World Urban Forum III Presskit No. Articles in PDF   Press Release Vancouver gears up for Third Session of World Urban Forum 1. Invitation from the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan and the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Anna Tibaijuka 2. Message from the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Government of Canada 3. Biography of Mrs. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka 4. Dialogue on Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): Slum Upgrading and Affordable Housing 5. Dialogue on Public Engagement: The Inclusive Approach 6. Dialogue on Urban Disasters, Safety and Security 7. Dialogue on Municipal Finance: Innovation and Collaboration 8. Dialogue on The Shape of Cities: Urban Planning and Management 9. Dialogue on Energy: Local Action, Global Impact 10. Urbanization Facts and Figures 11. The World Then and Now 12. Vancouver 1976 – back to the future 13. A Tale of Two Cities 14. Dusty Death? Vancouver 1976: A Prophetic Conference 15. City consultations with poor people in Belem, Brazil 16. The world’s first slum upgrading programme 17. Preparing cities for a world of expensive oil 18. Monitoring the MDGs in Bogotá, Colombia 19. Managing biomedical waste in Dakar, Senegal 20. Tackling those traffic jams - win-win transportation solutions