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Researchers Roundtable: focusing on how to better coordinate urban research globally and how to support research in developing countries
	Naples, 4 Sept 12 In the Researchers Roundtable, the main point for discussion was the feasibility study for the Global Urban Research network. Issues brought up include the need to better define the network’s value added and develop a viable financing plan.


University Forum & Exhibition
	Naples, 4 Sept 12 The HPUI office received a great deal of interest for using the free HPUI forum in the universities exhibition, although this opportunity was announced and promoted late due to the delayed development of the forum in Naples.


Universities Roundtable: The "General Assembly" of the Habitat Partner University Initiative
	Naples, 4 Sept 12 The University Roundtable at the World Urban Forum in Naples, 4 September 2012 was attended by 99 participants from 82 institutions.


Global Energy Network for Urban Settlements holds Interregional Steering Committee Meeting
	Naples, 3 Sept 12 On the sidelines of the Sixth Session of the World Urban Forum held last September in Naples, Italy, UN-Habitat convened an Interregional Steering Committee meeting to review the status of the Global Energy Network for the Urban Settlements (GENUS) initiative and to discuss the draft Anchoring Strategy of the initiative beyond the Development Account Support.


Italian Minister officially opens 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.


UN-Habitat establishes advisory group on gender issues
	Nairobi, Kenya, 3 Sept 12 UN-Habitat has established an advisory group aimed at advising the Executive Director on all issues related to gender matters in the work of the agency.


UN-Habitat and UN Women sign MoU to strengthen partnership
	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.


Sixth Session of World Urban Forum kicks off in Naples
	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.


Ban appoints Clos Secretary-General for Habitat III summit
	New York, 31 Aug 12 United Nations Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon on Friday appointed UN-Habitat's Executive Director, Dr. Joan Clos, Secretary-General for the Habitat III summit conference at which world leaders will gather to discuss the global urban agenda.


Pupils learn flood risk management in Kampala
	Kampala, 23 Aug 12 Pupils at Outspan Primary School in Bwaise, a poor, flood-prone neighbourhood in Kampala, Uganda, are learning how to collect meteorological data – and, along the way, something about how climate change increasingly will affect their lives. Two times a day they measure the amount of rain that has fallen over the past several hours at their school grounds. They then jot down observations on the duration of the rainfall and its effect in terms of flooding of their school yard.

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