablishedtwoyearsagotoassistcountriesinAsiaandthePacificinimprovingtheirhumansettlementssituation.

Iwouldliketoexaminehowthisofficeiscontributingtotheissuesraisedunderthethemeforthisyear’sHabitatDay.

TheUNCHS（Habitat）FukuokaOfficeundertakesavarietyofactivitiesrangingfromtechnicalcooperationtopromotinghumansettlementsdevelopmentanddisseminationofinformation.

TheUNCHS（Habitat）FukuokaOfficecoordinatestechnicalcooperationprojectsgeographicallyspreadfromIraninthewesttothePacificIslandsintheeastfromMongoliainthenorthtotheMaldivesinthesouth.

Thisprojectsspanthespectrumofurbanizationtoshelterissues.

TheFukuokaofficefacilitatesthetransferofresearchfindingsthroughtheorganizationofexpect-groupmeetings,symposium,policydialogues,trainingandstaffexchanges.

Theofficeseekstoraisepublicinterestandunderstandingonhumansettlementsissuesbyprovidingaccesstopublications,newsletters,andio-visualprogramsandlatelythroughourinternetpages.

ThethemeofHabitatDayismainlyaboutinclusionofpeopleincitieswhoarepresentlysufferingfromexclusion.

Low-incomegroups,firstandforemostsufferfromexclusionineverysociety.

Povertyisapervasiveandchronicphenomenoninthemajorityofdevelopingcountries.

Particularlyurbanpovertyisincreasingwiththerapidgrowthofcitiesinthedevelopingworld.

TheFukuokaOfficehasprojectsinBangladesh,Cambodia,Indonesia,LaoPDRandNepal,

whichparticularlyaddressurbanpovertywithavarietyofstrategies,

suchasneighbourhoodimprovement,provisionofbasicinfrastructure,servicesandfacilities,andimprovementofeconomicopportunitiesthroughtrainingforincomegenerationandgainfulemployment.

Thebasicapproachisfocusingoncommunitydevelopmentthroughtheinvolvementoftheurbanpoorinthedecision-makingandimplementationprocess.

CommunitydevelopmentisanapproachwhichformsthebasisformanyUNCHS（Habitat）projectsintheregion.

TillrecentlytherewasevenaspecialCommunityDevelopmentProgramforSouthandSouth-eastAsia.

whichsupportedthevariouscommunitydevelopmentorientedprojectsintheregionthroughtheexchangeofexperiences,

promotinginnovativeandeffectivepartnerships,strengtheningnational,localandcommunitycapacities,

andprovidingadvisoryservicesonthedesign,implementationandsustainabilityofhumansettlementsprojects.

Thisprogramhascontributedtothedevelopmentofin-depthknowledgeontheimprovementofhumansettlementsconditionsfortheurbanpoor,

particularlyindevelopingcountries,andhasdevelopedarangeofinnovativeapproachesinvolvingcommunityparticipation.

Otherprojectswhichfocusonpovertyalleviationareprojectsonurban-rurallinkages.

InIndonesiaandNepal,theseprojectsindentifyanddevelopsocialandeconomicarrangementsforpromotingurban-rurallinkages.

Thisleadstotargetedinvestmentsinaspatialnetworkofurbancentres,marketplacesandvillages,promotingtrade,small-scaleindustriesandenterprises.

Asaconsequence,theseeconomicopportunitiescreatejobsandalleviatepoverty.

Thisalsoleadstoabetterintegrationofearlierexcludedgroupsintothesociety.

Bothprojectsprovidevaluablelessonsforfutureexpansionofthisapproach.

AnotherinitiativesupportedbytheUNCHS（Habitat）FukuokaOfficeistheAsianRegionalForumonUrbanPoverty.

Thisforumprovidesopportunitiesfordevelopmentpractitionerstoexchangeexperiencesandshareresearchfindingsandnewapproachesregardingurbanpovertyalleviation.

InOctober1998,thefirstmeetingtoestablishtheForumwasheldinFukuoka.

ThisforumistheregionalchapterofaglobalforumonurbanpovertyalleviationwhichwillholditsthirdinternationalmeetinginYamoussoukro,IvoryCoast,nextweek.

AlthoughUNCHD（Habitat）hasnospecificprojectsforwomenandchildrenintheregion,manyoftheongoingprojectsaddresstheirconcernsthroughtheintegrationofgenderissuesintheprojectdesign.

ThiscomponentisensuredbyaProjectReviewCommitteeinUNCHS（Habitat）whichscreensallprojectsandprogramsandpaysspecialattentiontotheincorporationofgender-sensitiveapproachesinprojectimplementation.

Inaddition,theFukuokaOfficehasstartedtheinitiativeforasub-regionalgenderprogramwhichwillstrengthentheoperationalprojectsintheirgenderstrategiesandexchangeexperiencesbetweentheseprojects.

Thisshouldleadtoanincreasedattentionwomen’sissuespertainingtohumansettlementsdevelopmentandimprovegender-relatedconstraintsincities.

AnexampleoftheinfluenceofaHabitatprojectonnotionalgenderpoliciesisAfghanistan.

TheprojectworksonrebuildingcommunitiesinurbanAfghanistan.

Inawar-torncountrylikeAfghanistan,especiallywomenareinterestedtogetaccesstobasicserviceslikewaterandsanitation.

Inordertoprovidetheseservices,womenneedtogetorganizedtodecideonthelocationandtypeofservicetheyneed.

Theprojectdoesthisso-called“communityforums”.

Herewomenassembletoworkwiththeproject,butalsotaketheopportunitytosocialize,learnfromeach-otherandundertakehandicraftworkstoearnasmallincome.

Asyouallmayknow,theTalibanwhichcontrolsthemajorityofthecountry,hasforbiddeneducationforwomen.

ThroughdialoguewiththeUnitedNationsandbyusingtheHabitatprojectasanexample,thisbanhasnowpartiallybeenlifted.

AnareainsufficientlycoveredbyHabitatprojectsintheregionistheattentiontopersonswithdisabilities.

Theyexperiencetheexclusionincitieseveryday,particularlyindevelopingcountries.

Physicalbarriersandnospecializedfacilitiesforthehandicappedlimittheaccessforthesepersonstoactivitiesandbenefitsofurbanlife.

Severebudgetconstraintsindevelopingcountriesonlyexacerbatesthesituation.

However,eventhemoredevelopednationsinthisregionstillhavealongwaytogotoensurethepersonswithdisabilitieswillhaveequalaccesstoservicesandfacilitiesinthecities.

AtthelevelofpolicyandplanningassistancetocountriesintheregiontheFukuokaOfficehasanumberofprojects.

InadditiontotheSustainableCitiesProjectsinChina,India,thePhilippinesandSriLanka,

UNCHS（Habitat）hasundertakenplanningprojectsinBangladesh,Bhutan,Indonesia,Iran,Nepal,PapuaNewGuineaandVietNam.

Theseprojectsareanopportunitytohaveadialogueonpolicyandplanningissues,includingquestionsofaccesstourbanservicesandfacilitiesforexcludedandmarginalizedgroupsinthesociety.

TheHabitatprojectshavefocusedparticularlyonaccessoftheurbanpoortoland,servicesandfacilitiesaspartoftheurbandevelopmentplans.

Theyalsopromotedtheinvolvementofallresidents,womenandmen,youngandold,richandpoortobepartofthedecision-markingprocessofmattersaffectingtheirlifeandlivingconditions.

“Citiesforall”wascertainlyinthemindofthepeopleworkingontheseprojects.

Iwouldliketoconcludewithexpressingmyhopethatthisyear’sWorldHabitatDaywillcontributetoabetterunderstandingoftheplightoftheexcludedandmarginalizedgroupsinthesociety,

andthatthiswillleadtoasituationwherecitieswilltrulybe“CitiesforAll”.