International Federation for Housing and Planning

114. The Russian Federation has formulated a new national housing policy and has taken measures for the transformation of the housing sector under market conditions.

National Abortion Federation

The Department of National Housing has made available R200 million to the National Housing Forum. 63

The following table gives housing requirements for every component of the Federation.

National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials

A national housing survey is being undertaken to update socio economic information on housing.

National Federation of UNESCO Associations, Japan

At the federal level, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is Canada's national housing agency.

National Federation of International Immigrant Women Associations

National Statistics Office. Vanuatu National Population and Housing Census Main Report. Port Vila NSO.

90. Jordan is preparing its first Housing Action Plan to guide the implementation of the National Housing Strategy.

The National Housing Council has been set up to coordinate existing shelter agencies and periodically update housing policies.

The policy builds on existing national housing and urban programmes.

Through the Ministry of Social Development the Federal Government coordinates the National Social Housing Fund (FONHAPO) and the National Housing Development Commission (CONAFOVI), among other programmes.

European Federation of National Organizations Working with the Homeless,

Scholarship programme, Lebanon (National Federation of UNESCO Associations, Japan)

Scholarship programme, Lebanon (National Federation of UNESCO Associations , Japan)

CMHC's housing finance mandate is to promote housing affordability and choice and to contribute to the well being of the housing sector in the national economy.

Source CSO, Census of Population and Housing National Analytical Report, 2000.

109. Pakistan apos s National Housing Policy, adopted by the Cabinet in February 1992, has declared housing to be a high priority sector in the National Development Plan.

European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA)

The Federal Assembly () is the national legislature of the Russian Federation, according to the Constitution of Russian Federation (1993).

121. Thailand is implementing its National Housing Plan (1991 1996) within the framework of the National Development Plan.

These include assessments of the housing sector, land regulations and registration, labour intensive urban work programmes and national housing and urban development policies.

In addition, the new ministry would be responsible for national insurance and housing.

Housing 67. On issues related to housing, the Government stated that the National Housing Forum was discussing interim arrangements for the transition period regarding delivery in the short term and the foundations for a comprehensive housing policy and strategy.

The Latvian side and the international community could help by accelerating the building of housing in the Federation for the returnees.

The Russian Federation has demanded social guarantees for its retired military personnel and housing for its military personnel withdrawn from Latvia.

A national conference on housing reform, held on World Habitat Day, 1991, reviewed the reforms in housing at the central, provincial and local levels.

National Subsidy Program for Housing of Social Interest under the National Housing Plan The Ministry of Cities will build or repair 2000 homes, including 400 new buildings and 800 repairs in the Kalunga Community.

The Government of Canada launched national consultations early in 2005 with communities and housing experts on current and future housing policies, programs and delivery approaches.

3. Welcomes the multilateral efforts to help the Russian Federation build housing for troops and their families returning from Estonia and Latvia

48. Australia has developed a framework for an integrated national housing and urban development policy to the year 2000, drawing on the recommendations of the National Housing Strategy review, which was completed in December 1992.

(h) Mr. Arputham Jockin, President of the National Slum Dwellers Federation of India.

The recently completed national housing and population censuses will form the basis of a national database for assessing shelter sector performance.

In May 2001, the Australian and state and territory Housing Ministers agreed to a national commitment to improve indigenous housing over the 10 year period to 2011.

The national housing agencies (ONAVIS) may not include any clause in their rules and conditions governing the issue of loans which would restrict the right to housing.

23. In the area of housing finance, a research project evaluated the potentials and problem of integrating housing finance into the national finance systems of developing countries.

UNCHS (Habitat) provided inputs to the 21st World Housing Congress organized by the Institute for Housing of Southern Africa and the South African National Association of Home Builders, together with the International Association for Housing and Science.

National housing laws and policies should specifically accommodate the needs and rights of these marginalized groups.

In any country, the current account balance is the difference between national saving and national investment in plant and equipment, housing, and inventories.

They should contain national housing indicators and a national plan of action with an indication of the principles on which it is based.

The Court applied a test of reasonableness to the housing policy and concluded that the housing policy did not meet this test, as a reasonable part of the national housing budget was not devoted to people in desperate need.

120. On 14 March 1994, the National Housing Forum approved the first non racial housing subsidy scheme. 115 The scheme was the result of months of negotiations between the Forum and the then Minister for Housing, Mr. Louis Shill.