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Dubai Awards for best practices in human settlements  
Dubai, 31 Jan 05
The 2004 Dubai International Award for Best Practices to Improve the Living Environment will be conferred on Monday to an international array of 10 winners from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Iran, Kenya, Palestine, Spain, Togo, and Uzbekistan.
Italy releases funds for implementation of Serbian housing programme  
Belgrade, 28 Jan 05
UN-HABITAT this week received 5.9 million euros from the Italian Goverment to start implementation of a new social and housing integration programme for tens of thousands of war refugees and other vulnerable people in Serbia.
Reducing poverty is possible, says new UN Report  
Nairobi, 26 Jan 05
The countries of the world stand a fair chance of cutting poverty by half in the coming decade and enabling billions more people to enjoy the fruits of the global economy, says a new landmark report by the United Nations.
Kenya among African and Arab Countries to Benefit from Urban Profile Studies  
Nairobi, 12 Jan 05
Some 20 African and Arab countries are set to benefit from a new series of urban sector profile studies initiated by UN-HABITAT with the aim of reducing urban poverty and improving governance and environmental management.
UN-HABITAT and EC sign grant agreement for Somalia  
Nairobi, 5 Jan 05
UN-HABITAT and the European Commission signed a 5 million Euro grant agreement, on 22 December 2004, for the implementation of the Somalia Urban Development Programme.
Experts meet in Nairobi for MDG Workshop  
Nairobi, 7 Dec 04
A group of analysts, statistical experts and urban planners from African, Latin American and Asian countries on Monday started a training workshop on data and indicators to monitor progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.
Five Cities to get UN Awards  
Bogotá, 3 Dec 04
Five cities are to receive United Nations awards for positively promoting the spirit of volunteerism as a contribution to local development and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Known as the “City with Heart” prize, the award was set up by the United Nations and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Achieving MDGs must focus on slums - UN-HABITAT  
Dakar, Senegal (PANA), 29 Nov 04
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) would remain a distant dream if stakeholders failed to focus on slums that abound in the world's cities, the chair of Global WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Forum warned here Monday.
World Bank and UN-HABITAT boost cooperation at country level  
Washington, 16 Nov 04
World Bank President, Mr. James Wolfensohn, and UN-HABITAT Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, have agreed to prepare cooperation framework for country collaboration between the two organizations.
Improved city council ethics necessary for Safer Cities says UN-HABITAT  
Nairobi, (PANA), 8 Nov 04
UN-HABITAT wants a governance ethics code introduced in City Councils to address corruption among city authorities.
 
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