Housing and Urban Development


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Noun1.Housing and Urban Development - the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewalHousing and Urban Development - the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965
executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
Federal Housing Administration, FHA - the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages
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LAHORE -- Punjab Chief Secretary Yousaf Naseem Khokhar directed the Housing and Urban Development Department to prepare a comprehensive plan to regularize illegal housing societies in the province.
Edillon said Matatag will be chaired by the Neda and cochaired by the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), since the main thrust is to resolve housing concerns of the urban poor.
11201, which creates the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) by merging the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB).
In a statement to KUNA on the sidelines of the meeting, head of the Kuwaiti delegation Bader Al-Wugayan said the executive plan of the Arab strategy for housing and urban development (2030) has a key role in boosting urban productivity, improving urban environmental sustainability, addressing climate change and achieving sustainable development.
The Sultanate's delegation met with some delegations from sisterly and friendly countries and discussed with them the latest developments in the housing and urban development, the outcomes and objectives of the new urban agenda of the United Nations.
The House of Representatives has approved the creation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development or "DHUD" that will act as the primary government entity responsible for the management of housing and urban development and consolidate state efforts to address the housing dilemma in the country.
As chairman of Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), Binay has a very big problem to solve.
The Greater Amman Municipality(GAM) and theAa Public Housing and Urban Development Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding to tackle a number of issues regarding Abu Nseir Housing Complex , and to address His Majesty King Abdullah II's Initiative " Decent House for Decent Living".The Mayor of Amman, Omar Maani, in the signing ceremony, commended the efforts of the Public Housing and Urban Development Corporation in serving the local community through the projects of "Decent House for Decent Living".
The one day meeting is chaired by the Iranian Minister for Housing and Urban Development Mohammad Saeedi Kia, who is currently the Chairman of the APMCHUD.
Instead of repairing public housing after the storm, the Housing Authority of New Orleans, under the direction of the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, chose to allow the buildings to remain empty for a year, finally announcing just before the anniversary of Katrina that the homes would be torn down.
Department of Housing and Urban Development. Aviailable: http://www.centerferhealthyhousing.org/ HUD_National_Evaluation_Final_Report.pdf [accessed 21 June 2005].
Ginnie Mae was created in 1968 as a wholly owned corporation within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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