The passing of a giant – Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai
Nairobi, Kenya - 26 Sept 11

The first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Wangari Maathai of Kenya, died overnight at a Nairobi hospital. Her organization, the Green Belt Movement, said Wangari had been undergoing cancer treatment. She was 71.

Call for gender equity in land distribution
Nairobi - 12 Apr 11

Only three per cent of the land in the world is owned by women, UN-HABITAT’s Deputy Executive Director, Inga Bjork-Klevby said.

Women as the solution: a hard lesson learnt
Buchanan, Liberia - 8 Mar 11

Over 50 government officials gathered in Buchanan Liberia’s second largest city to assess the impact of local leadership training involving some 3000 county staff held over the past two years.

Safer cities for women
New Delhi - 2 Dec 10

UN-HABITAT and UNIFEM have announced that they plan to launch a new programme aimed at stopping sexual harassment and violence against women and girls.

Bridging the urban gender divide
New York - 2 Jul 10

A Special Ministerial Roundtable Breakfast Meeting on the theme Bridging the urban gender divide: An imperative for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, was held in New York as part of the ongoing high level segment of the Economic and Social Council.