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.
Addis Ababa, 12 Jun 07
At the close of their first ever meeting, ministers of sports of the African Union (AU) reiterated their commitment to use sports for the improvement of the wellbeing of their citizens, especially young people.
Nairobi, 12 Jun 07
A Polish delegation last week visited UN-HABITAT headquarters and held talks with the Deputy Executive Director, Ms. Inga Klevby on their country’s bid to host the EXPO 2012.
New York, 11 Jun 07
An American sorority has feted UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka for her work especially in the fields involving children and gender concerns.
Helsinki, 5 Jun 07
UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka has signed a comprehensive memorandum with the International Union of Public Transport (UITP) to give new impetus to research and monitoring of global urban transport trends.
Vancouver, Canada, 5 Jun 07
The Canadian Institute of Planners has bestowed UN-HABITAT and EcopLan International an excellence award in Planning in recognition of their work in Local economic development.
Bonn, 12 May 07
It is only through collective effort that the Millennium Development Goals can be achieved for the sake of human wellbeing, livelihood, sustainable development and global peace and stability, UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka has said.
Nairobi, 11 May 07
UN-HABITAT recently completed a successful three-day system administration training for its staff and partners in Kenya as part of the launch of its distance learning programme.
Maseru, Lesotho, 4 May 07
Twenty-two national trainers today receive their certificates for successfully completing an intensive 5-day Trainers-of-Trainers (ToT) course on the UN-HABITAT training series on local elected leadership, held in Maseru, Lesotho from 30 April-5 May 2007.
Hongcheon, Republic of Korea, 3 May 07
As the damage from climate change grows increasingly apparent, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has praised a new centre in the Republic of Korea working to address the environmental impact of large cities.
