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Secretary General's Message  

The theme of World Habitat Day this year, Cities – engines of rural development, was chosen to remind development policy-makers at every level not to think of “urban” and “rural” as separate entities, but rather as parts of an economic and social whole.
Executive Director's Message  

The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October each year as World Habitat Day. It is an occasion to reflect on the state of human settlements and the basic right to adequate shelter for all.
Speech by His Excellency Hon. Mwai Kibaki, C.G.H., M.P., President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kenya  
Nairobi, Kenya
I am pleased to join you this morning in commemorating the global observance of the World Habitat Day. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all the visitors from the United Nations fraternity who have come to Kenya to join us in marking this important international day. I wish you all a pleasant stay in Kenya
Statement by the Chairman of the Committee of Permanent Representatives, Ambassador of Poland Wojciech Jasinski  
Nairobi, Kenya
In a rapidly urbanizing world, where already half of the world’s population lives in cities and towns, rural to urban migration is one of the most pressing issues facing our world today. Cities and towns have always been centers of opportunity, but without adequate shelter and basic services, urban environments can also be some of the dangerous places on earth
 
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