Brussels, 4 October 2010: EUROPEAN CELEBRATION of WORLD HABITAT DAY

Time: 15h30 – 18h30
Venue: UN-HOUSE Conference Room, Ground Floor
14 rue Montoyer, 1000 Brussels

PROGRAMME:

Welcome speech and presentation of message from the UN-HABITAT Executive Director by Mr. Jean Bakole, Director, UN-HABITAT Representation Office to the EU and Belgium

15h40
Presentation of message from the Secretary-General of the United Nations by Mrs. Afsané Bassir-Pour, Director, United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC)

15h50
Statement by Representative of the Urban Intergroup of the European Parliament

16h00
Keynote address: World and European Sustainable Cities: Insights from EU Research by Mr. Pierre Valette, DG Research, European Commission

16h30
Discussion with participants / question-answer session

17h15
Reception

18h30
End

Working languages will be English and French

Please download the Registration Form (MS Word) to confirm attendance by 30 September 2010.

UN-HABITAT Representation Office to the European Union and Belgium,
14 Rue Montoyer, B-1000 Brussels Belgium
Tel: +32 2 503 35 72 • Fax: +32 2 503 46 24
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