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UN-HABITAT to the rescue of Baluchistan quake victims
	Baluchistan, Pakistan, 17 Dec 08 For the residents of the south western Pakistan region of Baluchistan, a bleak winter was a looming reality until an intervention by UN-HABITAT helped them to put roofs over their heads. A winter in the open with the attendant calamitous effects would have been a double disaster for the 800 families residing in the mountainous area who suffered a huge blow last October after a devastating earthquake hit the area.


UN Secretary-General calls for climate change leadership
	Poznan, Poland, 11 Dec 08 The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said the world had to avoid backsliding in the fight against global warming and devise a "Green New Deal" to fix the twin climate and economic crises.


Mayors, local authorities say urban dimension crucial to climate change talks
	Poznan, Poland, 10 Dec 08 Mayors and local authorities representing cities around the world this week urged delegates attending a milestone session of climate change talks to ensure that cities are kept high on the agenda given that they are home to half the world's population...


Malawi organises its first Urban Forum
	Lilongwe, Malawi, 9 Dec 08 The first Malawi Urban Forum, held in Lilongwe from 8-9 December, brought close to 200 stakeholders to seek solutions to what is considered to be the most significant demographic and poverty dynamic in Malawi today...


Tibaijuka receives new Envoys from Greece and Ghana
	Nairobi, Kenya, 5 Dec 08 The Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, recently received the letters of accreditation from two new Permanent Representatives to UN-HABITAT.


First high-level UN-HABITAT visit to Iraq in five years
	Baghdad, Iraq, 3 Dec 08 The director of UN-HABITAT’s Regional Office for African and Arab States, Mr. Aloiune Badiane visited Baghdad during the last week of November, marking the first visit by a senior official of the agency since 2003.


Peter Swan: Remembering a valued colleague
	Nairobi, Kenya, 1 Dec 08 UN-HABITAT regrets to announce the passing of Mr. Peter Swan. An Australian national born in 1946, he suffered a heart attack at his adoptive home in Bangkok, Thailand on 23 November, 2008. Mr. Swan joined the agency in 1989 as officer in charge of its information division. During this period he was responsible for all video presentations at the Habitat II ‘City Summit’ in Istanbul.From 1995 to 1998 he served in Bangkok, as Coordinator of the Community Development Programme for Asia, before assuming responsibility for UN-HABITAT’s Cambodia programme in Phnom Penh.


Highlighting the urban dimension at the global climate change talks
	Nairobi, Kenya, 27 Nov 08 UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, will join the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon and other senior officials in Poznan, Poland...


Nairobi slum residents to benefit from new toilet and bathroom facilities
	Nairobi, Kenya, 26 Nov 08 UN-HABITAT in collaboration with the Government of Kenya and the NGO Maji na Ufanisi, last week opened new public toilets and bathrooms intended to help improve the lives of destitute Nairobi slum dwellers.


New Malian Envoy presents Credentials to Tibaijuka
	Nairobi, Kenya, 26 Nov 08 The new Permanent Representative of Mali to UN-HABITAT, Mr. Amadou N’diaye, this week presented his credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.


UN-HABITAT calls for better territorial development in Kenya
	Nairobi, Kenya, 25 Nov 08 UN-HABITAT this week warned Kenya that the agency’s host country had a problem of insufficient urbanization and of inequitable and unbalanced urban development.


Dubai International Awards for Best Practices to improve the Living Environment
	Dubai, UAE, 24 Nov 08 An independent international jury, chaired by Ms. Banashree Banerjee of India, has announced the winners of the 2008 Dubai International Awards for Best Pactices to improve the Living Environment.


UN-HABITAT roots for infrastructure investment in African cities
	Tunis, 21 Nov 08 UN-HABITAT believes that future of African cities and their economic growth depends largely on infrastructure investment. Delivering a keynote address at the African Economic Conference (AEC) held in Tunis, Tunisia the Director of Regional Office for Africa and Arab States (ROAAS) Mr. Alioune Badiane blamed inadequate policies at both the local and central government, lack of political will and transparency in governance for the underdevelopment of urban economies in the continent.


African mayors in cooperation pact with Chinese district
	Nanjing, China, 19 Nov 08 African Mayors from the Lake Victoria region signed an agreement with the Yangpu District of the Municipal Government of Shanghai...


Winners of Dubai Award named
	Dubai, 13 Nov 08 An independent jury of international experts met in Dubai from 12-14 November 2008 and selected 12 winners for the 2008 Dubai International Award for Best Practices to Improve the Living Environment. The selection was made from a list of 48 initiatives, short-listed out of 436 submissions, previously reviewed by an independent Technical Advisory Committee in October 2008. The winners were all deemed to have made outstanding contributions to improving the quality of life in cities and communities.


UN-HABITAT report projects steep growth of African urban population
	Nairobi, 11 Nov 08 Although worldwide urban growth is expected to slow, a new report by UN-HABITAT is projecting the reverse in Africa with the continent’s urban population being projected to more than double by 2030.


Equitable cities may be better for business, say private sector leaders
	Nanjing, China, 6 Nov 08 Private sector leaders brainstormed on how to build greener cities even as they push their bottom lines, during the Fourth World Urban Forum in Nanjing, China from November 03 – 06.


UN-HABITAT Launches Opportunities Fund for Urban Youth-Led Development
	Nanjing, 5 Nov 08 UN-HABITAT on Tuesday unveiled a groundbreaking US$2 million fund to finance inspiring youth-led development projects around the world.


Harmonious urbanization, the talk of all Nanjing
	Nanjing, 4 Nov 08 As delegates from around the world exchanged views in the newly built giant Nanjing convention and exhibition centre on Tuesday


World Urban Youth Forum draws to a close
	Nanjing, 3 Nov 08 The hugely successful World Urban Youth Forum drew to a close in Nanjing with calls for more inclusion of young people in decision making. Speaking at the forum's closing ceremony; the Vice chairman of Jiangsu Youth Federation,

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