The United Nations

FIABCI enjoys Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Official delegates in New York, Geneva and Vienna make recommendations and provide advice on matters such as property rights and housing for the poor. To find out more about our Special Consultative Status, Download the Handbook A NGO Handbook or Connect to the United Nations NGO Homepage.

 

 

FIABCI held its first UN Symposium in New York sponsored by the Global Housing Foundation on October 19 with presentations from UN officials on the role of NGOs, sustainable development and housing for the urban poor. Click here for a story from The Hindu a major English language newspaper from India.

Presentations:

• Global Housing Foundation
• Curundu Project in Panama
  • Sharon K. Young, FIABCI-USA President & Global Housing Foundation President/Executive Director

   

• Risk Management and the UNECE Policy Framework
  • Michael P. Malloy, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Scholar, University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law

 

• UN-HABITAT: Current Status & Strategy for the Future
  • Yamina Djacta, Deputy Director, New York Office

 

• Policy Framework for Sustainable Real Estate Markets UNECE- Real Estate Market Advisory Group
  • Enrico Campagnoli, Past World President

 

• Interior Design – Real Estate – Sustainability
  • Mary Edwards, ASID

 

• Green Fair Housing
  • Kristen Bacorn, Educator, LEED AP, Green Architecture Consultant