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Mrs. Tibaijuka demands better legislation to underwrite women’s empowerment
Nairobi, 31 January 2006—UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka on Monday called on world governments to enact legislation that will ensure that women achieved gender equality in accessing human settlements.
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United Arab Emirates to build 1,000 homes for Sri Lanka tsunami victims
Colombo, 27 January 2006 – The Red Crescent Society of the United Arab Emirates this week signed two agreements with UN-HABITAT to provide funding for the construction of 1,000 houses in areas of Galle, Trincomalee, Ampara and Kattankudy devastated by the December 2004 tsunami killer wave. The agreements were signed by Mr. Abdullah Al-Mahmood of Red Crescent Society, UAE and Mr. Lalith Lankatillake, Regional Advisor of UN-HABITAT.
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Remembering the Holocaust
Nairobi, 27 January 2006 — United Nations staff, members of the diplomatic community and hundreds of school children on Friday gathered in a solemn candle lighting ceremony to mark the first ever International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust.
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