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Pushing for greener public transport and urban mobility
	Nairobi, 11 Apr 11 More than 50 representatives of local governments met in Nairobi on Sunday to discuss urban mobility and sustainable urban transport options


Clos supports a new vision for our urban future
	Nairobi, 19 Nov 10 Joan Clos, the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT this week was a key speaker at the opening of the Third Congress of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) in Mexico.


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.


Cities at the climate change frontline
	Seoul, 19 May 09 UN-HABITAT's Executive Director and former US President Bill Clinton on Tuesday joined delegates from cities around the world to press home the message that action on climate change has to be implemented in cities.


A glittering ceremony for Dubai award winners
	Dubai, 13 May 09 Twelve lucky winners from around the world were this week each handed a USD 30,000 cash prize, a gilted wind tower and a certificate for their work in promoting a better urban future in a glittering ceremony marking the seventh Dubai International Award for Best Practices.


Latin America discusses Safer Cities
	Nairobi, 3 Apr 09 Participants from Latin America and Caribbean countries at the twenty-second session of the UN-HABITAT Governing Council held a meeting where security in urban centres was discussed.


India’s urbanization chief calls for harmonious city development
	New Delhi, 23 Mar 09 A world that urbanizes cannot claim to be harmonious if some groups concentrate resources and opportunities while others remain impoverished and marginalized, India’s Secretary for Urban Development, Mr. M. Ramachandran has said.


Mayors of African capital cities conclude watershed meeting in Nairobi
	Nairobi, Kenya, 2 Mar 09 Mayors from 31 African countries concluded a two-day meeting in Nairobi, Vowing to enhance efforts in Climate Change.


Barcelona hosts cities policy forum
	Barcelona, Spain, 27 Jan 09 The City of Barcelona and the World Organization of United Cities and Local Governments hosted the Cities Alliance Annual Public Policy Forum, on 20 and 21 January, which this year focused on ways to improve the effectiveness of development aid. Local and regional government representatives, donor agency representatives and development institutions agreed...


Mayors, local authorities say urban dimension crucial to climate change talks
	Poznan, Poland, 10 Dec 08 Mayors and local authorities representing cities around the world this week urged delegates attending a milestone session of climate change talks to ensure that cities are kept high on the agenda given that they are home to half the world's population...


Malawi organises its first Urban Forum
	Lilongwe, Malawi, 9 Dec 08 The first Malawi Urban Forum, held in Lilongwe from 8-9 December, brought close to 200 stakeholders to seek solutions to what is considered to be the most significant demographic and poverty dynamic in Malawi today...


Highlighting the urban dimension at the global climate change talks
	Nairobi, Kenya, 27 Nov 08 UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, will join the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon and other senior officials in Poznan, Poland...


African mayors in cooperation pact with Chinese district
	Nanjing, China, 19 Nov 08 African Mayors from the Lake Victoria region signed an agreement with the Yangpu District of the Municipal Government of Shanghai...


UN-HABITAT report projects steep growth of African urban population
	Nairobi, 11 Nov 08 Although worldwide urban growth is expected to slow, a new report by UN-HABITAT is projecting the reverse in Africa with the continent’s urban population being projected to more than double by 2030.


Boroma Municipality receives new office equipment from UN-HABITAT
	Nairobi, 26 Jun 08 In early 2008, UN-HABITAT provided additional material support to Boroma Municipality, as part of the broader Urban Development Programme for the Somali Region.


Assisting local authorities in Iraq
	Baghdad, 6 Dec 07 UN-HABITAT and six United Nations agencies have teamed up with the Government of Iraq to launch a new initiative aimed at boosting the capacities of local authorities to carry through development plans in partnership with the private sector and local communites. The programme will be conducted in Sulaymaniyah, Babel, and the Marshlands in a bid to stimulate local economic development and improve local infrastructure and basic services, the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) said in a news release.


UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director visits Trondheim, Norway
	Trondheim, Norway, 29 Oct 07 UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka visited Trondheim last week to mark the launch of the Norwegian government’s first major urban policy meeting.


Governing Council passes landmark resolution on local authorities
	Nairobi, 23 Apr 07 The Governing Council of UN-HABITAT on Friday passed a landmark resolution providing new guidelines aimed at strengthening local authorities around the world.


Habitat Agenda partners take centre stage at GC Dialogue
	Nairobi, 18 Apr 07 Voices from the corporate world, local authorities, foundations and civil society organizations at the twenty-first session of the UN-HABITAT Governing Council this week told governments that they needed to do much more to understand the plight of the urban poor and how to tackle it.


Commonwealth Local Government meeting with plea for the urban poor
	Auckland, 27 Mar 07 Democracy and strong leadership in local government and local administrations are vital foundations for developing strong local communities, Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon said in a keynote address on Tuesday to the fourth Commonwealth Local Government Conference, a key partner of UN-HABITAT.


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.


Council of Europe backs UN-HABITAT decentralization plans
	Moscow, 22 Nov 06 UN-HABITAT’s drive for decentralization and strengthening local authorities last week received the backing of the Council of Europe.


Barcelona gets a new mayor
	Barcelona, 13 Sept 06 Mr. Jordi Hereu i Boher has been elected the new Mayor of Barcelona, replacing Mr. Joan Clos, who has been named the new Minister of Industry in the Spanish government.


Council of Europe's Local Authorities Congress discusses decentralization with the UN
	Washington, DC, 2 Aug 06 Officials of the Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities last week concluded a high profile visit to the United Nations offices in Washington DC and New York where they held talks with top officials of the global body.


Local authorities for peace and social integration
	Nevsehir, Turkey, 26 Sept 05 Hundreds of delegates representing local authorities from around the world, governments, NGOs and academic experts gathered in Nevsehir this week to discuss peace and social integration in human settlements.


Annan warns world mayors on urban poverty
	New York, 9 Sept 05 UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan told a gathering of world mayors and other city officials on Thursday that over the next 30 years virtually all of the world’s population growth would occur in the urban areas of low and middle-income countries.


Kazan hosts local authorities Millennium Summit
	Kazan, 24 Jun 05 Over 400 delegates from all over the world converged at Kazan city this week for a global event of local authorities devoted to the theme of “cultural heritage conservation and improving of urban social housing”.


US Mayors pass resolution supporting African Development
	Chicago, 15 Jun 05 Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, attended the annual US Conference of Mayors in Chicago and called upon them to provide support to the Commission for Africa's conclusions and to join the Commissioners in calling on world leaders to act on the recommendations. She went on to emphasise to the assembled mayors from across the United States that the report highlighted the problems of rapid urbanisation in Africa, which was considered to be the second most important challenge facing Africa after the AIDS pandemic.


International issues top the agenda of largest ever gathering of Canadian mayors
	St. John's, 14 Jun 05 Mrs Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, hailed Canada's municipalities saying the recent successes they have achieved provided a lesson for local authorities around the world.


UN-HABITAT trains the first group of the newly elected Mayors in the occupied Palestinian territories
	Nairobi, 19 May 05 UN-HABITAT, through its Special Human Settlements Programme for the Palestinian People, is organizing, in cooperation with the Association of Palestinian Local Authorities (APLA) and the Ismailia Association of Environment and Development Training Center, a Training of Trainers and a Pilot Workshop on Leadership and Management Skills for newly elected Palestinian Mayors in Ismailia, Egypt, during the period 14 –26 May 2005. H.E. Mr. Khaled Qawasmei, Minister of Local Government, Palestinian National Authority, and H.E. Mr. Fouad Saad Eldin, Governor of Ismailia, will honour the opening ceremony of the Workshop on 20 May 2005 . The participants include 13 Trainers and 21 newly elected Mayors from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.


UN-HABITAT and UNESCO sign memorandum on closer collaboration
	Paris, 29 Mar 05 UN-HABITAT and UNESCO on March 18 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing collaboration between the two agencies on cities and urban issues.


World Mayors, local authorities rally for Tsunami victims
	Paris, 20 Jan 05 Mayors and local government representatives from around the world have asked their umbrella body, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), to facilitate implementation of an action plan to respond to the specific needs of communities stricken by the tsunami disaster.


UN-HABITAT and UCLG Sign Historic Agreement
	Barcelona, 17 Sept 04 In a fitting conclusion to the Second World Urban Forum in Barcelona, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) leaders and UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director, Anna Tibaijuka, today signed a historic agreement that will elevate the working relationship between the United Nations system and local governments around the world to a new level. The agreement is aimed essentially at localizing the Millennium Development Goals to which world leaders committed themselves in the year 2000.


World leaders, mayors warn of urbanization crisis
	Barcelona, 13 Sept 04 The Second World Urban Forum opened in Barcelona on Monday with warnings from world leaders and mayors that rapid urbanization was one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the new Millennium.


African mayors meet in Lagos
	Lagos, 12 May 04 The first New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Cities Forum organized by UN-HABITAT opened in Lagos, Nigeria on Tuesday with a clarion call on African cities representated by some 300 delegates to promote sustainable economic growth and regional integration.


The 4th Forum of Local Authorities of Porto Alegre
	Barcelona, 7 May 04 The 4th Forum of Local Authorities of Porto Alegre was launched in Barcelona on Friday with over a thousand mayors attending from around the world.


United Cities and Local Governments organization launched in Paris
	Paris, 2 May 04 The President of France, Jacques Chirac, the President of Portugal, Jorge Sampaio, the Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë, and over 2000 delegates including mayors and councilors from around the world witnessed the launch of the Founding Congress of the United Cities and Local Governments today.


AGRED – a new advisory group for promoting decentralisation
	Gatineau, 17 Mar 04 UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, has established an Advisory Group of Experts on Decentralisation (AGRED) to guide the international dialogue on decentralisation and provide advice on strengthening local authorities around the world.


Local Authorities present Lyon Declaration to Kofi Annan
	Geneva, 15 Dec 03 Local Authorities presented a new declaration to UN-Secretary General, Kofi Annan, aimed at enhancing the partnership between local governments and the United Nations during the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) last week.


Local Authorities met in Lyon on the Information Society
	, 8 Dec 03 Lyon's Senator-Mayor, Mr. Gérard Collomb, told the World Summit of Cities and Local Authorities that local authorities had a critical role to play in bridging the digital divide between north and south.

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