Call for Submissions for the UN-HABITAT Scroll of Honour Award
August 14, 2013 By fundsforngos
Deadline: 16 September 2013
The UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award was launched by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme in 1989. It is currently the most prestigious human settlements award in the world. Its aim is to acknowledge initiatives which have made outstanding contributions in various fields such as shelter provision, highlighting the plight of the homeless, leadership in post conflict reconstruction and developing and improving human settlements and the quality of urbanlife.
The award, a plaque engraved with the name of the winner and their achievement, is presented to the winners during the World Urban Forum.
Individuals, organisations, initiatives and projects are eligible to be nominated for their achievements and best practicesin innovation, impact and sustainability in the following areas: urban legislation, land and governance; urban planning and design; urban economy; urban basic services, housing and slum upgrading; risk reduction and rehabilitation; and urban research and capacity development.
The 2013 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Awards will be announced on World Habitat Day on 7 October 2013, while the Award presentation ceremony will be held during the closing of the Seventh Session of the World Urban Forum, to be held in Medellin, Colombia, on 11 April 2014.
The deadline for submitting entries to the 2013 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour is 16 September 2013.
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