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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.
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.
New envoys present credentials to Tibaijuka  
Nairobi, 24 Jun 08
Four new envoys accredited to UN-HABITAT last week presented their credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.
Dakar mayor promotes infrastructure investments  
Dakar, 10 Jun 08
The mayor of Dakar, Senegal, Mr. Pape Diop, has called on leaders of African cities to invest more in infrastructure and public services to boost the municipal economies.
New envoys from Indonesia and Bangladesh present credentials  
Nairobi, 10 Jun 08
The new Permanent Representatives of Indonesia and Bangladesh to UN-HABITAT this week presented their credentials to UN-HABITAT Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka. They are Mr. Budi Bowoleksono of Indonesia and Mr. A.K.M. Shamsuddin of Bangladesh.
Mrs. Tibaijuka decries urbanisation challenges in Africa  
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.
US First lady Laura Bush hails UN-HABITAT project in Afghanistan  
Kabul, 9 Jun 08
UN-HABITAT’s work in Afghanistan received a major shot in the arm this week after high level visits
Tibaijuka commends the Government of Finland  
Nairobi, 7 Jun 08
The Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, has commended the Government of Finland for its support for the activities of the organization. Mrs. Tibaijuka made the commendation on Thursday while receiving the credentials from the new Permanent Representative of Finland to UN-HABITAT, Ms. Heli Sirve.
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
 
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