Third World Urban Forum

[i]An international un-habitat event on urban sustainability[/i] 19-23 June 2006, Vancouver, Canada The World Urban Forum, held every two years, was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization in a world where half of humanity lives in cities and where in the next 50 years that proportion is expected to reach two-thirds of the global population. For more information: http://www.wuf3-fum3.ca/en/home.shtml