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| Working with the Palestinians |
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Ramallah, 11 Feb 10
UN-HABITAT has unveiled a new Programme Document for the occupied Palestinian territory covering the years 2010 and 2011 at a seminar it held on the challenge of sustainable urbanization and the need for effective spatial planning. The gathering was chaired by the Minister of Public Works and Housing, Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh. |
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| GLTN Participates in International Federation of Surveyors / World Bank Conference in Washington |
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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. |
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| UN agencies to discuss Expo 2010 |
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Geneva, Switzerland, 26 Mar 09
Representatives of United Nations bodies participating in Expo 2010 will meet in Geneva March 26-27, 2009, for a briefing with officials from Shanghai which is hosting what promises to be one of the biggest and most glittering events of its kind ever held. |
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| A new UN-HABITAT youth fund |
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Nairobi, 25 Mar 09
Youth-led organizations working to improve to improve urban living conditions in developing countries can now seek financing for their projects through a new UN-HABITAT fund provided by Norway, the agency announced on Wednesday. |
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| Barcelona hosts cities policy forum |
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Barcelona, Spain, 27 Jan 09
The City of Barcelona and the World Organization of United Cities and Local Governments hosted the Cities Alliance Annual Public Policy Forum, on 20 and 21 January, which this year focused on ways to improve the effectiveness of development aid. Local and regional government representatives, donor agency representatives and development institutions agreed... |
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| Advancing the GLTN Islamic mechanism: Workshop on how to train on Islamic land law |
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Nairobi, 27 Jan 09
Twenty experts— representing academia, civil society, international development organizations and the private sector—last week concluded a GLTN Workshop in Nairobi to provide feedback on a training package on Islamic land law and discuss its wider dissemination including strategies for adapting and utilizing the package for different stakeholders. Participants from Egypt, India, Iraq, Kenya, Malaysia, Niger, Senegal, Somaliland, Tunisia and Uganda, amongst others, illustrated the diversity of the Muslim world and the need for local adaptations. |
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| Rwanda's first urban forum |
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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.
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| Mrs. Tibaijuka decries urbanisation challenges in Africa |
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Yokohama, 9 Jun 08
UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka has decried rapid and unplanned urbanization in Africa which she said had led to unnecessary depletion, wastage and pollution of water resources. She spoke at the fourth Tokyo International Conference on African development 28-30 May. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda pledged to double Japan’s annual net official development assistance to the African continent to USD 1.8 billion by 2012 and offer up to USD 4 billion of ODA loans to assist in developing mainly its infrastructure. |
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| Assisting local authorities in Iraq |
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Baghdad, 6 Dec 07
UN-HABITAT and six United Nations agencies have teamed up with the Government of Iraq to launch a new initiative aimed at boosting the capacities of local authorities to carry through development plans in partnership with the private sector and local communites.
The programme will be conducted in Sulaymaniyah, Babel, and the Marshlands in a bid to stimulate local economic development and improve local infrastructure and basic services, the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) said in a news release. |
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| The Hague prepares to mark World Habitat Day |
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Nairobi, 27 Sept 07
As part of celebrations to mark this year’s World Habitat Day, UN-HABITAT and its partners have organized global celebrations focusing on urban safety and security in The Hague, The Netherlands, 1 - 2 October. As part of the celebrations, a conference will bring together professionals working at all levels to address the challenges of urban safety and security in the developed and developing countries. The keynote speakers at the event will be welcomed by the host Wim Deetman, Mayor of The Hague and chairman of the United Cities and Local Governments’ Committee on City Diplomacy, and members of the Dutch government including Bert Koenders, Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation and Ella Vogelaar, Dutch Minister for Housing, Communities and Integration. Mr. Jan Pronk, former Dutch minister and former Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Sudan, will chair the conference. |
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| The Lusaka Urban Sector Profile published on the web now |
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, 24 Sept 07
Additionally to the Zambia Urban Sector Profile, the Lusaka Urban Sector Profile is completed and published on the web now.
The profile reflects results of the city and national consultation that were conceived as a partnership platform, co-developed with the Ministry of Local Government and Housing, the Lusaka City Council, the Ministry of Finance, CARE International, Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company Ltd., parastatal organizations such as the National Housing Authority, and the non-governmental organization Zambia Low-Cost-Housing-Programme.
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| UN-HABITAT in Iraq |
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Baghdad, 8 Dec 06
UN-HABITAT is working closely with the Washington-based based international development organization, Counterpoint International to help rebuild homes and lives in Iraq after years of oppression and strife. Read about two recent stories of success against all the odds. |
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| New Egyptian envoy to UN-HABITAT |
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Nairobi, 28 Nov 06
The new permanent representative to UN-HABITAT from Egypt, Mr.Saher Hamza, presented his credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka on 24 November, 2006. Mrs. Tibaijuka said Egypt is fully funding a strategic UN-HABITAT urban plan for 48 small cities in Egypt at a cost of US$7million. |
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| Africa after 2005 |
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Nairobi, 5 Jan 06
As 2005, the year of Africa concludes successfully, it is important not only to celebrate the many achievements of the Commission for Africa, in highlighting the problems and possibilities of Africa, but also to remember that 2006 is the year of implementation of the recommendations put forward by the Commissioners,” said Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT and one of the Commissioners for Africa who advised Prime Minister Tony Blair on policies to improve the situation on the continent.
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| Private Sector Urged to Invest in Slums |
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Barcelona, 17 Sept 04
Dennis Shea, the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, yesterday stressed the need to harness private sector resources to meet the needs of the urban poor. He added that while national and local governments were willing to put in equity in the form of land for slum upgrading, commercial capital was still not easily available.Shea was speaking to participants attending a dialogue on Urban Resources, which is being held as part of the Second World Urban in Barcelona . Panellists, including representatives of national and local governments, community-based organizations and financial institutions, gave examples of capital mobilization from the private sector to meet the needs of slum dwellers. In Johannesburg , South Africa , for instance, municipal bonds are being issued to fund basic services in slums.
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| Seeking better understanding of rural-urban linkages |
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, 4 Dec 03
At a time of rapid urbanization in Africa, institutions of higher learning have been challenged to highlight the importance of rural-urban linkages. UN-HABITAT's Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, posed this challenge at the Sokoine University of Agriculture 2003 convocation held on 27 November 2003. In her speech, Mrs. Tibaijuka stated that the strength of these linkages would determine the living conditions of people in both urban and rural areas of Africa. Such disciplines as agricultural economics needed to be linked to urban economics through regional development planning methods, cultural anthropology, geography, social research, ecology and engineering.
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| UN-HABITAT gains in expansion of UN Africa HQ |
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Nairobi, Kenya, 3 Feb 03
The United Nations this week started work on a US$ 13 million project to expand its African headquarters in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. A colourful ceremony marking the start of a major new office expansion was attended by delegates gathered for the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Kenyan Environment Minister Newton Kulundu, Canadian Environment Minister David Anderson, in his capacity as outgoing president of the UNEP governing council, Anna Tibaijuka, the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, and Klaus Toepfer, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi. |
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