PM proposes for UN-Habitat office to be opened in Malaysia
Malaysia has proposed to the United Nations (UN) to open a regional office of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in this country to accelerate sustainable urbanisation goals.
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the proposal was made during his meeting with UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres at the UN headquarters, New York, USA, yesterday.
UN-Habitat is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.
“The urbanisation process...
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