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Improving water delivery in Asia
	Bangkok, 16 Feb 10 USAID’s ECO-Asia project, a regional environmental programme based in Thailand, is offering grants of up to USD 10,000 to any private organization, NGO or academic institutions working in countries eligible for USAID that can demonstrate how they can improve water services in the region.


Shelter problems still persist after Myanmar cyclone
	Rangoon, 10 Feb 10 More than one year since the devastating Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, shelter provision for the victims still remains a huge challenge, UN-HABITAT says.


UN agencies worried at poor urban planning, pollution in Pacific countries
	Fukuoka, 10 Dec 09 UN agencies this week said they were concerned at the lack of progress in addressing planning, housing, sanitation, waste management and environmental pollution in urban areas of countries in the Pacific. They raised the alarm after a series of fact-finding missions.


Water operators at Waterlinks forum
	Bangkok, 30 Sept 09 The Global Water Operators' Partnerships Alliance attended the 2009 WaterLinks Forum held in Bangkok.


Experts review State of Asian Cities Report
	Chiang Mai, 3 Jun 09 Experts from four major international agencies met in Thailand on June 1-3 to review progress in the preparation of the first State of Asian Cities Report.


Peter Swan: Remembering a valued colleague
	Nairobi, Kenya, 1 Dec 08 UN-HABITAT regrets to announce the passing of Mr. Peter Swan. An Australian national born in 1946, he suffered a heart attack at his adoptive home in Bangkok, Thailand on 23 November, 2008. Mr. Swan joined the agency in 1989 as officer in charge of its information division. During this period he was responsible for all video presentations at the Habitat II ‘City Summit’ in Istanbul.From 1995 to 1998 he served in Bangkok, as Coordinator of the Community Development Programme for Asia, before assuming responsibility for UN-HABITAT’s Cambodia programme in Phnom Penh.


New muscle for UN-HABITAT water programmes in Asia
	Tokyo, 10 Jun 08 The United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT,


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.


New envoys present credentials to UN-HABITAT
	Nairobi, 15 Jun 07 Three new Permanent Representatives this week presented their credentials to the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka. They are Mr. Muhammad K. Ndanusa of Nigeria, Mr. Apichit Asatthawasi of Thailand, and their counterpart from Sudan, Mr. Makok Guandong. Mrs. Tibaijuka expressed her appreciation to the three countries for their support to UN-HABITAT.


UN-HABITAT and Southeast Asian partners discuss water education in schools
	Cha Am, 7 Dec 05 UN-HABITAT and its partners held a three-day conference to help senior officials in Southeast Asia gain a better understanding of the agency’s Water for Asian Cities Programme and the idea of bringing the concepts of water conservation, sanitation and hygiene into school classrooms across the region.

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