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UN-HABITAT Somalia Programme contributes to Japanese tsunami relief fund  
Somalia, 5 Oct 11
Following the earthquake and tsunami on 11 March of this year, the UN-HABITAT Somalia Programme responded by gathering contributions from programme staff as well as beneficiaries of Japan-funded projects over the years. Donations came in from Hargeisa, Garowe, Bossaso, Galkayo, and the head office in Nairobi. Residents of Hargeisa’s Ayaha settlement in particular sent their contributions together with heartfelt condolences and deep appreciation for the assistance Japan has given them. The Mayor of Hargeisa, Husein Mohamoud Jiciir, and the Mayor of Garowe, Abdiaziz Nur Elmi Koor, sent condolence letters to the Government of Japan via the country’s representative in Kenya, Ambassador Toshihisa Takata.
Urban road classification and road naming coming to Hargeisa  
Somalia, 5 Oct 11
A proposal for the Urban Road Classification and Road Naming for Hargeisa Project was approved by the Municipality of Hargeisa in February 2011. The Municipality of Hargeisa and UN-HABITAT jointly initiated the project in order to create a better functioning urban environment for the residents and businesses of Hargeisa.
Executive Director hails humanitarian staff  
Nairobi, 19 Aug 11
 UN-HABITAT Executive Director Dr. Joan Clos on Friday hailed the agency's humanitarian staff and their colleagues working in disaster zones in many countries around the world.
UN-HABITAT responds to criticism  
Nairobi, 10 Mar 11
The current economic climate calls for increased accountability, efficiency, effectiveness and transparency. In view of this, UN-HABITAT welcomes any constructive criticism.
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.
Burao council offices improved and expanded  
Burao, 1 Dec 10
On 1 December 2010, a groundbreaking ceremony took place for the upgrading of the Burao municipal offices and the construction of the new council meeting hall.
Mogadishu rehabilitation moves into Phase II  
Mogadishu, 1 Dec 10
The Participatory District Rehabilitation in Mogadishu Project began in 2010, building on interventions that started in 2007. The project aims at strengthening informal local governance structures, implementing projects for better services and upgraded public infrastructure, and improving livelihoods.
Municipal finance interventions enable Somali districts to improve basic services  
Somalia, 1 Dec 10
UN-HABITAT has been working to build and strengthen financial management systems at the local government level in Somalia for over a decade. Having started in 2001 with only one district in Somaliland under the Berbera Technical and Institutional Assistance Programme, the current phase of the intervention is being carried out as an integral part of the UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery, and now covers nine districts in Somaliland and four in Puntland. Extension to one district in south central Somalia is planned.
Urban Geographic Information System and property database come to Garowe  
Somalia, 1 Dec 10
The Habitat II Conference on Human Settlements (Istanbul 1996) singled out inadequate financial resources as one of the most serious problems affecting cities in developing countries. Fifteen years later, this still applies to most fast-growing cities in the developing world – in particular, urban centres in conflict and post-conflict situations.
Land and Urban Management Institute opens  
Somalia, 28 Oct 10
In a landmark event, the UN-HABITAT-supported Land and Urban Management Institute was opened in Hargeisa on 31 May 2010. The then President of Somaliland, Dahir Riyale Kahin, and three government ministers attended the ceremony.
 
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