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23rd Governing Council of UN-HABITAT
Panel © Peter Götz
Peter Götz, President of the Global Parliamentarians on Habitat (GPH), represented the international organization of parliamentarians at a high-profile panel on 13 April 2011 on the topic of housing. In his speech, Götz called for a closer cooperation between developed and less developed countries. He also encouraged the expansion of a study initiated by the GPH, which tracks the changes in legislation in Europe following the adoption of the Habitat Agenda in 1996 in Istanbul.
In addition, Götz represented the Global Parliamentarians on Habitat at a meeting of the partners of the World Urban Campaign on 12 April 2011. At the meeting, common positions were agreed on for the 23rd Governing Council.
In an interview with the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Dr. Joan Clos, Götz also discussed the future cooperation with the Global Parliamentarians on Habitat.
Finally, a General Assembly of the African Regional Council of the Global Parliamentarians on Habitat was held by President Margaret Zziwa within the framework of the 23rd Governing Council.
Further Information
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Panel speech by Peter Götz (pdf | 35 KB)
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Panel Programme (pdf | 1.0 MB)
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Programme of the 23rd Governing Council (pdf | 337 KB)
Further Information
Contact
President of the Board of Directors of the GPH
Peter Götz MdB
peter.goetz@bundestag.de
Office of the President/Secretary-General
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Deutscher Bundestag
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Germany
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