Habitat attached great importance to the involvement and contributions of all major groups, including youth, in the preparatory stages and activities of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) which was held in Istanbul, Turkey from 3-14 June 1996. The Habitat Agenda, the Conference's action plan, incorporates the inputs and demands of youth, and foresees and guides their future involvement and role in the implementation process. In this context, Habitat, jointly with "Youth for Habitat", a voluntary network of youth and youth organizations, is developing a youth programme where activities such as networking can be promoted and supported.

Contact:

Mr. Selman Ergüden
Habitat Focal Point on Youth
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat)
P.O. Box 30030
Nairobi, Kenya

Tel.: (254-2) 624-4231Fax: (254-2) 624-265

E-mail: selman.erguden@unchs.org