UN Habitat session in Kenya:

Lanka to focus on Jana Sevana houses programme

The Sri Lankan delegation participating at the 23rd session of the governing council of the United Nations Human Settlement Program (UN Habit) to be held from April 11 to 15 at the UN Habitat Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya will highlight the Sri Lankan experience, the present Million Houses Programme with the formation of low-income settlement programme and low-cost housing activities in rural areas of the Northern housing Programme.

The Sri Lankan delegation at this conference will be led by Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa. Ministry Secretary Gotabaya Jayaratne, National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) Chairman Jayantha Samaraweera, NHDA General Manager L S Palansuriya and Ministry Senior Assistant Secretary Dammika Wijesinghe will also participate.

This year the theme of the Governing Council is 'Sustainable urban development through expanding equitable access to land, housing, basic services and infrastructure.' The 23rd session of the Governing Council will be attended by Government Ministers, senior officials and other representatives of Governments making up the Council as well as UN-Habitat Agenda partners who will deliberate on these issues as well as climate change and its impact on cities.