开罗，2017 年5月21日 —— 鉴于埃及继续致力于改善居民的生活条件， 同时为了实现 2030 年埃及发展愿景及其城市发展目标， 由非正式定居发展基金代表的埃及住房部与联合国人居署埃及办事处联合启动了名为“埃及参与式全市性城市改造”的新合作项目。

在今日访问开罗期间，联合国副秘书长兼联合国人居署执行主任克洛斯(Joan Clos)博士将与下列人士签署新的合作项目：住房、公用事业和城市发展部长莫斯塔法·马多布(Mostafa Madbouly)博士阁下、非正式定居发展基金执行理事哈立德·赛德克(Khaled Sedeek)工程师、外交部部长助理兼国际发展合作部部长赛义德·穆罕默德·奥萨德·殷达姆(Saeed Mohammed Al-Said Hindam)大使及联合国开发计划署国家主任兰达·阿布·胡森(Randa Abou al-Hosn)夫人。

该项目将把联合国人居署的专业经验引入埃及；支持那些让更多人住上适当住房的战略和方案的规划和实施，改善非正式居民的生活条件，遏制新非正式地区的增长。 在这一过程中，将对若干参与式规划工具和指南进行测试、分享和应用。

此外，该项目将支持建立一个知识平台，来促进当地目标社区、社区组织和非政府组织、学术界、私营部门、国家和国际发展机构的利益相关方积极、充分地参与到城市发展中来。

该项目极富前景，将在五年内实施，主要面向埃及已界定的非正式和未经规划地区，从而支持该国致力于处理和解决因不安全、非正式和未经规划地区的扩张而导致的各种社会经济和物质问题的愿景。

Cairo, 21 May 2017 - As Egypt continues to exert all efforts for enhancing living conditions of its inhabitants, and in line with the Egyptian development vision 2030 and its urban development targets, the Ministry of Housing - represented in the Informal Settlement Development Fund- together with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Egypt are initiating a new cooperation entitled “Participatory Citywide Urban Upgrading in Egypt”.

During his visit to Cairo today, Dr. Joan Clos, the Under-Secretary General of the United Nations and the Executive Director of UN-Habitat will sign the new cooperation project with H.E Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Housing, Utilities And Urban Development, Eng. Khaled Sedeek  - Executive Director of the Informal Settlement Development Fund, Ambassador Saeed Mohammed Al-Said Hindam - Assistant Foreign Minister and Director of the Department of International Cooperation for Development, and Mrs. Randa Abou al-Hosn United Nations Development Programme country director.

This project will bring the specialised experience of UN-Habitat to the Egyptian context; supporting the planning and implementation of strategies and programmes that increase access to adequate housing, improve living conditions of informal dwellers and curb the growth of new informal areas. In this process, a number of participatory planning tools and guidelines will be tested, shared and applied.

Additionally, the project will endorse the establishment of a knowledge platform aiming for full participation and involvement of stakeholders from local target communities, CBOs and NGOs, academia, private sector, national and international development agencies active in the urban sector.

This promising project will be implemented in five years, targeting priority defined informal and unplanned areas in Egypt in support to the country’s vision to address and resolve various socio-economic and physical issues resulting from the spreading of unsafe, informal and unplanned areas.