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Dr. Eusebio Leal Spengler, Historian of the City of Havana

Country: Cuba
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Dr. Eusebio Leal Spengler, Historian of the City of Havana, Cuba, is personally awarded the 2007 UN-HABITAT Scroll of Honour for his many years of charismatic leadership and painstaking dedication to the restoration and conservation of the Historical Centre of Havana.

Fast, secure, efficient and cost effective money transfer

Country: Kenya
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Safaricom was awarded the Habitat Business Award in 2009 for its M-Pesa Money Transfer Service, a state-of-the-art mobile phone based service that enables customers, especially the unbanked population, to transfer funds amongst each other and to their families in the rural areas in a fast, secure, efficient and cost effective manner. The initiative boots urban entrepreneurship and clearly demonstrates the role and impact of innovative IT solutions for sustainable urbanization. http://www.safaricom.co.ke

Neal Peirce, Journalist

Country: U.S.A
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For a lifetime of journalism dedicated to reporting cities for a better urban future

The City of Malmö

Country: Sweden
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For its innovative, holistic approach to becoming a 21st century eco-city

The City of Medellin

Country: Colombia
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The City of Medellin is awarded for the successful implementation of three programmes to reduce urban poverty, provide health care for children and give citizens a say in urban services. The poverty reduction programme has targeted 40,000 of the city's poorest households. The health programme ensures that all of five and below have institutional, paediatric health care, while the third programme seeks to consistently survey the impact of city services to ensure that decisions taken have the right impact in the right areas.

The Saudi Al-Medina Al Munawarah Local Urban Observatory

Country: Saudi Arabia
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For pioneering a Local Observatory System now used elsewhere in the country and in the Middle East for smart urban planning

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