Photo by Zheng Xiaodong



On October 8, the delegation from the Xiamen Municipal Government returned with the UN Habitat Scroll of Honor Award after attending the global observances for the 2004 World Habitat Day in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. The Habitat Scroll of Honor Award was launched by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme in 1989 and is currently the world's most prestigious award in the area of global human settlements. Xiamen is the year's only city to win this award. Xiamen was cited by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme for enabling its residents to have decent homes in a healthy environment.