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UN-Habitat’s schools for displaced children in Mogadishu
	Mogadishu, 7 Jun 12 Five UN-Habitat schools completed a year ago in the Somali capital Mogadishu are today serving some 2,000 internally displaced children in five neighbourhoods thanks to Swedish funding and UNICEF backing.


DRC: Land reform is firmly on the agenda
	Kinshasa, 5 Jun 12 The Democratic Republic of Congo is committed to land reforms, the newly appointed Minister in Charge of Lands of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Professor Robert Mbwinga Bila, confirmed.


UN-Habitat Advisory Group on Gender Issues – request for nominations
	Nairobi, 4 Jun 12 UN-Habitat is seeking proposals for candidates to serve on its Advisory Group on Gender Issues established to advise the Executive Director on all matters related to gender mainstreaming in the agency's work. The Group will also provide strategic guidance and policy advice.


UN-Habitat trains female Pakistani lawyers on land rights
	Islamabad, 1 Jun 12 UN-Habitat is conducting training sessions on Housing Land and Property Rights in Pakistan for women lawyers at 11 different cities. The first one-day session was held in Islamabad on 1st June, 2012 in which 30 female lawyers have been invited to participate.


UN-Habitat and UNESCO hold advocacy seminar for Pakistani children
	Karachi, 31 May 12 UN-Habitat in collaboration with UNESCO this week held an advocacy seminar on 'Healthy Schools-Healthy Settlements' to encourage healthy hygiene practices among school children.


UN-Habitat signs Memorandum of Understanding with Fukuoka Local Partners
	Fukuoka, 30 May 12 Dr. Joan Clos, UN-Habitat Executive Director last week signed the 4th "Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Establishment of an Office of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme in Fukuoka" together with Fukuoka Prefectural Government, Fukuoka City, the Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation, and the Cooperating Committee of the UN-Habitat Fukuoka Office on 30 May 2012.


UN-Habitat and partners resettle Pakistan's flood victims
	Thatta, Pakistan, 30 May 12 UN-Habitat, the German manufacturer BASF and the government of Japan this week put a smile on the face of the villagers of Gul Mohammad Gandhro near Thatta, Sindh Province of Pakistan who were victims of the floods of 2010 by resettling them.


UN-Habitat hosts Climate Change workshop
	Colombo, 29 May 12 UN-Habitat in partnership with MaRGG, Management Resources for Good Governance and the Ministry of Environment of Sri Lanka recently held a workshop on Climate Change and Decentralization.


Countdown to World Urban Forum
	Nairobi, 24 May 12 As the clock ticks towards the opening of the sixth World Urban Forum in Naples, registration is ongoing and expectations are high that the turnout will be good. Organised jointly by UN-Habitat, the Government of Italy, the Campania Region and the City of Naples, the theme for this year's meeting is The Urban Future. Over 3,000 participants from 114 countries have already registered for the premier conference on cities and urban issues.


Lake Victoria Initiative gets acknowledgement
	Nairobi, 24 May 12 The Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Initiative (LVWATSAN)has been acknowledged in a publication by a body that coordinates water issues in the United Nations wide system.

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