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UN-HABITAT officials brief British legislators  
London, 13 May 09
Two senior UN-HABITAT officials, Paul Taylor and Michael Mutter were invited to make presentations on urbanization and poverty to members of the British parliamentary International Development Committee.
Malawi discusses new housing for the poor  
Lilongwe, 12 May 09
Some 65 experts gathered in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe recently to discuss ways of improving housing delivery for the poor as part of a new Malawi National Housing Policy.
Speaking out on urbanisation, food and cities  
New York, 12 May 09
UN-HABITAT Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, hosted a special meeting for delegates attending the 17th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development this month at which she explained that the urbanization of our planet is unstoppable.
Malawi discusses new housing for the poor  
Lilongwe, 12 May 09
Some 65 experts gathered in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe recently to discuss ways of improving housing delivery for the poor as part of a new Malawi National Housing Policy.
Alarm at access to new buildings for the disabled  
Beirut, 11 May 09
Thousands of people with physical disabilities are unable to access new buildings being reconstructed in Southern Lebanon, according to a new report released here.
A new office in Iran  
Tehran, 2 May 09
A new UN-HABITAT Disaster Mitigation Office was officially opened on Saturday in the Iranian capital. The opening ceremony was held at the premises provided and equipped by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.
GLTN prepares to pilot gender evaluation criteria in Brazil and Nepal  
Nairobi, 27 Apr 09
The Global Land Tool Network gender evaluation criteria for assessing the gender-sensitivity of large-scale land tools was recently launched with over 65 participants at a side-event as part of the 22nd session of the UN-HABITAT Governing Council. The event was chaired by Ms. Tubwita Grace Bagaya, a Member of Parliament from Uganda.
Internet forum on Land, Environment and Climate Change: Challenges, Priority Issues and Tools  
Global, 22 Apr 09
From April 23 to May 15 2009, the Global Land Tool Network is animating an internet forum on the following topic: Land, Environment and Climate Change: Challenges, Priority Issues and Tools.
GLTN Participates in International Federation of Surveyors / World Bank Conference in Washington  
Washington, 8 Apr 09
Figure Panel at the Closing Session: Joan Kagwanja, Economic Affairs Officer, UN-Economic Commission of Africa, chair of the closing session (left), Paul van der Molen, the Netherlands, Clarissa Augustinus, UN-HABITAT, Cheryl Morden, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Jolyne Sanjak, Helge Onsrud, Norway and Alain Durand-Lasserve, France and Paul Munro-Faure, Food and Agriculture Organisation.
Curtain falls on successful Governing Council  
Nairobi, 3 Apr 09
The curtain came down on Friday on the 22nd Session of the Governing Council of UN-HABITAT which was described as the most successful ever in the agency’s history.
 
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