High Level East Africa Peer Exchange on Government Enablement of Private Sector Lending for Affordable Housing Nov 2005
At its Twentieth Session in April 2005, the Governing Council of UN-HABITAT comprising 57 member states of the United Nations convened a high level dialogue on “Financing Human Settlements” in Nairobi, Kenya. Lasting over 3 hours in duration, the dialogue included presentations from heads of delegations from 6 member states and over 50 interventions from among 600 participating representatives of governments, local authorities and nongovernmental organizations. The debate that transpired in Nairobi was regarded by the Governing Council as a high point of its Twentieth Session.
