§ 23. Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on her Department's role in combating problems of urbanisation and concentration of population in developing countries. [29634]
§ Clare ShortMy Department is addressing these issues both with the multi-lateral organisations and within our programmes. The UN Global Conference on Human Settlements, "Habitat 2", discussed the issues of urbanisation in 1996 at Istanbul, and set out "The Habitat Agenda" for national and local governments to help facilitate a better life for people in towns. We are continuing to work in collaboration with the UN Centre for Human Settlements, UNDP and the World Bank to implement this Agenda.