Report of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II)

Headings: 
Property Law and Housing Rights
Authors: 
Williams, Joan A.
Title: 
Report of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II)
Document Type: 
International Conventions and Declarations
Reference: 
United Nations (June 1996)
URL: 
http://www.unhabitat.org/unchs/english/hagenda/
Annotation: 
This report is the outcome document from the second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements held in 1996. It addresses the themes of adequate shelter and the impact of urbanization and contains the Istanbul Declaration as well as the Habitat Agenda and its Global Plan of Action. The Istanbul Declaration stresses the need to ensure the equal participation of women in economic, social and cultural life. The Habitat Agenda includes the commitment to ensure gender equality in the development of human settlements.