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To improve the living environment for all on a sustainable basis, by promoting resource development and institutional capacity building for the management and human settlements, and ensure the implementation of the Millennium target on improving the lives of slum dwellers
“To improve the living environment for all on a sustainable basis, by promoting resource development and institutional capacity building for the management and human settlements, and ensure the implementation of the Millennium target on improving the lives of slum dwellers.”

Without strong local institutions and motivated staff, decentralization and human settlements reform will not deliver the desired development outcomes. Yet, many local authorities lack human resources required to meet urgent needs. Training and capacity building is therefore a wise investment into the future sustainability of our cities.
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STRENGTHENING TRAINING INSTITUTIONS NEWS

UN-HABITAT renews cooperation with Israel
Nairobi - 7 Sept 09


UN-HABITAT and Israel’s National Agency for International Development Cooperation – MASHAV have renewed their cooperation agreement.

Gender training on local governance takes off in Israel
Haifa - 3 Sept 09


A comprehensive two-week gender course for trainers of local governments is underway in Haifa, Israel.

Professionals discuss city planning
Nairobi - 27 Aug 09


A group of 28 urban professionals from 18 countries in Africa, Asia and South America gathered in Nairobi from Monday for the third edition of ‘Sustainable Communities’ course on how to use city planning as a tool for sustainable development.

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View Details Training and Capacity Building Branch Newsletter (June 2008)
Training and capacity building Newsletter (December 2007) - English
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View Details Participatory Budgeting in Africa - A Training Companion
View Details Promoting Local Economic Development through Strategic Planning: Local Economic Development (LED) series
View Details Le Budget Participatif en Afrique – Manuel de formation pour les pays francophone
View Details Gender in Local Government – A sourcebook for Trainers
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