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Kingdom of Bahrain pledges US$1 million for UN-HABITAT activities in the Arab region  
Bahrain, 11 Feb 07
The Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka visited the Kingdom of Bahrain on 6-8 February 2007, at the invitation of H.E. Shaikh Khalid Bin Abdalla Al-Khalifa, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Court.
Executive Director visits innovative housing projects in Andhra Pradesh  
Hyderabad, India, 4 Jan 07
UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka paid a special pre-festive season visit to see at first hand new innovative housing projects and services for the urban poor in the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh.
Young People Successfully graduate as Environmental Entrepreneurs  
Nairobi, 22 Dec 06
Twenty-five young people from the One Stop Youth Resource Center in Nairobi have just graduated from the first ever Global Partnership Environmental Entrepreneurship Program (GPEEP) sponsored by UN-HABITAT, Youth for HABITAT and the Environmental Youth Alliance.
Song and dance as top music groups perform in Nairobi’s Mathare slums  
Nairobi, 11 Dec 06
They came in large numbers- the young, the old and the young at heart.
UN-HABITAT in Iraq  
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.
Workshop on Iraq Housing sector ends in Amman  
Amman, 7 Dec 06
A two day workshop on the Iraqi Housing sector came to a close on Wednesday with a commitment from the minister in charge that she would incorporate the recommendations in her review of the national policy.
UN-HABITAT pledges special funding to help 1,000 Ghana slum families  
Accra, 6 Dec 06
UN-HABITAT last week pledged funding to help 1,000 poor families in Accra, Ghana secure micro-credit loans for business and home improvement as part of a field testing budget in the slum of Old Fadima.
Mrs. Tibaijuka calls for pro-poor mortgage schemes in Africa  
Accra, 28 Nov 06
UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for the private sector to invest in mortgage schemes targeting the poor.
New Egyptian envoy to UN-HABITAT  
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.
Accra slum-dwellers excited over UN-HABITAT upgrading project  
Accra, 27 Nov 06
For several weeks now, Elizabeth Ohene and her neighbours in a Ghana slum have been excited about the visit to their homes this week by the UN-HABITAT Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.
 
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