UNITED NATIONS
ECONOMIC
SOCIAL COUNCIL
Distr. __^_^__
GENERAL
e/cn.14/HES/157(viii) 23 Maroh 1967
Original: ENGLISH
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA Eighth session
Lagos, 13-25 February 1967
HOUSING, BUILDING AND PHYSICAL PLANNING
Resolution 157(YIIl)-adopted by the Commission at its 139 th plenary meeting em 24 February 1967
The Eoonomio Commission for Africa,
Recalling General Assembly resolution 2036(XX) of 1965? and the
official reoords of the Economic and Social Council's forty-seoond
session held in 1967 /Supplement No.4, Report of the fourth session of
the Committee on Housing, Building and Planning (^4287)7 and Commission
resolution 53(IV) of 1 March I962,
Noting with appreciation the information and recommendations con
tained in the document entitled Housing in Africa, (E/CN*14/HOU/7/Rev,l),
1* Endorses the work programme for 1^6l**1968 as contained in
document E/CN.14/36o/Rev, 1;
2* Urges developed countries, the Bank and other international financial institutions to review their policy on housing finance in order to channel increasing amounts of funds - grants and soft loans — for the financing of housing and related facilities|
3* Requests the Executive Secretary to take all necessary measures to help member States to accelerate the improvement of the housing
situation and to mobilize financial and technical resouroes from the industrialized countries and appropriate international financial organizations for this purpose.
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