The Hindu : Indian, 5 others honoured on World Habitat Day

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Indian, 5 others honoured on World Habitat Day

New York Oct. 7. The Sulabh International founder, Bindeshwar Pathak, was among the six organisations or individuals honoured on the World Habitat Day here for ``outstanding contributions to solving national and global water and sanitation problems.''

The other recipients of the award, which were given on Monday, are the National Association of Municipal Sanitation (ASSEMAE) of Brazil, Canada's Global Water Forum chairperson, Margaret Catley-Carlson, the Weihai Municipal Government of China, the Colombian diplomat, German Garcia Duran, Zena Daysh of the Commonwealth Human Ecology Council (CHEC) and the ComHabitat.

The Iraqi housing activist, Nasreen Mustafa Sideek, the housing upgrading group, Pamoja Trust of Kenya, the South African housing expert, Senkie Mthembi-Mahanyele, the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC/WASH) of Switzerland, and the urban land tenure expert, Teolinda Bolivar of Venezuela, were also honoured on the occasion.

The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, presided over the function. &

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Indian, 5 others honoured on World Habitat Day