UN Habitat programme adopts Minister's proposal

The UN Habitat Programme has adopted the suggestion made by the Minister of Housing and Common Amenities, Ferial Ashraff that the Government should recognise the important role of women in poverty alleviation and slum upgrading implementation programmes, states a press release from the Ministry of Housing and Common Amenities.

This proposal was put forward by the Minister Ashraff representing Sri Lanka at the Second Asia-Pacific Ministers Conference on Housing and Uran Development (APMCHUD) held last May in Tehran, Iran.

Housing and Urban Development Ministers and high ranking officials concerned with from 37 countries in the Asia-Pacific region participated at this meeting.

This Ministers' Conference focused and discussed on the key themes covering urban and rural planning management, urban slum up-grading, water and sanitation, housing finance and natural disaster.