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SUMMARY OF PREPCOM II FOR THE SECOND UN CONFERENCE ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS (HABITAT II): 24 APRIL - 5 MAY 1995

The Second Session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements met in Nairobi, Kenya, from 24 April to 5 May 1995. The meeting overlapped with the 15th Session of the Commission on Human Settlements, which began on 25 April and concluded on 2 May 1995. During the two-week meeting, the PrepCom held plenary and working group sessions to: consider organizational matters for PrepCom III and the Habitat II Conference, which will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 3-14 June 1996; prepare the first part of the draft Statement of Principles and the Global Plan of Action; and prepare draft decisions for consideration by the 50th General Assembly, relating to the preparation for the Habitat II Conference and the third session of the PrepCom tentatively scheduled for 12-23 February 1996.