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Rwanda's first urban forum  
Kigali, 21 Jul 08
Rwanda’s Minister for Infrastructure, Ms. Linda Bihire, last week joined some 200 business leaders, local authorities, non governmental organisations and other experts at the country’s first National Urban Forum in the capital, Kigali.
Angola to host global celebration of World Habitat Day 2008  
Luanda, 18 Jul 08
The 2008 global celebrations of World Habitat Day will be held in the Angolan capital, Luanda. After more than 30 years of armed conflict, the country better known for land mines
Global housing demand at critical levels  
Hong Kong, 18 Jul 08
The demand for affordable housing is reaching critical levels worldwide, with five million new units required per year, or 4,000 new housing alternatives needed every hour by a growing population of the poor, the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, told the World Credit Union conference in Hong Kong this week.
UN-HABITAT and Lebanese Army in GIS Cooperation  
Beirut, 15 Jul 08
UN-HABITAT and the Lebanese Army have concluded a cooperation framework to promote and further develop nationwide
WUF4 at Nanjing, China 3-6 November 2008  
Nairobi, 30 Jun 08
Further to the special announcement of 21 June 2008, on the possible postponement of World Urban Forum, we are pleased to announce that the Forum will take place as previously planned from 3 November 2008 in Nanjing , China. UN-HABITAT and the host Government of China invite participants to continue registering for WUF4 online at www.unhabitat.org/wuf . Any inconvenience caused is regretted.
A new humaniratarian role for UN-HABITAT  
Nairobi, 16 Jun 08
UN-HABITAT this week joined the United Nations Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) putting the agency on a new footing in global humanitarian operations. The IASC was established in 1992 to shape humanitarian policy and ensure coordinated and effective response to humanitarian crisis.
UN-HABITAT Executive Director explains work of UN at special seminar  
Maputo, 26 May 08
UN-HABITAT Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, last week held talks with former President Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique
China promises a successful World Urban Forum  
Nairobi, 15 May 08
China has given the assurance that the fourth session of the World Urban Forum scheduled 3-7 November
Fresh action on sustainable urban development in the Asia-Pacific  
Tehran, 15 May 08
The second Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development (APMCHUD) held in the Iranian capital Tehran
Italian government comes to the rescue of Somalia IDPs  
Nairobi, 14 May 08
The Italian government this week announced a donation of EUR 600,000 to UN-HABITAT which will go towards improving the living conditions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Somalia.
In a statement of appreciation to the Italians, UN-HABITAT said shelter and settlement was an important component in the agency’s response to humanitarian and emergency needs in the Somali regions. The new funding will go towards an ongoing IDP project currently financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) in Jowhar/Baidoa in south-centre Somalia.
 
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