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Commission on Sustainable Development meeting concludes
	New York, 19 May 08 The 16th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development which came to a close in New York at the weekend recognized the importance of sustainable urbanization for overall sustainable development.


Mrs. Tibaijuka speaks out for Persons with Disabilities
	New York, 16 May 08 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this week celebrated the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as "a new dawn” in the fight to redress what he called “glaring inequalities”.


China promises a successful World Urban Forum
	Nairobi, 15 May 08 China has given the assurance that the fourth session of the World Urban Forum scheduled 3-7 November


Fresh action on sustainable urban development in the Asia-Pacific
	Tehran, 15 May 08 The second Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development (APMCHUD) held in the Iranian capital Tehran


Italian government comes to the rescue of Somalia IDPs
	Nairobi, 14 May 08 The Italian government this week announced a donation of EUR 600,000 to UN-HABITAT which will go towards improving the living conditions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Somalia. In a statement of appreciation to the Italians, UN-HABITAT said shelter and settlement was an important component in the agency’s response to humanitarian and emergency needs in the Somali regions. The new funding will go towards an ongoing IDP project currently financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) in Jowhar/Baidoa in south-centre Somalia.


New Turkish envoy presents credentials to Tibaijuka
	Nairobi, 12 May 08 The new Permanent Representative of Turkey to UN-HBITAT, Mr. Salim Levent Sahinkaya, on Friday presented his credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.


A new USD120 million project for the urban poor in Bangladesh
	Dhaka, 9 May 08 UN-HABITAT will start a new development project with the United Nations Development Programme and the Department for International Development


UN-HABITAT unveils new youth-led initiatives
	Nairobi, 8 May 08 UN-HABITAT on Thursday unveiled two new initiatives to help young people in the poorer neighbourhoods of cities in the developing world get a better start in life and give the Millennium Development Goals for global poverty reduction a major boost.


Secure land rights for all critical for sustainable urban and rural development - says new UN-HABITAT report
	New York, 8 May 08 When it comes to land and property rights around the world, there is no doubt that women get the short end of the stick:


UN-HABITAT signs recovery cooperation agreements in Lebanon
	Beirut, 7 May 08 UN-HABITAT’s Lebanon office last week signed special cooperation agreements with the municipalities of Tyre, Bint Jbeil and Jabal Amel providing USD 10,000 for urgently needed community projects in each of 21 towns and villages in their jurisdiction.

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