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HUD's Housing Vision

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan
15 June 2001 - 6:00am

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez outlines the U.S. housing vision at U.N. conference.

"In a special session of the U.N. General Assembly, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez today recognized the progress made in expanding homeownership opportunities in the United States and acknowledged the challenges all nations face with rapid urban growth. Martinez said that solutions dictated by government alone will not work, but highlighted the critical role that individuals and families play in shaping their own destinies.Martinez spoke to international housing ministers on the fifth anniversary of the Habitat II global conference held in Istanbul. That conference produced the Habitat Agenda which provided the framework for discussion of global housing issues."

Full Story: HUD No. 01-054
Source: HUD News, June 7, 2001
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