Kinshasa, 3 Oct 12
UN-Habitat’s land reform programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo has received a major shot in the arm following two additional fundings.
Naples, Italy, 5 Sept 12
UN-Habitat this week announced the implementation of its Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme in member countries of the Brussels-based Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group (ACP) thanks to the support of the European Commission. French
The Hague, 14 Mar 12
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday found Thomas Lubanga Diylo of war crimes for conscripting and enlisting children under 15 into the Forces patriotiques pour la libération du Congo (FPLC).
Kigali, 17 Jan 12
The Government of Rwanda and UN-Habitat will start work in coming weeks on a series of pilot projects to tackle growing urbanization confronting the country in recent years.
Nairobi, 17 Jan 12
UN-HABITAT this week hosted the first Steering Committee meeting for the African Conference on Volunteer Action for Peace and Development to be held on 25-27 June 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Dakar, 17 Oct 11
Thirty five participants drawn from various francophone countries from Africa recently gathered in Dakar Senegal to discuss slum upgrading issues. FRENCH
Nairobi, 19 Aug 11
UN-HABITAT Executive Director Dr. Joan Clos on Friday hailed the agency's humanitarian staff and their colleagues working in disaster zones in many countries around the world.
Mombasa, Kenya, 24 Feb 11
The African Development Bank has approved a USD 110 million grant to extend a UN-HABITAT's urban improvement programme to another 15 towns in five countries.
Nairobi, 25 Aug 10
UN-HABITAT and the World Wide Fund for Nature “WWF” have entered into an agreement to ensure a better protection of the World heritage site of the Virunga National Park in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mercredi, 23 Sept 09
Depuis le mois de mai dernier ONU-HABITAT exécute en partenariat avec le Haut Commissariat pour les Refugies (UNHCR) un programme foncier qui s’inscrit dans le cadre du retour et de la réintégration des personnes déplacées et des refugies dans les deux provinces du Nord Kivu et de l’Ituri.
