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The passing of a giant – Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai  
Nairobi, Kenya, 26 Sept 11
The first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Wangari Maathai of Kenya, died overnight at a Nairobi hospital. Her organization, the Green Belt Movement, said Wangari had been undergoing cancer treatment. She was 71.
Water for Kenya slum residents  
Nairobi, Kenya, 23 Sept 11
UN-HABITAT and the embassy of Malta this week opened a new water supply and treatment plant to provide clean, affordable drinking water for some 4,000 people living in an informal settlement not far from the agency's global headquarters.
Statement on the advisory group on forced evictions press conference  
Nairobi, Kenya, 14 Sept 11

UN-HABITAT has been approached by several media and journalists enquiring about the launching of a report produced for the Advisory Group on Forced Evictions to the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, known as AGFE on April 2009.
Secretary-General sorrow at Kenya explosion  
Nairobi, 12 Sept 11
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his sorrow and sympathy for the families of the victims of a petrol pipeline explosion in a dense Nairobi slum on Monday which claimed scores of lives and left many injured.
UN-HABITAT reaffirms commitment to youth empowerment  
Nairobi, 12 Aug 11
As the world marked this year's International Youth Day on Friday, UN-HABITAT reaffirmed its commitment to empowering the young people of the world.
East African towns benefit from training and capacity building programme  
Nairobi, 28 Jul 11
Eleven towns in the Lake Victoria Basin are now able to provide improved urban management and basic services following the recent completion of an integrated programme of training and capacity building which targeted municipal councils, service providers, NGOs, Multi-Stakeholder Forums and Community-Based Organizations.
Namibian legislators tour UN-HABITAT  
Nairobi, 13 Jul 11
A group of Namibian members of parliament this week made a study tour of UN-HABITAT where they learnt firsthand the workings of the agency.
UN team joins Mathare United for Sports and Community Service in Korogocho Slums  
Nairobi, 2 Jul 11
The United Nations at Nairobi (UNON) football team recently joined hands with Mathare United Football Club for a football clinic as well as a cleanup iof the Korogocho slums in Nairobi.
A big boost for energy efficient building in East Africa  
Nairobi, 18 May 11
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved a USD 2,853,000 for a joint UN-HABITAT / UNEP project to promote energy efficiency in the East African building sector.
UN-HABITAT launches a global youth help desk  
Nairobi, 20 Apr 11
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's first manned space flight, movie stars serving as UN-HABITAT youth envoys last week joined Norwegian Junior Minister, Mr. Arvinn Eikeland Gadgil and agency officials at the glittering launch ceremony of a new internet help desk for urban youth.
 
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