In this regard
UN Habitat can provide technical support, while the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industries can mobilize financial support under the model of Corporate Social Responsibility.
'I have made my commitment to the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Monica Juma and the CS of Infrastructure James Macharia that UN-Habitat is ready to offer its expertise to support the government to achieve its Big Four agenda, in particular, the one of availing one million houses to low income groups,' the
UN Habitat executive director held.
Med,
UN Habitat Project Manager and UNMISS Spokesperson
Evelyn Macapobre, expressed gratitude to
UN Habitat for the partnership with the government to provide safer houses for the typhoon victims.
Moreover, due to the office's proximity to the Arab League (AL) headquarters, the new office might facilitate joint collaboration between the AL and the
UN Habitat program.
UN Habitat intends to sign similar MoUs with the major Metropolitan Corporations of the country as this MoU was the first in the series.
Habitat Programme Manager,
UN Habitat, Jawed Ali Khan at this occasion stated that the IRRC offers a highly cost-effective way of improving waste management and cleaning the environment in the fast-growing cities of Pakistan.
They said
UN Habitat had failed to deliver on this mandate, necessitating a new agency purely focussed on urbanisation.
UN Habitat project director Alioune Badiane also praised Bahrain's contribution to habitats in the last 12 years, paying tribute to the role of Prince Khalifa in protecting them.
Of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Nasir Ghafoor Khan and Behaviour Change Communications, Office of
UN Habitat, Jannat Durrani were present on the occasion.
Marvi represented that Pakistan as the head of the NDI delegation on Global Women's Leadership Program at the third session of the Preparatory Committee for
UN Habitat 3 at Surabaya Indonesia.