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UN-Habitat and Norway visit Mukuru, Nairobi  
Nairobi, 19 Nov 12
The Norwegian Minister for Development, Heiki Eidsvoll Holmas, and UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Dr Joan Clos, have visited Slum/Shack Dweller’s International projects in Mukuru, Nairobi.
UN-Habitat establishes advisory group on gender issues  
Nairobi, Kenya, 15 Nov 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.
A new UN-Habitat City Resilience Profiling Programme  
Nairobi, 15 Nov 12
UN-Habitat announced on Thursday that it is seeking city partners to pilot a new integrated urban planning and management model to help cities build reslience against disasters such as the recent superstorm Sandy which crashed through coastlines from the Caribbean and north America's Atlantic seaboard, or tsunamis and earthquakes.
Improving governance through waste management  
Puntland, Bossaso, 7 Nov 12
Solid waste management projects and a solar street lighting project are improving sanitation, hygiene, health, environmental conditions, and living standards in three municipalities in Puntland – Bossaso, Gardho, and Garowe. The projects address service delivery in the solid waste sector and increase the protection of vulnerable urban populations through better street lighting. These activities are under the UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery, and it was established that only those municipalities with functional councils could receive the grant of USD 75,000.
Mogadishu markets rehabilitated  
Mogadishu, 7 Nov 12
SAACID has been partnering with UN-Habitat since 2005 to build local government capacity in all 16 districts in Mogadishu and rehabilitate high-priority public sector infrastructure throughout the city. Barduuro Market in Hamarweyne District was built in 1972, under the regime of Siad Barre.
Geographic information system project completed in Gardho  
Gardho, 7 Nov 12
After the successful geographic information system (GIS) property survey and database development intervention in Garowe District, Puntland, UN-Habitat Somalia has established a GIS property database for Gardho District. Gardho, like other districts in Puntland, lacks an accurate, up-to-date land and property information system, which is crucial for town planning and revenue collection.
Local Governments in Somaliland: Challenges and Opportunities  
Somaliland, 7 Nov 12
This is a brief summary of the paper of the same title written by Abdirahman Adan Mohamoud in April 2012. The paper examines the status of local governments in Somaliland in terms of administration, fiscal arrangements, legal frameworks, and service delivery. It explores opportunities and challenges, and provides recommendations. For the full paper, please contact UN-Habitat Somalia.
Garbage collection service for four pilot districts in Mogadishu  
Mogadishu, 7 Nov 12
As part of the multi-partner, European Union-funded project Sustainable Employment Creation and Improved Livelihoods for Vulnerable Communities in Mogadishu (SECIL), which is directed by UN-Habitat Somalia, a sustainable solid waste collection system will be set up in the four pilot districts of Hamarweyne, Hamarjajab, Shingani, and Waberi.
Art addresses the importance of water  
Mogadishu, 7 Nov 12
As part of its awareness-raising campaign on the importance of a safe water supply, the Sustainable Employment Creation and Improved Livelihoods for Vulnerable Communities in Mogadishu (SECIL) project is bringing UNEP’s 22nd International Children’s Painting Competition on the Environment to Mogadishu.
Gabiley District Profile completed as Puntland profiles finalized  
Gabiley, 7 Nov 12
In early August, the UN-Habitat team produced the Gabiley District Profile. The Economic and Development Subcommittee of the District Council supported this endeavour, with assistance from the Executive Secretary, the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor, the head of the Administration and Finance Department, and local government staff, including heads of technical departments.
 
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