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Jordanian cities benefit from UN-HABITAT training  
Jordan, 30 May 07
Three Jordanian cities recently benefited from a specialized UN-HABITAT training seminar aimed at making them run more efficiently.
Improving unplanned settlements in Dar es Salaam  
Dar es Salaam, 21 May 07
Prime Minister Edward Lowassa of Tanzania said he hoped that the City Council and UN-HABITAT would join hands to implement a new plan of action to improve unplanned settlements in the Tanzanian capital.
Mrs. Tibaijuka says collective efforts crucial in achieving MDGs  
Bonn, 12 May 07
It is only through collective effort that the Millennium Development Goals can be achieved for the sake of human wellbeing, livelihood, sustainable development and global peace and stability, UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka has said.
UN HABITAT pitches for urban planning  
Bonn, 11 May 07
UN-HABITAT this month reaffirmed its position urban planning had become increasingly important in managing climate change because well planned cities provide a better foundation for sustainable development than unplanned cities.
UN-HABITAT at inauguration of new urban training centre in Korea  
Hongcheon, Republic of Korea, 3 May 07
As the damage from climate change grows increasingly apparent, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has praised a new centre in the Republic of Korea working to address the environmental impact of large cities.
Millions to benefit from Lake Victoria project  
Nairobi, 20 Apr 07
The lives of 25 million people living around Lake Victoria are set to improve drastically following the launch of Phase III of UN-HABITAT's Lake Victoria City Development Strategies (CDS), a three-year project that began in November 2006.
Bringing the Millennium Development Goals to communities in South Asia  
Kathmandu, 23 Mar 07
Some 50 city leaders and their local parties representing more than 10 countries visited the Nepalese capital this week for a training workshop on Localising the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through Innovative Leadership and Community Empowerment.
Spain funds UN-HABITAT project in 3 African Countries  
Nairobi, 19 Mar 07
The Government of Spain has committed new funding of US$592,000 for UN-HABITAT's Rapid Urban Sector Profiling for Sustainability (RUSPS) programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Senegal.
Egyptian urban sector profiles published  
, 30 Jan 07
Egypt, one of the first RUSPS countries, has published three of its urban sector profiles for phase 1 of which there are six in total. The published profiles cover the cities of Menouf, Rosetta and Tanta and add ‘basic urban services’ as well as’ ‘local economic development’ as new themes to the existing four.
Evaluation of RUSPS Phase 1 finished  
, 9 Jan 07
In the end 0f 2006, various stakeholders of the Rapid Urban Sector Profiling for Sustainability (RUSPS) programme completed a total of 39 questionnaires providing the RUSPS Team at Nairobi access to solid data and insights. After thorough analysis, the evaluation report on RUSPS Phase 1 is now available.
 
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