Naples, 12 Sept 12
UN-Habitat joined hands with Plan International and Women in Cities International at the World Urban Forum this month to launch a new programme at making cities safer for girls.
Beijing, 12 Sept 12
China has established a USD 1.6 million (RMB 10 million) fund to help train officials and professionals in African local authorities, provide new scholarships for African students in China and build better industrial and commercial partnerships.
Yangon, 11 Sept 12
The Urban Research and Development Institute (URDI) this week launched its first training on sustainable urban land management as part of new collaboration between the Government and UN-Habitat supported by Norway.
Naples, Italy, 6 Sept 12
Uganda this week showcased a new land record system designed to ensure that land rights of the poor are enshrined and respected in towns and cities across the country.
Naples, Italy, 6 Sept 12
‘ From pain to hope then to life’. This is the simple message the Mayor of Medellin Mr. Anibal Gaviria Correa says he wants to pass to the delegates visiting his city for the Seventh Session of the World Urban Forum in 2014.
Naples, Italy, 6 Sept 12
As the World Urban Forum came to a close, countries participating in the Slums Divided by Two exhibition (Slums ÷ 2) donated 280 Jerricans to the Italian Red Cross Red Crescent. French
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
Naples, Italy, 5 Sept 12
Medellin it is! The Colombian city was on Wednesday named the host of the Seventh Session of the World Urban Forum to be held in 2014.
Naples, Italy, 5 Sept 12
Delegates at the Sixth Session of the World Urban Forum get down to serious business Monday and Tuesday as they dicussed various aspects of urbanization in many parts of the world.
Naples, Italy, 4 Sept 12
The landmark Manifesto for Cities, a document representing the consensus of all partners engaged in promoting the Habitat Agenda was launched Monday at the ongoing Sixth Session of the World Urban Forum.
Naples, Italy, 3 Sept 12
At exactly 10.36 a.m. local time, Italy’s Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Staffani di Mistura symbolically banged a hammer on the table to officially open the Sixth Session of the World Urban Forum currently underway in Naples, Italy.
Naples, 2 Sept 12
A football match, youth and gender assemblies as well as the launch of a new report marked the beginning of the Sixth Session of the World Urban Forum which kicked off in this scenic Italian city at the weekend.
Naples, Italy, 2 Sept 12
UN-Habitat and UN Women have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening the two agencies’ collaboration in areas of common interest.
