Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has called on world leaders to recognise informal settlers in their countries and grant them a sense of ownership over their communities.
Speaking at the UN Habitat Assembly high‑level luncheon in Nairobi today, Bainimarama said ownership granted confidence.
The luncheon discussion was centered on the upgrading of informal settlements.
Bainimarama talked about the government’s effort on a nationwide effort to regularise our informal settlements, granting secure land tenure to their inhabitants.
He said they are also creating entire ecosystems with amenities like markets, food stalls, town centres, and local schools readily available.
Bainimarama says by doing so, they can afford the settlements with a level of dignity and also reducing their carbon footprint which fits neatly into Fiji’s broader sustainable development goals.
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