Nairobi, 26 Mar 08
The new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Guinea to UN-HABITAT, Mr. Cheick A.T. Camara, last week presented his credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.
Durban, South Africa, 18 Mar 08
Senior officials representing governments, local authorities and NGOs from 29 African countries gathered in Durban last week for Africa’s first regional seminar
Islamabad, 28 Feb 08
UN-HABITAT this week received additional funding of USD 2 million from the Department for International Development of the United Kingdom to strengthen its training and technical assistance for the victims of a Pakistan earthquake who lost their homes.
Nairobi, 26 Feb 08
Hundreds of young Kenyans gathered on Monday to launch a campaign aimed at getting their peers to refrain from post-election violence that has so far claimed some 1,000 lives and displacing almost 300,000 people around the country.
Jakarta, 20 Feb 08
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia has commended UN-HABITAT for its work in post disaster reconstruction in his country.
Nairobi, 20 Feb 08
UN-HABITAT today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Housing Finance which is aimed at exploring areas of mutual interest including provision of affordable housing.
Nairobi, 19 Feb 08
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Dr. Awni Behnam as Commissioner General for the organisation’s pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010.
Nairobi, 18 Feb 08
The European Union and UN-HABITAT have signed an agreement that will see 90 municipalities in 30 countries improving living conditions in a sustainable way.
