Commonwealth Consultative Group on the Environment
The Ministerial-level Commonwealth Consultative Group on Environment is the Commonwealth's primary intergovernmental forum for consultations on environment and sustainable development

Commonwealth Consultative Group on Human Settlements

The Commonwealth Consultative Group is an intergovernmental group made up of Ministers who are responsible for human settlements and implementing the Habitat Agenda.  CCGHS is part of ComHabitat.

Commonwealth Human Ecology Council
The Commonwealth Human Ecology Council (CHEC) is a non-governmental organisation that promotes an integrated approach to sustainable community development.  CHEC is a ComHabitat partner.

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Biennial meeting of Commonwealth Governments

Commonwealth Local Government Forum
The Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) is a focus for action on local democracy in the Commonwealth.  CLGF works to promote and strengthen democratic local government across the Commonwealth, and to encourage the exchange of best practice.  CLGF is a partner of ComHabitat.

The Commonwealth is an association of 53 countries.  Its 1.8 billion citizens, about 30 per cent of the world's population are drawn from the broadest range of faiths, races, cultures and traditions.

The Commonwealth Foundation is an intergovernmental organisation with a mandate to strengthen civil society in the achievement of Commonwealth priorities, particularly those related to democracy and good governance, respect for human rights and gender equality, poverty eradication and sustainable, people-centred development, and to promote arts and culture.  The Commonwealth Foundation is a ComHabitat partner.

Demonstrated progress towards adequate shelter for all with secure tenure and essential services by 2015.

The Commonwealth Secretariat is the main intergovernmental agency of the Commonwealth.  It facilitates consultation and co-operation among member governments and countries.  It is a ComHabitat partner.

Department for International Development

The Department for International Development (DFID) is the part of the UK Government that manages Britain's aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty.  DFID is a ComHabitat partner.

The Habitat Agenda is the main document that came out of the United Nations' 1996 Conference on Human Settlements in Istanbul.  It focuses on adequate shelter for all and sustainable human settlements in an urbanising world.  All members of the Commonwealth have adopted the Habitat Agenda.

Millennium Development Goals
In September 2000, the United Nations unanimously adopted the Millennium Declaration.  The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have been recognised by the United Nations General Assembly as part of the 'road map' for implementing the Millennium Declaration. 

In September 2000, the United Nations unanimously adopted the Millennium Declaration in which heads of Government committed to "spare no effort to free our fellow men, women and children from the abject and dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty". 

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
In order to qualify for debt relief, highly indebted poor countries must produce a PRSP, an outline of a national programme for poverty reduction.

The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) was established by the UN General Assembly in December 1992 to ensure effective follow-up of United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, also known as the Rio Earth Summit. 

United Nations Human Settlements Programme
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (known as UN-Habitat) is the UN agency responsible for human settlements, cities and implementing the Habitat Agenda

UN-Habitat Governing Council
UN-Habitat's decision making body, which meets every two years in Nairobi.

World Urban Forum
A biennial meeting, organised by UN-Habitat to discuss the challenge of urbanisation.