148459 HUMAN SETTLEMENT BOOK DRAFT TWO

South Africa and UN-Habitat sign Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate housing development

The Minister of Human Settlements, Mmamoloko Kubayi together with UN-Habitat Executive Director, Maimunah Mohd Sharif signed a Memorandum of Understanding as the first step towards establishing the UN-Habitat office in South Africa. The UN-Habitat’s presence in South Africa will help the country to tap into its expertise to accelerate housing development. Areas expected to benefit from this include upgrading of informal settlements, safer cities, institutional capacity on financing sustainable urban development, data generation and analysis for smart cities and planning and building urban resilience.

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