Question: The twenty-sixth session of the Governing Council of UN-Habitat was held from 8 – 12 May 2017, at the United Nations Offices in which of the following country?
(a)Nairobi, Kenya
(b)New Delhi, India
(c)Jakarta, Indonesia
(d)None of the above
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- On May 08, 2017, India was unanimously elected as the President of the UN-Habitat after 10 years. UN-Habitat reports to the United Nations General Assembly.
- UN-Habitat is an organ of the United Nations’ Organisation (UNO) that promotes socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements across the world.
- This is the third time that India has been elected tozz lead this important UN programme after 2007 and 1988.
- The twenty-sixth session of the Governing Council of UN-Habitat was held from 8 – 12 May 2017, at the United Nations Offices in Nairobi, Kenya.
- This session of the Governing Council followed the adoption of the New Urban Agenda during the Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador in October 2016.
- The theme of the 26th Meeting of the Governing Council was “Opportunities for effective implementation of the New Urban Agenda”.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=161631
https://unhabitat.org/gc26/