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Strengthening Sino-African city ties  
Beijing, 12 Sept 12
China has established a USD 1.6 million (RMB 10 million) fund to help train officials and professionals in African local authorities, provide new scholarships for African students in China and build better industrial and commercial partnerships.
A prestigious award for UN-HABITAT staff photographer  
Durban, South Africa, 7 Dec 11
UN-HABITAT’s staff photographer, Mr. Julius Mwelu, this week was announced the winner of the Connect4Climate (C4C) photographic award at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
African Development Bank explores green options  
Lisbon, 24 Jun 11
More than 77 countries and representatives of international organizations including UN-HABITAT attended the annual meeting of the African Development Bank early June in a new quest for sustainable growth on the continent.
Sharing Liberian common "cents"  
Monrovia, Liberia, 4 Mar 11
How governments choose to spend their taxpayers money is a sensitive issue in most countries, and Liberia is no different.
New Network tackles Transport Research Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa  
Nairobi, 4 Nov 10
Members of the new Transport and Environment Science Technology (TEST) Network met late last month at the UN-HABITAT headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya to discuss transport and environment research challenges in sub-Saharan African countries.
Assisting Kenyans most in need  
Nairobi, 29 Oct 10
A new UN-HABITAT health, rehabilitation and community learning centre for disabled slum children is set to open on schedule thanks to funding and support from the social fund of the German chemical giant, BASF.
UN-HABITAT explores cooperation further with Chad and Cape Verde  
Nairobi, 27 Jul 10
UN-HABITAT is exploring new opportunities for further cooperation with Chad and Cape Verde following a visit to the agency by senior officials from both countries.
Executive Director visits Kuwait  
Kuwait City, 11 Jun 10
UN HABITAT’s Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, this week praised the modern planning and neighbourhood support programmes in Kuwait City.
World Urban Forum to be held in Bahrain  
Bahrain, 10 Jun 10
The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, His Royal Highness Khalifah ibn Sulman al-Khalifah on Wednesday received UN-HABITAT's Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, paving the way for Bahrain to host the sixth session of the World Urban Forum in 2012.
Palestine to benefit from USD 500 million finance facility  
Bethlehem, West Bank, 2 Jun 10
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas last week launched a landmark USD 500 million mortgage finance program that will double the number of Palestinian families who are able to purchase homes by offering long-term mortgages that will enable them to enjoy the benefits of home ownership without excessively burdening their monthly incomes.
District Profiling in Somaliland  
Somaliland, 27 May 10
As part of the District Participatory Planning and Budgeting Process, supported by the five agencies of the UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery for Somalia, district profiles were developed in six districts of Somaliland in November 2009: Hargeisa, Boroma, Berbera, Burao, Sheikh, and Odweyne.
Somali Local Authorities: Training on Elected Leadership and Managing Conflicts and Differences  
Puntland, 27 May 10
UN-HABITAT has re-engaged with local authorities in Puntland and Somaliland through the training of local councillors, local leaders, and key department staff members in the key competences and skills required from those serving the general public as leaders.
Trees Transform Burao’s City Centre  
Burao, 26 May 10
One of the most important projects undertaken by Burao Municipality in collaboration with UN-HABITAT was the planting of flower trees in the middle of the main roads of Burao in 2009. Many people were sceptical about the feasibility of the project at first, because they said that animals (goats) would climb the protection housing of the flowers and eat the leaves.
UN-HABITAT signs agreement with Nigeria  
Nairobi, 11 May 10
UN-HABITAT and the government of Nigeria on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will see the agency and the West African nation engage in collaborative activities targeting young people.
Seminar on Mali’s National Housing Strategy ends  
Bamako, Mali, 6 Aug 09
An evaluation seminar on the National Housing Strategy for Mali ended on a positive note in Bamako today.
Kenyan government donates land for new homes  
Nairobi, 27 Jul 09
Kenya’s Ministry of Lands has granted UN-HABITAT title to almost 55 acres to be used to build affordable housing and to improve the livelihoods of people living and working in slums.
A new start in Iraq  
Baghdad, 27 Jul 09
UN-HABITAT joined the government of Iraq on Monday to launch a new USD 70 million programme that will focus on urban governance, housing, infrastructure and basic services as the country recovers from years of conflict.
UN-HABITAT concerned at South African riots  
Nairobi, 24 Jul 09
UN-HABITAT said Friday it was concerned at riots over housing and basic services that have rocked South African townships this week.
Mrs. Tibaijuka delivers Gandhi Memorial Lecture  
Nairobi, 23 Jul 09
UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka on Wednesday delivered the 10th Gandhi Memorial Lecture at the University of Nairobi.
African Union endorses new land policy  
Sirte, Libya, 22 Jul 09
Heads of State and Government of the African Union have adopted a new set of policy guidelines to ensure that landless people, women, youth, displaced people and other vulnerable groups have equitable access to land.
UN-HABITAT to aid displaced populations in the Great Lakes Region  
Nairobi, 14 Jul 09
Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director of UN-HABITAT and Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday 10 July 2009.
Arab Youth speak out on Urban Issues  
Aleppo, 8 Jul 09
Arab youth, researchers and practitioners from across the Middle East and North Africa convened in Aleppo, Syria last week to share lessons learned and best practices related to vulnerable and margnalized children and youth in the region.
Conference on land and housing held in Goma, DR Congo  
Goma, 7 Jul 09
The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), UNHCR and UN-HABITAT last week organised a conference to discuss the issue of land, housing and property for returning refugees and internally displaced persons.
After decades of civil war, UN-HABITAT helps with a new start in Northern Uganda  
Lira, 6 Jul 09
UN-HABITAT Executive Director, Mrs Anna Tibaijuka last week attended a ceremony on in Northern Uganda, to celebrate the completion and presentation to the district of Lira of 64 new homes for teachers built by UN-HABITAT for 16 schools accommodating some 10,000 pupils.
Ministers call for greater attention to urbanization  
Nairobi, 11 Jun 09
The first tripartite African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP), European Commission and UN-HABITAT conference ended yesterday with a resounding call to the international community to pay greater attention to the issues of sustainable urbanization.
Flagship report in Arabic launched  
Bahrain, 7 Jun 09
UN-HABITAT's flagship report, the State of the World’s Cities is now available in Arabic, thanks to funding and support provided by the Government of Bahrain.
Malawi discusses new housing for the poor  
Lilongwe, 12 May 09
Some 65 experts gathered in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe recently to discuss ways of improving housing delivery for the poor as part of a new Malawi National Housing Policy.
Ministers hail UN-HABITAT Lake Victoria project  
Entebbe, Uganda, 27 Apr 09
Ministers responsible for water in East Africa have backed a proposal to expand a UN-HABITAT initiative aimed at benefiting towns in the region.
UN-HABITAT gives Somaliland tax collector a big boost  
Nairobi, 3 Apr 09
A Geographic Information System (GIS) established in Hargeisa Municipality with technical assistance from UN-HABITAT has helped to increase annual property tax revenues by 248 percent, from USD169,062 in 2005 to USD588,754 in 2008.
Zimbabwe to prioritise housing in reconstruction  
Nairobi, 2 Apr 09
The government of Zimbabwe will prioritise housing provision in its reconstruction efforts, a cabinet minister disclosed here today.
Saudi Arabia, UN-HABITAT to rebuild Gaza Homes  
Beirut, 23 Mar 09
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and UN-HABITAT have signed an agreement to reconstruct homes destroyed in Gaza.
UN-HABITAT opens office in Kuwait  
Kuwait City, 16 Mar 09
UN-HABITAT has opened a new office in Kuwait City aimed at supporting the agency’s activities in the region.
UN-HABITAT to establish national office in Angola  
Luanda, 12 Mar 09
UN-HABITAT and the government of Angola on Thursday signed an agreement that will allow the agency to establish a national office in that country.
Women from around the world gather in Monrovia  
Monrovia, 9 Mar 09
Over 800 women leaders from all over the world gathered in Monrovia, Liberia at the weekend to ensure that gender concerns remain high on the international agenda.
UN-HABITAT and European Union team up in Central African Republic  
Bangui, 5 Mar 09
UN-HABITAT and the EU have launched a new infrastructure development project in the Central African Republic.
Mayors of African capital cities conclude watershed meeting in Nairobi  
Nairobi, Kenya, 2 Mar 09
Mayors from 31 African countries concluded a two-day meeting in Nairobi, Vowing to enhance efforts in Climate Change.
New Envoys from Tunisia and Morocco present Credentials to Tibaijuka  
Nairobi, Kenya, 18 Feb 09
The new Permanent Representatives of Tunisia to UN-HABITAT, Mr. Hatem Atallah, and his counterpart from Morocco, Mr. Abdelilah Benryane, on Tuesday presented their credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.
UN-HABITAT launches project to improve sanitation facilities for poor women in Lake Victoria region  
Lake victoria, Kenya, 17 Feb 09
UN-HABITAT has launched a project in the Lake Victoria region to help accelerate access to improved sanitation for poor women and vulnerable households through a micro credit/revolving fund scheme.
UN-HABITAT to boost Chad mission  
Nairobi, 13 Feb 09
UN-HABITAT announced on Friday that it would send a delegation to Chad to discuss the best ways of supporting the UN mission in its work there.
Baghdad Housing Press Brief  
Baghdad, 30 Jan 09
The Iraqi Ministry of Construction and Housing organized the first National Housing Conference in Baghdad on 14 and 15 January 2009.
UN-HABITAT extends a helping hand to Gaza  
NewYork, 23 Jan 09
UN-HABITAT is to field a mission to Gaza to assess the damage and to take part in the early recovery programme as part of the larger UN assessment team which was initiated earlier this week by the UN Secretary-General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon after his visit to the region. In a statement issued in New York, the Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka said: “In line with UN-HABITAT’s technical mandate...
Palestinian Envoy Presents Credentials to Tibaijuka  
Nairobi, 21 Jan 09
The new Permanent Representative of the Palestine to UN-HABITAT, Dr. Zuhair Al-Shun on Monday presented his credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.
Malawi organises its first Urban Forum  
Lilongwe, Malawi, 9 Dec 08
The first Malawi Urban Forum, held in Lilongwe from 8-9 December, brought close to 200 stakeholders to seek solutions to what is considered to be the most significant demographic and poverty dynamic in Malawi today...
Tibaijuka receives new Envoys from Greece and Ghana  
Nairobi, Kenya, 5 Dec 08
The Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, recently received the letters of accreditation from two new Permanent Representatives to UN-HABITAT.
First high-level UN-HABITAT visit to Iraq in five years  
Baghdad, Iraq, 3 Dec 08
The director of UN-HABITAT’s Regional Office for African and Arab States, Mr. Aloiune Badiane visited Baghdad during the last week of November, marking the first visit by a senior official of the agency since 2003.
UN-HABITAT hosts training on water testing  
Kisii, Kenya, 2 Dec 08
Participants drawn from over ten African countries came together in the western Kenyan town of Kisii for a UN-HABITAT sponsored training in basic skills in low cost water quality testing.
Highlighting the urban dimension at the global climate change talks  
Nairobi, Kenya, 27 Nov 08
UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, will join the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon and other senior officials in Poznan, Poland...
New Malian Envoy presents Credentials to Tibaijuka  
Nairobi, Kenya, 26 Nov 08
The new Permanent Representative of Mali to UN-HABITAT, Mr. Amadou N’diaye, this week presented his credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.
Nairobi slum residents to benefit from new toilet and bathroom facilities  
Nairobi, Kenya, 26 Nov 08
UN-HABITAT in collaboration with the Government of Kenya and the NGO Maji na Ufanisi, last week opened new public toilets and bathrooms intended to help improve the lives of destitute Nairobi slum dwellers.
UN-HABITAT calls for better territorial development in Kenya  
Nairobi, Kenya, 25 Nov 08
UN-HABITAT this week warned Kenya that the agency’s host country had a problem of insufficient urbanization and of inequitable and unbalanced urban development.
Dubai International Awards for Best Practices to improve the Living Environment  
Dubai, UAE, 24 Nov 08
An independent international jury, chaired by Ms. Banashree Banerjee of India, has announced the winners of the 2008 Dubai International Awards for Best Pactices to improve the Living Environment.
UN-HABITAT roots for infrastructure investment in African cities  
Tunis, 21 Nov 08
UN-HABITAT believes that future of African cities and their economic growth depends largely on infrastructure investment. Delivering a keynote address at the African Economic Conference (AEC) held in Tunis, Tunisia the Director of Regional Office for Africa and Arab States (ROAAS) Mr. Alioune Badiane blamed inadequate policies at both the local and central government, lack of political will and transparency in governance for the underdevelopment of urban economies in the continent.
African mayors in cooperation pact with Chinese district  
Nanjing, China, 19 Nov 08
African Mayors from the Lake Victoria region signed an agreement with the Yangpu District of the Municipal Government of Shanghai...
UN-HABITAT report projects steep growth of African urban population  
Nairobi, 11 Nov 08
Although worldwide urban growth is expected to slow, a new report by UN-HABITAT is projecting the reverse in Africa with the continent’s urban population being projected to more than double by 2030.
UN-HABITAT Launches Opportunities Fund for Urban Youth-Led Development  
Nanjing, 5 Nov 08
UN-HABITAT on Tuesday unveiled a groundbreaking US$2 million fund to finance inspiring youth-led development projects around the world.
Bull fighters hail World Habitat Day  
Kakamega, 6 Oct 08
Kenyans marked the World Habitat Day on Monday 6 October against the backdrop of traditional pomp and glamour provided by bull fighting teams in Kakamega, the provincial headquarters of Western Province.
On a moonbeam and a ray of hope: A new youth initiative of the Secretary-General in Kenya backed by Norway and Finland  
Nairobi, 23 Sept 08
A UN-HABITAT training school sponsored by the United Nations Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon with generous financial support of Norway and Finland is now teaching young people from the most deprived neighbourhoods of the Kenyan capital how to build better homes.
Angola gears up for Global Observance of World Habitat Day  
Nairobi, 18 Sept 08
A high level delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Urban Affairs and the Environment Mr. Pedro da Mota Liz, visited UN-HABITAT Executive Director,
East African Water Ministers support UN-HABITAT’s Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Initiative  
Nairobi, 5 Sept 08
Concerned about the increasing environmental problems of the Lake Victoria Basin, East African Ministers of Water commended UN-HABITAT on its leadership role in the design and implementation of the Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Initiative.
Djibouti’s new Permanent Representative meets Mrs. Tibaijuka  
Nairobi, 27 Aug 08
The new Permanent Representative of Djibouti to UN-HABITAT, Mr. Aden Houssein Abdillahi, on Wednesday presented his credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.
UN-HABITAT, Nigeria tighten ties  
Abuja, 31 Jul 08
UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, has commended the growing collaboration between states in Nigeria and UN-HABITAT.
African housing ministers hold second regional gathering  
Abuja, 31 Jul 08
President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua of Nigeria this week warned African housing ministers that governments had to move beyond talking to action on the urgent task of delivering housing, utility services and pollution management.
UN-HABITAT sends special advisor to Uganda  
Nairobi, 22 Jul 08
UN-HABITAT announced on Tuesday that it had appointed a seasoned Special Advisor with global expertise to assist the Ugandan government
Rwanda's first urban forum  
Kigali, 21 Jul 08
Rwanda’s Minister for Infrastructure, Ms. Linda Bihire, last week joined some 200 business leaders, local authorities, non governmental organisations and other experts at the country’s first National Urban Forum in the capital, Kigali.
UN-HABITAT and Lebanese Army in GIS Cooperation  
Beirut, 15 Jul 08
UN-HABITAT and the Lebanese Army have concluded a cooperation framework to promote and further develop nationwide
Kenyan slum youth to benefit from UN Secretary-General’s donation  
Nairobi, 23 Jun 08
Young people drawn from two Nairobi slums are set to be the first beneficiaries of a donation by UN Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon which is being administered by UN-HABITAT.
A new Bahrain Habitat award  
Bahrain, 19 Jun 08
The Kingdom of Bahrain and UN-HABITAT have announced the establishment of the Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Habitat Award. The award aims to promote the ideals and principles of good governance and equity in housing and urban
Pomp and pageantry as summit on youth and crime opens in Durban  
Durban, 18 Jun 08
Pomp and pageantry marked the official opening ceremony of an International Youth Crime Prevention and Cities Summit in this east coast South African city Wednesday.
A new humaniratarian role for UN-HABITAT  
Nairobi, 16 Jun 08
UN-HABITAT this week joined the United Nations Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) putting the agency on a new footing in global humanitarian operations. The IASC was established in 1992 to shape humanitarian policy and ensure coordinated and effective response to humanitarian crisis.
Dakar mayor promotes infrastructure investments  
Dakar, 10 Jun 08
The mayor of Dakar, Senegal, Mr. Pape Diop, has called on leaders of African cities to invest more in infrastructure and public services to boost the municipal economies.
Mrs. Tibaijuka decries urbanisation challenges in Africa  
Yokohama, 9 Jun 08
UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka has decried rapid and unplanned urbanization in Africa which she said had led to unnecessary depletion, wastage and pollution of water resources. She spoke at the fourth Tokyo International Conference on African development 28-30 May. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda pledged to double Japan’s annual net official development assistance to the African continent to USD 1.8 billion by 2012 and offer up to USD 4 billion of ODA loans to assist in developing mainly its infrastructure.
UNEP and UN-HABITAT Launch Publications extending “Local Action for Biodiversity”  
Nairobi, 29 May 08
UN-HABITAT and UNEP, in collaboration with the Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) on Wednesday launched two publications with selected case studies from around the world on cities, ecosystems and biodiversity.
UN-HABITAT Executive Director explains work of UN at special seminar  
Maputo, 26 May 08
UN-HABITAT Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, last week held talks with former President Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique
Commission on Sustainable Development meeting concludes  
New York, 19 May 08
The 16th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development which came to a close in New York at the weekend recognized the importance of sustainable urbanization for overall sustainable development.
Italian government comes to the rescue of Somalia IDPs  
Nairobi, 14 May 08
The Italian government this week announced a donation of EUR 600,000 to UN-HABITAT which will go towards improving the living conditions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Somalia.
In a statement of appreciation to the Italians, UN-HABITAT said shelter and settlement was an important component in the agency’s response to humanitarian and emergency needs in the Somali regions. The new funding will go towards an ongoing IDP project currently financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) in Jowhar/Baidoa in south-centre Somalia.
UN-HABITAT unveils new youth-led initiatives  
Nairobi, 8 May 08
UN-HABITAT on Thursday unveiled two new initiatives to help young people in the poorer neighbourhoods of cities in the developing world get a better start in life and give the Millennium Development Goals for global poverty reduction a major boost.
UN-HABITAT signs recovery cooperation agreements in Lebanon  
Beirut, 7 May 08
UN-HABITAT’s Lebanon office last week signed special cooperation agreements with the municipalities of Tyre, Bint Jbeil and Jabal Amel providing USD 10,000 for urgently needed community projects in each of 21 towns and villages in their jurisdiction.
Municipal Financial Management Indicators Initiative launched in Bahrain  
Manama, 18 Apr 08
Over 50 participants converged in Manama last week for an international workshop on municipal financial management indicators.
Burundi launches urbanization policy  
Bujumbura, 17 Apr 08
The government of Burundi this week achieved a milestone when it launched the national housing and urbanization policy.
Giving Africa’s public a greater say in municipal spending  
Dakar, 7 Apr 08
Top officials from the government and civil society bodies gathered in the Senegalese capital, Dakar last week to launch a national participatory budgeting programme designed to give the public at large a greater say in government and municipal spending.
Bahrain donates USD 1 million to UN-HABITAT  
Nairobi, 3 Apr 08
The Kingdom of Bahrain on Thursday made a donation of one million US dollars to UN-HABITAT towards various activities including the agency’s ERSO Trust
Kenya’s low income earners poised to get housing  
Nairobi, 18 Mar 08
Under an innovative scheme started by UN-HABITAT, a group of Kenyan low income earners last week moved a step closer
Introducing participatory budgeting for better service delivery and transparency in Africa  
Durban, South Africa, 18 Mar 08
Senior officials representing governments, local authorities and NGOs from 29 African countries gathered in Durban last week for Africa’s first regional seminar
Kenya youth launch anti-violence campaign  
Nairobi, 26 Feb 08
Hundreds of young Kenyans gathered on Monday to launch a campaign aimed at getting their peers to refrain from post-election violence that has so far claimed some 1,000 lives and displacing almost 300,000 people around the country.
UN-HABITAT completes EUR 1.2 million housing rehabilitation in Lebanon  
Beirut, 21 Feb 08
UN-HABITAT has completed two operations in Lebanon funded by the European Union that have rebuilt and renovated thousands of homes hit in Israeli air raids in July 2006.
UN-HABITAT signs agreement with Kenya’s premier housing company  
Nairobi, 20 Feb 08
UN-HABITAT today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Housing Finance which is aimed at exploring areas of mutual interest including provision of affordable housing.
Stakeholders debate sustainable Maseru  
Maseru, 7 Feb 08
Participants gathered in Maseru, Lesotho from Tuesday for a three day consultative meeting to debate issues affecting the city.
Citywide Strategy For Upgrading Unplanned and Unserviced Settlements in Dar es Salaam published  
Nairobi, 5 Feb 08
The Dar es Salaam citywide strategy is one of the City Alliance’s first generation projects. The proposal for support was submitted in 2003 and after an elaborate consultative process, the programme was approved in 2004 and a grant agreement signed in October 2004.
Youths converge on UN Africa headquarters in Kenya to launch a peace campaign  
Nairobi, 4 Feb 08
UN-HABITAT and UNICEF held a peace meeting at UN headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday in an effort to persuade young Kenyans to be ambassadors for peace in their troubled country. And the stories and tears flowed as young people recounted what happened as post-election violence ushered in a grim new year for the East African country.
Transparency in land administration  
Kumasi, Ghana, 30 Jan 08
Some 30 participants from the West Africa region last week congregated at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), for a an eye-opening training on transparency in land administration. Organised jointly by UN-HABITAT and the International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) the workshop attracted participants from Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
UN-HABITAT makes life easier for women of a Tanzanian village  
Muleba, Tanzania, 17 Jan 08
Kelezensia Melkioli has finally seen her prayers answered. Having spent nearly all her life in Kazirantemwa village,
UN-HABITAT supports shelter needs of Kenya’s victims of violence  
Nairobi, 8 Jan 08
In partnership with the United Nations Country Team and the Government of Kenya, UN-HABITAT is working to establish the extent of the destruction and loss of housing, land and property following the violence arising from the recent elections.
UN greatly concerned at situation in Kenya  
Nairobi, 3 Jan 08
The Director General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, on Thursday said she and the entire UN family in Kenya were greatly concerned at the deadly outbursts of violence that have gripped Kenya
Assisting local authorities in Iraq  
Baghdad, 6 Dec 07
UN-HABITAT and six United Nations agencies have teamed up with the Government of Iraq to launch a new initiative aimed at boosting the capacities of local authorities to carry through development plans in partnership with the private sector and local communites.

The programme will be conducted in Sulaymaniyah, Babel, and the Marshlands in a bid to stimulate local economic development and improve local infrastructure and basic services, the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) said in a news release.
UN-HABITAT and Eritrea  
Nairobi, 5 Dec 07
Mrs. Tibaijuka received the new Permanent Representative to UN-HABITAT from Eritrea on 5 December 2007. She told the envoy, Mr. Salih Omer Abdu, that under the first United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for the period 2002-2006, UN-HABITAT had implemented the low-cost housing delivery system for Eritrea.
UN-HABITAT and Zambia  
Nairobi, 5 Dec 07
Mrs. Tibaijuka received the new Permanent Representative to UN-HABITAT from Zambia on 5 December 2007. She told the new Zambian envoy, Ms. Christina Msadabwe, that UN-HABITAT was involved in the Sustainable Lusaka Programme
Rebuilding Lebanon – UN-HABITAT reports back to Cyprus  
Beirut, 20 Nov 07
A UN-HABITAT project team in Lebanon helping rebuild the living environment in 21 towns around the country recently briefed the Cypriot Foreign Minister, Mrs. Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, on progress in a post-conflict rehabilitation programme for which the Development Assistance Agency of the Republic of Cyprus (Cyprusaid) has provided 500,000 euros through UN-HABITAT.
Training for better cities in Nigeria  
Abuja, 20 Nov 07
UN-HABITAT conducted an urban management course for Nigerian ministers, municipal officials and other experts last week to help 12 specially selected cities improve their urban governance as part of a programme finance by the Urban Development Bank of Nigeria. The idea is to conduct rapid surveys in each city aimed at helping them identify problem areas and then finding the best solutions.
UN Secretary General assists young people in African slum  
Nairobi, 12 Nov 07
A group of 30 young people drawn from Kenya’s largest slum of Kibera last week held talks at UN-HABITAT headquarters in Nairobi last week to explore ways of helping their colleagues benefit from slum upgrading and construction programmes with funds made available by UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon through the Pony Chung Scholarship Foundation.
UN-HABITAT trains Tanzanian officials  
Dar es Salaam, 7 Nov 07
UN-HABITAT last month held special slum upgrading training sessions for newly elected councilors from four municipalities in the Tanzanian capital Dar Es Salaam as part of a support building programme.
Saudi Arabia finances new UN-HABITAT Palestinian training centre  
Geneva, 1 Nov 07
The Saudi Arabian government this week pledged US$1.59 million for the establishment of a new technical and vocational training centre for underprivileged Palestinian women living in the occupied West Bank.
UN-HABITAT, The Netherlands and Cyprus at forefront of Lebanese recovery  
Beirut, 31 Oct 07
The American University of Beirut and UN-HABITAT held a special meeting earlier this month
Rwanda Hosts the National Conference on Poverty and Good Governance  
Kigali, 22 Oct 07
A two-day national conference on poverty reduction and good governance through sustainable urban development and housing was last week held in Kigali with a call to establish the Rwandan Urban Forum,
Pomp and glamour at the Kenyan World Habitat Day celebrations  
Thika, 2 Oct 07
Pomp and glamour marked Kenya’s national World Habitat Day celebrations held in Thika, some 40 kilometers North-West of Nairobi.
Song and dance, acrobatic performances and poems marked the day which saw a huge turnout from government officials
UN-HABITAT loses a staff member in Iraq  
Erbil,, 1 Oct 07
Mr. Nazhad Mustafa, Officer-in-Charge of the UN-HABITAT office in Erbil, Northern Iraq, Iraq passed away on 1 October 2007 at the age of 61 after a brief illness. Mr. Nazhad, a civil engineer and quantity surveyor joined UN-HABITAT in 1998 at the beginning of the Oil-for-Food Programme and has ever since made a very positive contribution to UN-HABITAT's rehabilitation programmes Iraq. He was a valued and respected senior member of the UN-HABITAT Iraq team. He leaves his wife, two daughters and two sons.
UN-HABITAT and partners mull over Malawi’s sustainable urbanization  
Lilongwe, 27 Sept 07
UN-HABITAT and representatives from various stakeholder interest groups this week met in Lilongwe to discuss sustainable urbanization in Malawi.
The Lusaka Urban Sector Profile published on the web now  
, 24 Sept 07
Additionally to the Zambia Urban Sector Profile, the Lusaka Urban Sector Profile is completed and published on the web now. The profile reflects results of the city and national consultation that were conceived as a partnership platform, co-developed with the Ministry of Local Government and Housing, the Lusaka City Council, the Ministry of Finance, CARE International, Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company Ltd., parastatal organizations such as the National Housing Authority, and the non-governmental organization Zambia Low-Cost-Housing-Programme.
Kenyan slum to benefit from Ban Ki-moon’s generosity  
Nairobi, 17 Sept 07
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will donate $100,000 he was awarded today by the Pony Chung Scholarship Foundation to help a UN-HABITAT project targeting the poor at Nairobi’s Kibera slums, a spokesperson for the world body announced.
Palestinian Mayors benefit from Leadership and Management Skills training  
Ramallah, 10 Sept 07
Some 25 newly elected mayors from the Palestinian West Bank Governorates were last week the beneficiaries of a training workshop on leadership and management skills.
Mrs. Tibaijuka meets UN representative in Tanzania  
Dar es Salaam, 27 Aug 07
UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka on Monday paid a courtesy call on the UN Resident Coordinator, in Tanzania, Mr. Oscar Fernandez Taranco. Their talks centred on the Women's Empowerment Programme that helps low income women's groups to build their own houses through women's housing cooperative societies.
Three Egyptian City Profiles published: Tanta, Rosetta and Menouf  
, 22 Aug 07
For the first time, city profiles that include the new Rapid Urban Sector Profiling for Sustainability (RUSPS) themes: Basic Urban Services and Local Economic Development were published. Additionally, one of the profiles contains a seventh theme, Cultural Heritage, because of its high relevance for Rosetta.
A new UN-HABITAT office in Iran  
Tehran, 15 Aug 07
At the end of a two-day visit to the Iranian capital, Mr. Daniel Biau, Director of UN-HABITAT’s Technical Co-operation Division, announced that a Disaster Mitigation Office of UN-HABITAT will start its activities in Tehran at the beginning of 2008.
UN-HABITAT receives Swedish grant to help clean up lakeside city  
Nairobi, 13 Aug 07
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) last week availed a US$ 900,000 grant to UN-HABITAT towards waste management in the western Kenyan town of Kisumu on the shores of Lake Victoria.
Uganda launches the Urban Campaign  
Jinja, Uganda, 2 Aug 07
The government of Uganda has launched a national Urban Campaign with a pledge to promote policies that would give more access to housing and services for the urban poor.
UN-HABITAT to the rescue of Uganda women  
Jinja, Uganda, 30 Jul 07
Margaret Mugweri is a very happy woman because of having a better roof over her head. For years, like many languishing in the world’s urban centres, the 45 year-old had to contend with landlords ...
UN-HABITAT and AAAID sign pact to build Palestinian medical centre  
Khartoum, 18 Jul 07
UN-HABITAT and the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID)
Top Ford Foundation officials visit UN-HABITAT award winners  
Nairobi, 9 Jul 07
The President of the Ford Foundation, Susan Berresford last week visited the Nairobi slum of Korogocho, one of the most deprived low income settlements in East Africa, for a first-hand review of a project that recently won a top UN-HABITAT award.
Kenya budget boosts housing for low income earners  
Nairobi, 19 Jun 07
Acting on recommendations from a committee in which UN-HABITAT played a major role, Kenya’s Finance Minister last week made major pledges aimed at increasing access to housing for low income earners.
UN-HABITAT launches safety campaign in Nairobi slum  
Nairobi, 13 Jun 07
Games, song and dance were the main fares dished out to residents of Kibera slums in Nairobi as UN-HABITAT took its Safer Spaces and Streets campaign to the area at the weekend.
European Union, The Netherlands fund UN-HABITAT recovery work in Lebanon  
Nairobi, 5 Jun 07
UN-HABITAT announced on Tuesday that the European Union and The Netherlands will provide funding for post-conflict reconstruction in areas damaged during Israeli bombing raids in Lebanon last year.
UN agencies working together on shelter in Madagascar  
Antananarivo, 31 May 07
UN-HABITAT joined a group of UN agencies in Madagascar earlier this month for a seminar on housing reform and shelter needs as part of the new ‘One UN’ concept whereby all agencies working in a country pool their expertise as best they can for the benefit of all.
Jordanian cities benefit from UN-HABITAT training  
Jordan, 30 May 07
Three Jordanian cities recently benefited from a specialized UN-HABITAT training seminar aimed at making them run more efficiently.
Improving unplanned settlements in Dar es Salaam  
Dar es Salaam, 21 May 07
Prime Minister Edward Lowassa of Tanzania said he hoped that the City Council and UN-HABITAT would join hands to implement a new plan of action to improve unplanned settlements in the Tanzanian capital.
UN-HABITAT launches Saudi-funded charity housing project in Palestine  
Nairobi, 15 Apr 07
The Saudi Committee for the Palestinian People Relief has disbursed US$ 6.3 million through UN-HABITAT to help provide housing and shelter for Palestinian widows and women living in poverty in the West Bank town of Al Khalil, also known as Hebron.
UN-HABITAT team on review mission in Mozambique  
Maputo, Mozambique, 20 Mar 07
A high level team from UN-HABITAT headquarters last week visited Mozambique to review the agency’s programmes in that country. They also met former President Joachim Chissano...
Spain funds UN-HABITAT project in 3 African Countries  
Nairobi, 19 Mar 07
The Government of Spain has committed new funding of US$592,000 for UN-HABITAT's Rapid Urban Sector Profiling for Sustainability (RUSPS) programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Senegal.
UN-HABITAT Promotes Urban Youth Leadership  
Kampala, 8 Mar 07
Over 60 representatives from cities across East Africa met in Kampala, Uganda to explore how to advance youth leadership in a region where more than half the population is under 24.
UN-HABITAT awards Bahrain Prime Minister  
Bahrain, 5 Mar 07
Bahrain’s Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa today won a United Nations award for his efforts in improving the lot of the urban poor.
UN-HABITAT brings water and sanitation programme to Rwanda  
Kigali, 26 Feb 07
UN-HABITAT announced on Monday that it will extend its Water for African Cities Programme to help provide water and sanitation services for people living in the country’s slums and other poor neighbourhoods.
Saudi Arabia finances a housing programme in Hebron  
Riyadh, 12 Feb 07
On 11 February 2007, in Riyadh, a Memorandum of Understading (MOU) on mutual cooperation between UN-HABITAT and the Saudi Committee
Kingdom of Bahrain pledges US$1 million for UN-HABITAT activities in the Arab region  
Bahrain, 11 Feb 07
The Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka visited the Kingdom of Bahrain on 6-8 February 2007, at the invitation of H.E. Shaikh Khalid Bin Abdalla Al-Khalifa, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Court.
Tibaijuka leads Ban Ki-Moon through grim Nairobi slum  
Nairobi, 31 Jan 07
UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director, Mrs.Anna Tibaijuka, on Tuesday escorted the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, through a section of the crowded Kibera slum to give him his first taste of extreme urban poverty in Africa.
Egyptian urban sector profiles published  
, 30 Jan 07
Egypt, one of the first RUSPS countries, has published three of its urban sector profiles for phase 1 of which there are six in total. The published profiles cover the cities of Menouf, Rosetta and Tanta and add ‘basic urban services’ as well as’ ‘local economic development’ as new themes to the existing four.
Burundi and Cyprus envoys present credentials to the Executive Director  
Nairobi, 30 Jan 07
The new permanent representatives of Burundi and Cyprus have presented their credentials to the UN-HABITAT Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.
UN-HABITAT Executive Director meets Nairobi slum residents  
Nairobi, 25 Jan 07
As part of peace building efforts following last year’s clashes in Nairobi’s Mathare slums, UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka on Thursday held a meeting with the area’s residents to review the reconciliation progress.
New initiative to give Africa positive news coverage  
Nairobi, 21 Sept 06
A new initiative funded by the European Union aimed at giving Africa a better...
There is way out of Africa’s slums crisis, Tibaijuka asserts  
Nairobi, 21 Sept 06
Although Africa is faced with the daunting challenge of mushrooming slums, there is hope for the continent to move forward and provide adequate shelter for its urban populations, UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka told journalists on Thursday at the ongoing Fourth Africities Summit in Nairobi.
African governments warned on improving water and sanitation  
Nairobi, 20 Sept 06
African governments can only achieve the water and sanitation target of the Millennium Development Goals if they incorporated all stakeholders including municipalities and the donor community in the drafting and implementation of new National water policies.
Slum youth enlighten Africities dignitaries  
Nairobi, 20 Sept 06
Young people from the Nairobi slum of Mathare on Tuesday treated dignitaries..
Women face discrimination in Local Authorities in Africa, summit told  
Nairobi, 19 Sept 06
Lack of employment opportunities and under-representation are some of the major setbacks for the advancement of women within African local authorities,
Major new funding for water and sanitation in African cities  
Mexico City, 23 Mar 06
UN-HABITAT and the African Development Bank (ADB) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding to improve urban water and sanitation in African cities in coming years with Bank funding worth 500 million US dollars.
Mrs. Tibaijuka calls for stronger UN-HABITAT ties with ACP  
Brussels, 20 Feb 06
UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka says that the partnership between the agency and the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of countries was vital and called for strengthening of those ties.
Annan names Mrs. Tibaijuka Special Envoy to Zimbabwe  
New York, 21 Jun 05
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Monday appointed the UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, to represent him in reviewing the humanitarian aspects of the Zimbabwean Government's eviction of illegal dwellers and informal traders.
UN-HABITAT Hosts Somali Urban Forum  
Nairobi, 20 May 05
UN-HABITAT organized the first Somaliland urban forum from the late last month
African youth seek greater role in decision making  
Nairobi, 14 Jul 04
African youth leaders told a United Nations expert group meeting on urban youth employment in Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, that young people ought to have a stronger say in decisions affecting their employment prospects.
 
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