📤Background
The United Nations designated the first Monday of October
of every year as World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of our habitats, and
on the basic right of all to adequate shelter. The Day is also intended to
remind the world that we all have the power and the responsibility to shape the
future of our cities and towns.
In 1985 the United Nations designated the first Monday of
October every year as World Habitat Day. The idea is to reflect on the state of
our towns and cities and the basic right of all to adequate shelter. It is also
intended to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of
the human habitat.
📤History
World Habitat Day was first celebrated in 1986 with the theme “Shelter is
My Right”. Nairobi was the host city for the observance that year. Other previous themes have
included: “Shelter for the Homeless” (1987, New York); “Shelter and
Urbanization” (1990, London); “Future Cities” (1997, Bonn); “Safer Cities” (1998,
Dubai); “Women in Urban Governance” (2000, Jamaica); “Cities without Slums”
(2001, Fukuoka), “Water and Sanitation for Cities” (2003, Rio de Janeiro),
"Planning our Urban Future" (2009, Washington, D.C.), "Better
City, Better Life" (2010, Shanghai, China) and Cities and Climate Change
(2011, Aguascalientes, Mexico).
📤Scroll
of Honour
The Habitat Scroll of Honour award
was launched by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme in 1989. It is
currently the most prestigious human settlements award in the world. Its aim is
to acknowledge initiatives which have made outstanding contributions in various
fields such as shelter provision, highlighting the plight of the homeless, leadership in post conflict
reconstruction, and developing and improving the human settlements and the
quality of urban life. The call for
nominations for this year's award is open until 8 August 2021
and will be announced during the Global Observance of World Habitat Day.
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This is a truly beautiful initiative, yet the world remains in an, arguably, even more chaotic state now than it has been in modern history. I believe that only HWPL's DPCW can truly cease violence and establish peace in today's conflict-ridden era. I hope everyone can support it.
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