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The world we want – UN-Habitat in Vietnam
	Hanoi, 22 Jan 13 UN-Habitat this month led a joint United Nations consultative group in Vietnam to understand better the aspirations, problems and opportunities of the urban poor in the cities of Hanoi and Danang.


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.


Asian mayors converge in Bangkok for climate change workshop
	Bangkok, 29 Oct 12 Mayors and Senior Officials from 10 city governments across Asia are meeting in Bangkok for a workshop on climate change hosted by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).


Joining hands on the critical role of cities ahead of Rio + 20
	Nairobi, 20 Feb 12 UN-Habitat Executive Director Dr. Joan Clos on Monday hailed the joint collaboration of UN-Habitat and its sister agency, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) now celebrating its 40th anniversary.


A new stage for sustainable urban development in Asia and the Pacific
	Solo, Indonesia, 24 Jun 10 The third session of Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development wound up on Thursday with fresh commitments to improve housing and sustainable urban delivery in the region.


Third Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference opens
	Solo, Indonesia, 22 Jun 10 Keynote speakers addressing the opening of the 3rd Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development (APMCHUD) on Tuesday called on governments to share lessons and best practices to ensure that plans to tackle housing needs and urban development are carried through in the world's most populous region.


Executive Director bids government envoys farewell
	Nairobi,Kenya, 16 Jun 10 UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka this week received a standing ovation at the United Nations great hall in Nairobi when she formally took leave of the Committee of Permanent Representatives which acts on behalf of the governments overseeing UN-HABITAT.


Improving water delivery in Asia
	Bangkok, 16 Feb 10 USAID’s ECO-Asia project, a regional environmental programme based in Thailand, is offering grants of up to USD 10,000 to any private organization, NGO or academic institutions working in countries eligible for USAID that can demonstrate how they can improve water services in the region.


UN agencies worried at poor urban planning, pollution in Pacific countries
	Fukuoka, 10 Dec 09 UN agencies this week said they were concerned at the lack of progress in addressing planning, housing, sanitation, waste management and environmental pollution in urban areas of countries in the Pacific. They raised the alarm after a series of fact-finding missions.


Cities at the climate change frontline
	Seoul, 19 May 09 UN-HABITAT's Executive Director and former US President Bill Clinton on Tuesday joined delegates from cities around the world to press home the message that action on climate change has to be implemented in cities.


Highlighting the urban dimension at the global climate change talks
	Nairobi, Kenya, 27 Nov 08 UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, will join the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon and other senior officials in Poznan, Poland...


Dubai International Awards for Best Practices to improve the Living Environment
	Dubai, UAE, 24 Nov 08 An independent international jury, chaired by Ms. Banashree Banerjee of India, has announced the winners of the 2008 Dubai International Awards for Best Pactices to improve the Living Environment.


Celebrating five years of partnership with the Asian Development Bank
	Singapore, 27 Jun 08 UN-HABITAT and the Asian Development Bank this week celebrated five years of working together to improve water and sanitation in the world's most populous region.


New muscle for UN-HABITAT water programmes in Asia
	Tokyo, 10 Jun 08 The United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT,


New envoys from Indonesia and Bangladesh present credentials
	Nairobi, 10 Jun 08 The new Permanent Representatives of Indonesia and Bangladesh to UN-HABITAT this week presented their credentials to UN-HABITAT Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka. They are Mr. Budi Bowoleksono of Indonesia and Mr. A.K.M. Shamsuddin of Bangladesh.


President Yudhoyono commends UN-HABITAT
	Jakarta, 20 Feb 08 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia has commended UN-HABITAT for its work in post disaster reconstruction in his country.


UN-HABITAT Executive Director meets climate conference youth delegates
	Bali, Indonesia, 13 Dec 07 The Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, on Thursday held talks with youth leaders representing 11 countries from around the world


Getting local authorities involved in the drive to tackle climate change
	Bali, Indonesia, 11 Dec 07 UN-HABITAT urged decision-makers at the UN climate convention in Bali to get local authorities in cities around the world more closely


Young people demand action at climate change talks
	Bali, Indonesia, 7 Dec 07 UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, is scheduled to visit Bali, Indonesia where the agency will hold a seminar to explain the how closely climate change is linked to cities.


Asian Development Bank, UN-HABITAT hand over new homes to disaster survivors
	Nias, Indonesia,, 29 Nov 07 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and UN-HABITAT this week handed over 486 new homes to survivors of two disasters that left a trail of destruction in the region.


Mexican donors visit Indonesian tsunami zone to see UN-HABITAT housing project
	Aceh Jaya, Indonesia, 10 Jul 07 Representatives of a Mexican alliance which raised more than 4 million dollars for survivors of a tsunami that devastated several Indian Ocean countries in 2004 recently visited Indonesia's Aceh district to see at first hand how the money they raised had benefited hundreds of local people who lost their homes.


Dutch donors hand over more than 600 UN-HABITAT houses in Indonesia
	Sambai, Simeulue Island, Indonesia, 5 Jul 07 Survivors of the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia recently had a reason to smile after UN-HABITAT handed over more than 600 houses built through Dutch funding on the island of Simeulue.


UN-HABITAT and Aceh Nias Reconstruction Agency celebrate “Two Years of Aceh Nias Settlements Support Programme”
	Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 3 Jul 07 Commemorating two years of UN-HABITAT’s post-Tsunami reconstruction work in Aceh and Nias, a photobook and video documentary was launched here today amidst a function attended by over 200 representatives of development agencies and community representatives.


Mrs. Tibaijuka meets IFRC chief
	Geneva, 19 Jan 07 During a visit to Geneva, Mrs. Tibaijuka held talks on humanitarian coordination with Mr. Markku Niskala, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, his Deputy Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed Osman and the Head of the Shelter Department Mr. Graham Saunders on Friday 19 January.


Improving disaster response and effectiveness
	Nairobi, 20 Jul 06 UN-HABITAT is teaming up with humanitarian partners in the NGO world and the United Nations in a new drive to improve the effectiveness and accountability of disaster response, and provide better shelter delivery for the victims of conflict or natural disasters.


Even as spotlight falls on Pakistani quake, UN pushes ahead with tsunami aid
	New York, 26 Oct 05 Even as United Nations relief operations focus sharply on aiding millions of survivors affected by this month’s devastating earthquake in Pakistan, the world body’s agencies are pressing on with their efforts to help rehabilitate the vast region ravaged by last December’s Indian Ocean tsunami.


World Habitat Day observances
	Jakarta, 3 Oct 05 World Habitat Day was celebrated in towns and cities around the world on Monday at ceremonies, seminars and meetings attended by many government and local authority representatives to reflect on the state of human settlements, especially the living conditions of the urban poor and their basic right to adequate shelter.


World Habitat Day
	Jakarta, 30 Sept 05 The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October each year as World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of human settlements, especially the living conditions of the urban poor and their basic right to adequate shelter. This year the theme of World Habitat Day on Monday 3 October 2005 is The Millennium Development Goals and the City.


Six months after tsunami, rehabilitation continues apace
	Nairobi, 1 Jul 05 Six months since an undersea earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia sending a tsunami killer wave on a roll of destruction and devastation, countries and people in the Indian Ocean have been brought together like never before to provide a wide range of support and rehabilitation.


Fukuoka citizens step in for tsunami victims
	Fukuoka, 24 Feb 05 Residents of Fukuoka in Japan have donated more than US$ 300,000 through UN-HABITAT to help bring relief to victims of the giant tsunami wave that claimed thousands of lives and destroyed vast tracts of land and property in several Indian Ocean countries last December.

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