Urban Sprawl Impoverishes Women
and Deepens Gender Inequalities:
When A Human Rights Approach Matters

Statement delivered by Alfredo Sfeir-Younis, Special Representative to the United Nations And to the World Trade Organization in April 10-12, 2002 at the Third Forum of the World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty (WACAP) “Cities — Women” Partnerships Against Poverty, Jointly organized by
UNDP and the City of Huy (Belgium)

Alfredo Sfeir-Younis

2002