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18 April 2011
Twenty-third Session of the Governing Council of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT GC 23)
11-15 April 2011 | Nairobi, Kenya
Highlights for Thursday, 14 April 2011
On Thursday morning, the COW met to consider the provisional agenda and other arrangements for GC-24, and also to receive an update from the drafting committee on the status on the discussions on the draft resolutions. The drafting committee also met throughout the day to continue consideration of the draft resolutions before GC-23.
In addition, parallel events were held on topics such as: safer public spaces for women and girls; the “SymbioCity” approach; women and urban housing; land, property and housing in the Muslim world; slum upgrading in the Kibera Soweto-East area of Nairobi; a new global housing strategy to the year 2025; and sustainable urban development. The Habitat Agenda partner groups also convened to follow up on the Partners’ Platform, and representatives of private sector companies held a working group meeting.
Twenty-third Session of the Governing Council of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT GC 23) 
