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Article: International Housing Coalition to Sponsor 12 Sessions at the World Urban Forum.
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- June 9, 2006
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WASHINGTON -- The International Housing Coalition is sponsoring 12 networking sessions on the world housing crisis during the upcoming World Urban Forum III in Vancouver June 19-23, 2006. Developed in conjunction with some 11 national and international organizations, these sessions will present important worldwide experience and recommend policies to improve housing in the developing world, improve aboriginal housing in Canada and promote affordable housing in the United States.
Of special focus will be the issues of how to engage the private and non-governmental sectors, and how to raise the priority of housing among national and multilateral development ...