![Click picture for bigger format.](http://cia.fig.net/news/archive/news_2006/wuf_2006/opening_01_01_250.jpg) Opening ceremony of the 3rd Urban Forum gathered more than 6,000 people
to the plenary hall of VCEC. |
![Click picture for bigger format.](http://cia.fig.net/news/archive/news_2006/wuf_2006/opening_04_250.jpg) Mrs.
Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director of UN-Habitat opened the
WUF. |
![Click picture for bigger format.](http://cia.fig.net/news/archive/news_2006/wuf_2006/gltn_augustinus_etal_07_250.jpg) Global Land Tool Network to develop pro poor land tools was launched at
the WUF. Focal points for GLTN are Dr. Clarissa Augustinus and
Mr. Ulrik Westman. |
![Click picture for bigger format.](http://cia.fig.net/news/archive/news_2006/wuf_2006/gltn_audience_09_250.jpg) As most of the session also the networking event on GLTN attracted lot
of delegates and some people had to be turned from the doors.
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![Click picture for bigger format.](http://cia.fig.net/news/archive/news_2006/wuf_2006/gltn_augustinus_westman_12_250.jpg) Dr. Clarissa Augustinus opens the GLTN session. |
![Click picture for bigger format.](http://cia.fig.net/news/archive/news_2006/wuf_2006/gltn_14_250.jpg) Panellists at the GLTN session included
Klaus Deininger, World
Bank, Jan Petersen, Huairou Commission, Richard Sliuzas,
ITC and President Holger Magel. |
![Click picture for bigger format.](http://cia.fig.net/news/archive/news_2006/wuf_2006/gltn_magel_stenhammer_2_11_250.jpg) President Magel and Mrs.
Anne Stenhammer, Norwegian State
Secretary. Norway and Sweden are the main sponsors of the GLTN. |
![Click picture for bigger format.](http://cia.fig.net/news/archive/news_2006/wuf_2006/gltn_gender_tibaijuka_26_250.jpg) Mrs. Tibaijuka opened the GLTN Round table on Gendering Land Tools.
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![Click picture for bigger format.](http://cia.fig.net/news/archive/news_2006/wuf_2006/gltn_gender_chairs_24_250.jpg) Chair of the Gender Round table was Minister
Sisulu assisted by
Siraj Sait, GLTN Gender Officer. |
![Click picture for bigger format.](http://cia.fig.net/news/archive/news_2006/wuf_2006/gltn_gender_magel_whittal_25_250.jpg) President Magel and Ms.
Jenny Whittal at the GLTN round table on
gender issues. |
![Click picture for bigger format.](http://cia.fig.net/news/archive/news_2006/wuf_2006/housing_financing_21_250.jpg)
Bengt Kjellson and Ann Jennervik chairing the session on
housing financing and slum upgrading together with president Magel. |
![Click picture for bigger format.](http://cia.fig.net/news/archive/news_2006/wuf_2006/housingfinance_22_250.jpg) Interested partners listening about the joint FIG / UN-Habitat activity
on slum upgrading and seminar linked to WW 2008 in Stockholm. |
![Click picture for bigger format.](http://cia.fig.net/news/archive/news_2006/wuf_2006/sweden_tibaijuka_06_250.jpg) Mrs. Tibaijuka opening the Swedish booth at the exhibition. |
![Click picture for bigger format.](http://cia.fig.net/news/archive/news_2006/wuf_2006/tibaijuka_2_29_250.jpg) Mrs. Tibaijuka, Director
Lars Reutersward, Bengt Kjelsson, Ann
Jennervik and President Magel. |
![Click picture for bigger format.](http://cia.fig.net/news/archive/news_2006/wuf_2006/hpf_2_52_250.jpg) Panellists at the Habitat Professionals Forum Networking Event. |
![Click picture for bigger format.](http://cia.fig.net/news/archive/news_2006/wuf_2006/hpf_3_54_250.jpg) Active participation at the HPF session. Vice President
Ken Allred
in front. |
![Click picture for bigger format.](http://cia.fig.net/news/archive/news_2006/wuf_2006/hpf_magel_1_37_250.jpg) President Magel, Chair of the Habitat Professionals Forum making his
opening remarks. |
![Click picture for bigger format.](http://cia.fig.net/news/archive/news_2006/wuf_2006/hpf_magel_2_36_250.jpg)
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![Click picture for bigger format.](http://cia.fig.net/news/archive/news_2006/wuf_2006/magel_wiese_31_250.jpg) President Magel and Dr. Irene Wiese - von Ofen, former chair of
the Habitat Professionals Forum and Vice President of IFHP. |
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