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whd2009The Obama Administration will co-host with UN-HABITAT the global celebrations of World Habitat Day in Washington, D.C. on 5 October 2009.

Cabinet Secretary Shaun Donovan, who heads the US Department for Housing and Urban Development, confirmed the decision saying he welcomed the event as an opportunity to foster collaboration between the two agencies.

A group of 15 policy institutes, NGOs, and foundations will join the Department for Housing and Urban Development and UN-HABITAT in organizing a number of high-level events on the occasion of WHD 2009.

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