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Kofi Annan and Ms. Machel tour Kibera
	Nairobi,Kenya, 8 Dec 09 Ms. Elizabeth Mbatha, a resident of the Nairobi slum Kibera, thought she was dreaming when she found herself sitting across the table from none other than the former United Nations Secretary General Mr. Kofi Annan.


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.


UN-HABITAT conducts Training of Trainers Workshop on Low-cost Water Testing and Treatment
	Kisii, Kenya, 27 Nov 08 The Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Initiative hosted a three day Training - of - Trainers workshop in Kisii, Kenya from 25-27 November 2008 to equip participants with basic skills in low cost water quality testing.


Transparency in land administration
	Kumasi, Ghana, 30 Jan 08 Some 30 participants from the West Africa region last week congregated at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), for a an eye-opening training on transparency in land administration. Organised jointly by UN-HABITAT and the International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) the workshop attracted participants from Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia.


Joaquim Chissano – first laureate of the Ibrahim Prize for achievement in African leadership
	Alexandria, Egypt, 26 Nov 07 Former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano this week received the inaugural Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership aimed at promoting good governance in Africa


UN-HABITAT pledges special funding to help 1,000 Ghana slum families
	Accra, 6 Dec 06 UN-HABITAT last week pledged funding to help 1,000 poor families in Accra, Ghana secure micro-credit loans for business and home improvement as part of a field testing budget in the slum of Old Fadima.


Launch of the “Financial Management for Local Government” Series
	Accra, 1 Dec 06 Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka launched UN-HABITAT’s latest training publication entitled, “Financial Management for Local Government”, at the opening session of a high level housing finance conference held in Accra Ghana.


Mrs. Tibaijuka calls for pro-poor mortgage schemes in Africa
	Accra, 28 Nov 06 UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for the private sector to invest in mortgage schemes targeting the poor.


Accra slum-dwellers excited over UN-HABITAT upgrading project
	Accra, 27 Nov 06 For several weeks now, Elizabeth Ohene and her neighbours in a Ghana slum have been excited about the visit to their homes this week by the UN-HABITAT Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.


Ghana slums lined up for investment
	Accra, 4 Jan 05 Slums in Ghana’s towns of Accra and Tema could benefit from privately funded public investments in infrastructure following a fact finding visit there by a team from UN-HABITAT.

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