The Habitat Scroll of Honour is awarded each year on World Habitat Day, which was established by the United Nations General Assembly to raise awareness about the state of human settlements.

This year, UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka presented the awards to the winners as part of this year’s Global Celebrations of World Habitat Day, on 1 October 2007, in The Hague, The Netherlands. “This is the most prestigious award given by the United Nations in recognition of work carried out in the field of human settlements development.

The aim of the Habitat Scroll of Honour award is to recognise individuals and institutions instrumental in improving the living conditions in urban centers around the world,” said Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka. Executive Director of UN-The Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies is awarded for leading the way as a global centre of excellence and knowledge through its high quality teaching programmes in housing, urban management and urban environmental management and planning.

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