CM dedicates UN award to home scheme beneficiaries

LAHORE:

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif received the UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award for the Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar project in Muscat.

The award was given at a ceremony marking the World Habitat Day, where UN-Habitat Executive Director Anacláudia Rossbach welcomed the CM and other participants.

CM Maryam Nawaz dedicated the award to the people who have built their homes under the programme.

Five countries received the award this year. Myanmar's Htoo Weng, Brazil's Thiago Baurmann Gubert, Tunisia's Abdelmalek Ghanem and London Mayor Sadiq Khan were the other recipients.

CM Maryam Nawaz also attended the opening ceremony of a UN-Habitat exhibition organised on the day. She was invited to a development agreements signing ceremony. A briefing given at the award ceremony highlighted that the UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour is one of the highest international distinctions associated with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme.

The award is conferred upon individuals, cities, public and private institutions and research institutes in recognition of outstanding performance. Its objectives include promoting affordable and adequate housing, sustainable urban development, improvement in basic urban facilities, better urban development and reconstruction, and recovery from natural disasters.