Somalia, 28 Oct 10
In a landmark event, the UN-HABITAT-supported Land and Urban Management Institute was opened in Hargeisa on 31 May 2010. The then President of Somaliland, Dahir Riyale Kahin, and three government ministers attended the ceremony.
Somalia, 28 Oct 10
Since 2008, Terre Solidali – in collaboration with UN-HABITAT, the Ministry of Interior, and local governments – has designed and introduced a computerized accounting system and billing and revenue collection system in order to improve Somaliland’s local government financial management.
Somalia, 28 Oct 10
UN-HABITAT, in support of the Inter-Ministerial Urban Planning Committee, is preparing a road map for the new Land and Urban Management Institute (LUMI), as well as for urban planning and land management, in order to accelerate sustainable urban development in Somalia.
Somalia, 28 Oct 10
During a joyful ceremony on 20 June 2010, Government of Puntland officials and representatives of the UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery opened the new Ministry of Interior sub-office in Bossaso.
Somalia, 28 Oct 10
Entering the busy Hargeisa Municipal Finance offices, visitors jostle with revenue collection clerks bringing returns, businessmen coming to verify their tax records, councillors tracking claims, accounts officials searching for records, and data entry clerks busy at their stations.
Somalia, 28 Oct 10
As part of UN-HABITAT’s urban management initiatives in the Somali region, a workshop was conducted in April 2010 in the town of Sheikh to discuss urban planning activities required for the district and the wider region.
Nairobi, 28 Oct 10
Two new Permanent Representatives to UN-HABITAT today presented their credentials to the Executive Director, Mr. Juan Clos. They are H.E. Mr. Sababrata Tripathi of the Republic of India, and H.E. Mr. Per Ludvig Magnus of the Kingdom of Norway.
Mbabane, Swaziland, 27 Oct 10
IWA (International Water Association) /Africa Regional Office organized the Utility Leaders' Forum on 17-20 October in Swaziland, where it was hosted by the Swaziland Water Services Corporation (SWSC).
Montreal, Canda, 27 Oct 10
Water Operators’ Partnerships were high on the agenda again at the International Water Association’s World Water Congress held from September 20th-24ththis year in Montreal.
