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Curtains come down on Asia-Pacific urban forum
	Bangkok, 11 Jul 11 More than 900 representatives from national and local governments, civil society and community based organizations, research and training institutes, the private sector and international organizations last month participated in the Fifth Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF-5).


University of California students visit UN-HABITAT
	Nairobi, 7 Jul 11 A group of graduate students from the University of California, Berkeley, last month visited UN-HABITAT for presentations and discussions relating to their field work "studio" on slum upgrading in Mathare, a slum in Nairobi.


Second phase of Lake Victoria projects kicks off next month
	Nairobi, 5 Jul 11 The second phase of the Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Initiative will kick off next month, it has been announced;


Italy commits 1.2m Euros to World Urban Forum
	Nairobi, 5 Jul 11 The Government of Italy has pledged nearly 2 million Euros to host the sixth World Urban Forum in Naples, Italy in 2012.


UN team joins Mathare United for Sports and Community Service in Korogocho Slums
	Nairobi, 2 Jul 11 The United Nations at Nairobi (UNON) football team recently joined hands with Mathare United Football Club for a football clinic as well as a cleanup iof the Korogocho slums in Nairobi.


Forging our urban future
	Barcelona, 22 Jun 11 UN-HABITAT's Executive Director, Dr. Joan Clos, joined ESADE Business School Professor Javier Solana, and personalities from a range of cities around the world for a day of talks earlier this month on the implications of a rapidly urbanizing world.


New Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea presents credentials to Executive Director of UN-Habitat
	Nairobi, 14 Jun 11 Mr. Chan-woo Kim, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to UN-Habitat, presented his credentials to Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat on 14 June 2011.


UN-HABITAT, Kuwaiti government hold workshop on safety
	Kuwait City, 9 May 11 Some 52 participants from across the globe gathered in Kuwait City late last month for a workshop on integrated safety priorities in cities for sustainable development.


The Habitat Professionals Charter: from Rio de Janeiro to Naples
	Nairobi, 26 Apr 11 A Meeting of the Habitat Professionals Forum (HPF) was held on 12 April in Nairobi, parallel to the 23rd session of the Governing Council. The HPF represents in excess of 6 million Human Settlements professionals who together, as urban planners, architects, surveyors, landscape architects and engineers, constitute a key partner in delivering the Habitat Agenda.


Private sector committed to support a new positive vision towards better cities
	Nairobi, 26 Apr 11 A Private Sector Strategy Meeting held on Thursday 14th April as a side event of the 23rd session of the Governing Council gathered about twenty representatives of the private sector, including the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the US Chamber of Commerce and the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as well as representatives of companies such as BASF Social Foundation, Capital Markets for the Marginalized, Veolia Environment, Siemens, Philips, Arcadis, GDF-Suez, Pricewaterhouse Coopers and Mega Consultores.

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