Nairobi, 28 Nov 06
The new permanent representative to UN-HABITAT from France, Ms. Elisabeth Barbier, presented her credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, on 23 November, 2006. Ms. Barbier said she would seek stronger French support for the agency.
Nairobi, 20 Nov 06
Two new permanent representatives to UN-HABITAT from Ethiopia and Tanzania last week presented their credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka. They are Tanzania’s Deputy High Commissioner to Kenya, Ms. Mary Issa Mushi, and Mr. Disasa Dirribsa, the Ethiopian Ambassador to Kenya.
Nairobi, Kenya, 24 Oct 06
United Nations agencies based in Kenya marked United Nations Day on Monday with a special tribute to the Kenyan Member of Parliament and women’s rights activist, Ms. Njoki Ndungu.
Nairobi, Kenya, 15 Sept 06
UN Secretary-General Mr. Kofi Annan has appointed Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka of Tanzania, Director-General of the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON). Mrs. Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, is the highest ranking African woman in the United Nations system.
Kabul, 15 Sept 06
A UN-HABITAT staff member in Aghanistan, Mr. Yar Mohammed, was shot and killed this week in the western province of Farah by gunmen wielding automatic weapons.
Nairobi, 4 Sept 06
It was a long journey from the shacks of Nairobi’s Korogocho slums to the marble floors of the five star Grand Regency Hotel’s ball room.
New York, 17 Aug 06
Mr. René Frank, winner of the 2002 UN-HABITAT Scroll of Honour Award, passed away in New York this week after a brief illness. He was 86.
