Nairobi, Kenya, 6 Nov 06
Crucial international negotiations on climate started in Nairobi on Monday with new calls to help poorer countries cope better with the problems created by climate change ranging from poor crop yields to natural disasters.
Nairobi, Kenya, 6 Nov 06
The Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, on Monday received the new Permanent Representative of Sweden to the agency, Ms. Anna Brandt.
New Delhi, 31 Oct 06
Ministers of housing from some 70 across the Asia-Pacific will gather in the Indian capital New Delhi 13-16 December at the region’s first high-level meeting aimed at tackling shelter problems in a part of the world that is home to two-thirds of the global slum population.
Nairobi, 19 Oct 06
Over 80 experts from different water utilities, non-governmental organizations and other institutions working around Lake Victoria held a three-day workshop this week to…
Nairobi, 16 Oct 06
Experts from Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and Tanzania held a three-day brainstorming meeting on water and sanitation
Islamabad, 10 Oct 06
A year has passed since the horrific earthquake in Pakistan that left over 3 million people displaced and nearly a half a million houses damaged and destroyed.
Warsaw, 4 Oct 06
As part of its expansion programmes so as to effectively address human settlements concerns globally, UN-HABITAT on Monday officially opened a new office in Warsaw to serve central and eastern Europe.
Nairobi, 2 Oct 06
Cities around the world on Monday marked the 2006 celebration of World Habitat Day, which was launched at a glittering waterfront ceremony in the ancient Italian city of Naples.
Nairobi, 2 Oct 06
UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, last week received the letters of accreditation of six new Permanent Representatives to UN-HABITAT. They are Mr. Carlos Cue Vega of Mexico, Mr. Rodrigo Gaete of Chile, Mr. A.M. Yakub Ali of Bangladesh, Mr. Zhang Ming of China, Mr. Abdelilah Benryane of Morocco, and Mr. Gabor Sagi of Hungary.
New Delhi, 24 Sept 06
The importance of social marketing as a means of convincing people to adopt practices that will improve their lives was underscored recently during the launch of UN-HABITAT’s publication on “Social Marketing of Sanitation”.
