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UN-Habitat’s Executive Director visits Myanmar  
Nairobi , 28 Oct 13
Myanmar is going through rapid transformation through political, economic and administrative waves of reform. As the economy of Myanmar opens up, the pace of urbanization is bound to increase.
Nigeria charts new operational framework at National Housing and Slum Summit  
Nigeria , 28 Oct 13
The Government of Nigeria has pledged to give priority attention to the challenge of inadequate housing and rapid slum growth in the country by taking actions to make the human settlements sector the bedrock and centre-piece of national development.
Women and rights activists in Kabul hold a protest march against sexual harassment  
Kabul, 28 Oct 13
Over 200 women"s rights and civil society activists marched in the streets of the Afghan capital, Kabul on Sunday in order to raise awareness about sexual harassment and other forms of sexual violence against women and girls in public places in Afghanistan.
MINURVI supports New Urban Agenda towards Habitat III  
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 24 Oct 13
The General Assembly of Ministers and High Authorities of Housing and Urban Development of Latin America and the Caribbean (MINURVI) agreed among other things, to encourage the development of urban policy that considers the population of informal settlements and provide access to land with urban infrastructure, community facilities and sanitation to strengthen human and social capital.
Colombia warms up for World Urban Forum 7  
Medellin, 23 Oct 13
On World Habitat Day this year, the Colombian Minister of Housing, Luis Felipe Henao Cardona, the Mayor of Medellin, Anibal Gaviria and the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Dr. Joan Clos, oversaw _
Australia supports UN-Habitat to make Balangoda, Batticaloa, Ratnapura and Kalmunai resilient to disasters  
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 21 Oct 13
The Government of Australia provided AUD 1,000,000 (LKR 126 million) to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) to support Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Preparedness Plans for the cities of Ratnapura, Batticaloa, Kalmunai and Balangoda. The plans for each city were officially launched at the BMICH in Colombo today.
UN-Habitat joins Open Aid Partnership in steps to increase transparency  
Nairobi, 18 Oct 13
UN-Habitat has joined the Open Aid Partnership, a World Bank-led initiative that brings together development partners, governments, civil society organizations, foundations, and the private sector to improve aid transparency and effectiveness.
UN-Habitat Executive Director visits post-earthquake Port-au-Prince  
Port-au-Prince, 17 Oct 13
Nearly four years after the devastating earthquake laid Port-au-Prince to ruins, UN-Habitat Executive Director Dr. Joan Clos this week visited the city and toured projects implemented by the agency in the metropolitan area.
UN-Habitat and UNEP to lead the Global Wastewater Initiative  
Montego Bay, Jamaica, 17 Oct 13
Participants attending the first Global Wastewater Initiative (GWI) Forum have nominated UN-Habitat and UNEP to co-chair the body.
UN-Habitat delivers training for local government institutions in Uraguay  
Nairobi, 16 Oct 13
UN-Habitat, in partnership with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) has delivered important training for local government training institutions in the Latin America and the Caribbean region.  20 participants attended the event from municipal organizations, NGOs, universities and other institutions that provide training to local governments throughout the region. 
 
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