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Nepal hosts landfill workshop
	Katmandu, 21 Dec 05 The city of Katmandu recently played host to some 88 delegates for a UN-HABITAT facilitated workshop that deliberated on landfill design and operation.


BASF support to tsunami victims
	Galle, Sri Lanka, 21 Dec 05 The German chemical company BASF is working with UN-HABITAT in Sri Lanka and India in its continuing support to the tsunami devastated communities bordering the Indian Ocean


UN agency meets donors on shelter recovery in Pakistan and Zimbabwe
	Nairobi, 15 Dec 05 Within the framework of the UN Consolidated Appeals Process, UN-HABITAT today called a donor consultation to raise funds for shelter recovery to aid those who have been evicted from their homes in Zimbabwe and the survivors of the Pakistani earthquake.


UN-HABITAT, Sweden join hands in new Kosovo municipal programme
	Pristina, 14 Dec 05 UN-HABITAT is launching a new Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme in Kosovo to help improve the standard of living in secondary towns and cities and bring them into line with modern European and international standards.


Russia and Slovakia pledge more support for UN-HABITAT
	Nairobi, 13 Dec 05 The Permanent Representatives of the Russian Federation and the Slovak Republic to UN-HABITAT have pledged more support for the agency in meetings at which they presented their credentials to the Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.


New envoys from Norway and Belgium
	Nairobi, 8 Dec 05 The new Permanent Representatives of Norway and Belgium today presented their credentials to the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka. They are Ms. Elisabeth Jacobsen of Norway and Ms. Cristina Funes-Noppen of Belgium.


UN-HABITAT and Southeast Asian partners discuss water education in schools
	Cha Am, 7 Dec 05 UN-HABITAT and its partners held a three-day conference to help senior officials in Southeast Asia gain a better understanding of the agency’s Water for Asian Cities Programme and the idea of bringing the concepts of water conservation, sanitation and hygiene into school classrooms across the region.


Global Internet discussion on urban problems draws thousands to the Habitat Jam
	Nairobi, 5 Dec 05 From internet cafes in the slums of Nairobi, New Delhi and Lima to flashy office blocks in Europe and north America, thousands of people from around the world at the weekend beamed into the Habitat Jam for a global internet discussion of urban problems aimed at bringing fresh ideas from ordinary people to leaders and experts preparing for the third session of UN-HABITAT’s World Urban Forum in Vancouver next June.


UN-HABITAT unveils new human security programme in Afghanistan
	Kabul, 22 Nov 05 The director of UN-HABITAT’s Regional Office for Asia Pacific, Mr. Madhab Mathema on Monday told a news conference in Kabul that UN-HABITAT was forging ahead with a new human security project aimed at upgrading informal settlements in the three Afghan cities of Kandahar, Mazar, and Jalalabad.


At UN Summit, States agree on actions to get information technology to poor
	Tunis, 18 Nov 05 In a new statement called the Tunis Commitment , governments said: “We reaffirm the commitments made in Geneva and build on them in Tunis by focusing on financial mechanisms for bridging the digital divide, on Internet governance and related issues, as well as on follow-up and implementation of the Geneva and Tunis decisions.”


UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director visits Japanese quake zone
	Fukuoka, 16 Nov 05 UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Tibaijuka, visited Genkai Island off Fukuoka to see at first-hand the damage wrought by an earthquake on 20 March this year and to take stock of reconstruction efforts.


East African officials discuss affordable housing
	Kampala, 16 Nov 05 Representatives from banks, finance, land and housing ministries from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda gathered in Kampala with American and UN officials for the first regional meeting devoted to promoting innovative financing for affordable housing.


Legislators seek debt relief to finance shelter
	Rabat, 14 Nov 05 Over 170 legislators from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America attending the Fifth Global Parliamentarians on Habitat Forum in Morocco last week adopted the Rabat Declaration advocating debt relief to help finance housing and urban infrastructure.


Mrs. Tibaijuka addresses International Conference on Sustainable Urban Development
	Nanning, 11 Nov 05 UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka on Friday addressed the International Conference on Sustainable Urban Development with a call for better welfare as a means to achieving sustainable urban development.


Using the Internet to make your voice heard
	Nairobi, 11 Nov 05 In a lead-up to the third session of the World Urban Forum (WUF), to be held in Vancouver, Canada, in June 2006, UN-HABITAT, in collaboration with IBM and the Canadian Government is holding what it hopes will be the world's biggest Internet discussion to date from 1-3 December 2005.


Africa’s first Hip-Hop Summit
	Johannesburg, 9 Nov 05 Shouting their message in full volume to more than 500 participants at the first African Hip-Hop Summit in Newtown, Johannesburg, leading Hip-Hop artists from around the world teamed up with UN-HABITAT last month to help give young people a voice in their affairs.


Norway and UN-HABITAT hold two-day annual meeting
	Nairobi, 7 Nov 05 A five-member Norwegian delegation led by Mr. Jostein Leiro, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday concluded a two-day annual meeting with the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, and other officials on progress in the agency’s work programme.


Tibaijuka receives European Permanent Representative
	Nairobi, 7 Nov 05 The Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, on Monday received the credentials of the Permanent Representative of the European Commission to UN-HABITAT, Mr. Eric Jacob van der Linden.


New UN-HABITAT collaboration with Sweden
	Stockholm, 3 Nov 05 The Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, and the Managing Director of the Swedish Cooperative Centre (SCC) in Stockholm, Mr. Lennart Hjalmarson, have agreed to start a new collaboration aimed at helping developing countries promote security of tenure, better housing and service provision for poor people.


Kenyan and Swedish students hold exhibition on sustainable development
	Nairobi, 3 Nov 05 Some 31 students from Kenyan and Swedish universities on Thursday held a one-day exhibition at UN-HABITAT’s Nairobi headquarters showcasing their work towards addressing sustainable urban development.


Striving for more city parks, sports facilities
	Cologne, 2 Nov 05 UN-HABITAT is teaming up with the International Association of Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) to push for more parks, sports facilities and urban recreational spaces in towns and cities around the world.


Urban development meeting adopts new declaration on cities
	Geneva, 2 Nov 05 The International Platform on Sustainable Urban Development, has adopted the “Geneva Declaration for a viable future in cities” with the objective of creating a world solidarity network for better human settlements.


Mrs. Tibaijuka addresses UN General Assembly
	New York, 1 Nov 05 UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka on Tuesday addressed the second committee of the sixtieth General Assembly of the United Nations, introducing the Secretary General’s report on the implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and strengthening of the agency.


Even as spotlight falls on Pakistani quake, UN pushes ahead with tsunami aid
	New York, 26 Oct 05 Even as United Nations relief operations focus sharply on aiding millions of survivors affected by this month’s devastating earthquake in Pakistan, the world body’s agencies are pressing on with their efforts to help rehabilitate the vast region ravaged by last December’s Indian Ocean tsunami.


Despite post-tsunami shelter progress in the Maldives, a funding shortfall
	Maldives, 25 Oct 05 Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT this week visited Maldives where UNDP and UN-HABITAT are jointly rebuilding homes on 58 islands in the Indian Ocean archipelago devastated by last December’s tsunami.


Secretary-General appoints deputy executive director of UN-HABITAT
	New York, 20 Oct 05 Secretary-General Kofi Annan today announced the appointment of Swedish Ambassador Inga Björk-Klevby as Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) in Nairobi, Kenya.


Tibaijuka receives credentials from two new envoys
	Nairobi, 17 Oct 05 The Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, last week received credentials from two new envoys to the organization, the Permanent Representative of Denmark, Mr. Bo Jensen, and the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh, Mr. Syeed Ahmed.


UN-HABITAT launches secure tenure campaign in Thailand
	Bangkok, 11 Oct 05 During the week of World Habitat Day 3-8 October UN-HABITAT launched its Global Campaign for Secure Tenure and Cities without Slums programme in Thailand.


UN-HABITAT pledges Pakistan earthquake recovery support
	Nairobi, 11 Oct 05 Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, this week offered the agency’s immediate support with emergency relief and recovery following a massive earthquake in Kashmir on Saturday that claimed more than 33,000 lives.


Major Norwegian boost for UN-HABITAT water and sanitation trust fund
	Nairobi, 11 Oct 05 Norway will grant UN-HABITAT’s Water and Sanitation Trust Fund nearly US$ 7 million in 2005 to help alleviate the water and sanitation crisis confronting millions of slum dwellers across Africa and Asia.


Iranian Delegation visits UN-HABITAT
	Nairobi, 10 Oct 05 A delegation from Iran consisting of government officials and representatives of the International Art and Architecture Research Association (IAARA) visited UN-HABITAT headquarters on Friday and met the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.


Colourful Ceremony Marks WHD in Kenya
	Athi River, 4 Oct 05 It was pomp and glamour as dances, poem recitals and performance by a local television drama group took the centre stage during the World Habitat Day national celebrations held at Athi River, a satellite town near the Kenyan capital Nairobi.


World Habitat Day observances
	Jakarta, 3 Oct 05 World Habitat Day was celebrated in towns and cities around the world on Monday at ceremonies, seminars and meetings attended by many government and local authority representatives to reflect on the state of human settlements, especially the living conditions of the urban poor and their basic right to adequate shelter.


World Habitat Day
	Jakarta, 30 Sept 05 The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October each year as World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of human settlements, especially the living conditions of the urban poor and their basic right to adequate shelter. This year the theme of World Habitat Day on Monday 3 October 2005 is The Millennium Development Goals and the City.


Striving for cities without slums
	Nairobi, 27 Sept 05 Delegates from across east, central and southern Africa on Friday concluded a two-day UN-HABITAT workshop on providing the poor with decent, liveable housing through the Cities Without Slums Programme.


Local authorities for peace and social integration
	Nevsehir, Turkey, 26 Sept 05 Hundreds of delegates representing local authorities from around the world, governments, NGOs and academic experts gathered in Nevsehir this week to discuss peace and social integration in human settlements.


New movie explains urban water conservation to Nepalese television viewers
	Kathmandu, 22 Sept 05 A new movie explaining the importance of urban water conservation based on a love story has been aired to a nationwide television audience in Nepal as part of a campaign to help broaden public understanding of clean water and sanitation.


Cities Without Slums Workshop Opens in Nairobi
	Nairobi, 22 Sept 05 Some 80 delegates from east, central and southern Africa gathered at UN-HABITAT headquarters in Nairobi on Thursday for a two-day meeting on the Cities Without Slums Programme.


UN World Summit prioritizes slum prevention and upgrading
	New York, 19 Sept 05 World leaders at the United Nations World Summit resolved to achieve significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by 2020 and recognized the urgent need for increased resources for affordable housing and housing-related infrastructure.


Second Weihai Habitat Festival draws thousands
	Weihai,, 19 Sept 05 Thousands of people both from China and abroad at the weekend thronged the opening of the Second Weihai International Habitat Festival, aimed at promoting the exchange of ideas on improving the living environment.

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