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UN-HABITAT Messengers of Truth Concert rock German city of Mannheim  
Mannheim, 11 Dec 07
The Kenyan Hip Hop superstar and UN-HABITAT Messenger of Truth Gidi Gidi last week teamed up with Rolf Stahlhofen of Germany, Samsaya representing Norway and India, and Lam of Sudan to give the German city of Mannheim a rousing concert organized by UN-HABITAT in cooperation with its private sector partner, the German chemical giant BASF, the Popakademie – Baden-Wuerttemberg, and the City of Mannheim.
Give women, young people a stronger voice  
Brussels, 11 Dec 07
UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, last week joined Princess Mathilde of Belgium to urge women and young people to be actively involved in the climate change debate and other pressing concerns in a rapidly urbanising world.
Young people demand action at climate change talks  
Bali, Indonesia, 7 Dec 07
UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, is scheduled to visit Bali, Indonesia where the agency will hold a seminar to explain the how closely climate change is linked to cities.
Senior Norwegian officials meet Mrs. Tibaijuka  
Nairobi, 6 Dec 07
Officials from the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Royal Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (KRD) this week held talks with UN-HABITAT's Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka to discuss the renewal of a Programme Cooperation Agreement between the Norwegian Government and UN-HABITAT for the period 2008-2009.
New envoys to UN-HABITAT from Eritrea and Zambia  
Nairobi, 5 Dec 07
Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT on Wednesday received the credentials of two new Permanent Representatives, Mr. Salih Omer Abdu of Eritrea, and his Zambian counterpart, Ms. Christina Msadabwe.
Turning ideas into action – the 4th Web for Development Conference  
Nairobi, Kenya, 3 Dec 07
Delegates at the Fourth Web for Development conference in Nairobi last week agreed that access to the Internet had to be improved in the developing world.
Fourth Web for Development conference  
Nairobi, 29 Nov 07
Experts from around the world gathered at UN-HABITAT headquarters in Nairobi this week for the fourth session of the Web for Development conference.
Joaquim Chissano – first laureate of the Ibrahim Prize for achievement in African leadership  
Alexandria, Egypt, 26 Nov 07
Former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano this week received the inaugural Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership aimed at promoting good governance in Africa
Top speakers at Web4Dev  
Nairobi, 8 Nov 07
Kenya's premier television personality Ms. Julie Gichuru will lead the discussions at the Web for Development plenary. She is passionate about Web4Dev: "I see ICT changing the face of Africa as we know it. It will leapfrog Africa into the first world. It is already happening…the African renaissance is largely because of ICT."
UN-HABITAT bags awards for its work in Serbia  
Nis, 8 Nov 07
For the second time in as many years, UN-HABITAT last week was awarded two prestigious prizes at the 16th edition of the Serbian Salon of Urbanism.
 
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