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Spin-off from slum upgrading
	Nairobi, 14 Apr 11 A project jointly implemented by UN-HABITAT and the government of Kenya to help inhabitants of Soweto East, a settlement within Nairobi’s Kibera’s slums, upgrade their living conditions is having an unexpected spin-off- that benefit children with disabilities to better integrate into society.


African Development Bank boosts Lake Victoria urban water programme
	Mombasa, Kenya, 24 Feb 11 The African Development Bank has approved a USD 110 million grant to extend a UN-HABITAT's urban improvement programme to another 15 towns in five countries.


Kenya commits to second phase of slum improvement project
	Nairobi, 24 Feb 11 The Government of Kenya on Wednesday affirmed its commitment to the second phase of the improvement of Nairobi’s Kibera slums, a project undertaken jointly with UN-HABITAT.


President Kibaki opens UNEP Governing Council
	Nairobi, 21 Feb 11 President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya officially opened the 26th Session of the Governing Council of countries which oversee the work programme and budget of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi.


Better performance and accountability across the UN
	Nairobi, 21 Feb 11 The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is continually urging Governments to be accountable to their people, signed a new annual series of compacts last week with his own senior managers aimed at holding them accountable for their performances and at increasing transparency.


Twenty four graduate with diploma in urban studies
	Nairobi, Kenya, 17 Feb 11 Twenty four students comprising of town clerks, heads of departments, committee chairpersons, and council officers from the East African region last week with a Diploma in Urban Development Studies at a colorful ceremony attended by family, friends and invited guests.


Back to the future - a gathering of UN-HABITAT veterans
	Nairobi, 15 Feb 11 A group of 25 retired UN-HABITAT veterans from countries around the world returned to the agency’s headquarters this week to share their experiences and insights with a view to helping establish a new direction for the agency.


Japan funds resettlement of displaced people in Somalia
	Nairobi, 8 Feb 11 The Government of Japan has contributed USD 1.5 million to UN-HABITAT in Somalia to support the relocation of tens of thousands of internally displaced people.


Kenyan town to benefit from water and sanitation programme
	Kisii, Kenya, 14 Dec 10 A Stakeholders Workshop held in Kisii Town last month endorsed a roadmap to design and implement a major water and sanitation development programme


Urban youth fund beneficiaries attend training course
	Nairobi, 14 Dec 10 A week of training by UN-HABITAT is underway for beneficiaries of the Urban Youth Fund from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Palestine, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen and Zimbabwe.

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