China                                                                                       Submission Details

From China, the Nanning Municipal People’s Government was awarded for developing China’s first Integrated City Emergency Response System to streamline under one roof all the city’s police and fire emergencies, para-medic ambulance responses and traffic accident reporting systems, along with 30 other non-emergency public services that were previously managed by a variety of different administrative departments.

Cuba                                                                                        Submission Details

Dr. Eusebio Leal Spengler, Historian of the City of Havana, Cuba, was personally awarded the 2007 UN-HABITAT Scroll of Honour for his many years of charismatic leadership and painstaking dedication to the restoration and conservation of the Historical Centre of Havana.

Netherlands                                                                           Submission Details         

The Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies associated with the Erasmus University of Rotterdam in The Netherlands was awarded for leading the way as a global centre of excellence and knowledge through its high quality teaching programmes in housing, urban management and urban environmental management and planning.

Pakistan                                                                                  Submission Details

From Pakistan, Lieutenant-General Nadeem Ahmed, Deputy Chairman, Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA), was personally awarded the 2007 UN-HABITAT Scroll of Honour for demonstrating great leadership and compassion in face of calamity to help millions of people rebuild their homes and lives after the 2005 earthquake.

Palestine                                                                                 Submission Details

The Palestinian Housing Council (PHC) was awarded for exceptional endeavours in helping provide homes, apartments, employment prospects and bringing new hope to countless Palestinian families.

Russia                                                                                      Submission Details

From Russia, the Stavropol City Administration’s project, A safe city is a just city, was awarded for major gains in building an inclusive city – reducing crime and ethnic tensions while improving employment, health and economic prospects for all.

Tanzania                                                                                  Submission Details

The Mwanza Rural Housing Programme (MRHP) from Tanzania was awarded for helping bring shelter, employment and healthier living and environmental conditions to hundreds of thousands of Tanzanian households.