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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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