---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 10:35:43 -0400 (EDT) From: Andre Dzikus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [partners] 2nd International Forum on Child-friendly Cities, Turin, Italy Dear Colleague, I am pleased to inform you that the Second International Forum on Child-friendly Cities will be held in Turin, Italy from 15 to 17 October 1998. The event is being organized by the Ministry of Environment, Italy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy in association with UNCHS (Habitat), the Italian Committee of UNICEF and the Municipality of Turin. The first Forum on Child-friendly Cities was held in Naples, Italy, in September 1997. It was attended by some 505 participants and representatives and stakeholders from 13 cities. The Forum on Child-friendly Cities is a major follow-up to the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements in the area of making human settlements more sensitive to the needs of children and focuses on sharing experiences, reviewing lessons learned and documenting on-going initiatives on child-friendly cities. The meeting will bring together, in an information exchange forum, the key actors and stakeholders in local authorities who are engaged in making their city more child-friendly, such as mayors, representatives of civil society and the beneficiaries. The meeting will share national and international experiences. In addition, a guide book on "Sustainable Urban Development for Children" prepared by the Ministry of Environment will be presented. The following cities are expected to participate: Bari, Belo Horizonte, Bolzano, Ferrara, Geneva, Koln, Kompong Thom, Lisbon, Luanda, Milan, Padova, Palermo, Pistoia, Rennes, Tirana and Turin. For further information and a programme please contact Mr. Christoph Baker at the Italian Committee of UNICEF, Tel: 39 06 478091, Fax: 39 06 47809270, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] With kind regards. Andre Dzikus Andre Dzikus, HSO, SIEP/BITS/RDD UNCHS (Habitat) Box 30030, Nairobi, Kenya Tel. 254-2-623060 Fax. 254-2-623588 or 624265/6/7 e-mail. [EMAIL PROTECTED]