UN-HABITAT.:. Feature Stories | News

UN-Habitat

CPR Member Log-in

	Feature Stories

CALENDAR

|

|

Dec	\|	Nov	\|	Oct	\|	Sep
Aug	\|	Jul	\|	Jun	\|	May
Apr	\|	Mar	\|	Feb	\|	Jan

Dec	\|	Nov	\|	Oct	\|	Sep
Aug	\|	Jul	\|	Jun	\|	May
Apr	\|	Mar	\|	Feb	\|	Jan

Dec	\|	Nov	\|	Oct	\|	Sep
Aug	\|	Jul	\|	Jun	\|	May
Apr	\|	Mar	\|	Feb	\|	Jan

Dec	\|	Nov	\|	Oct	\|	Sep
Aug	\|	Jul	\|	Jun	\|	May
Apr	\|	Mar	\|	Feb	\|	Jan

Dec	\|	Nov	\|	Oct	\|	Sep
Aug	\|	Jul	\|	Jun	\|	May
Apr	\|	Mar	\|	Feb	\|	Jan

Dec	\|	Nov	\|	Oct	\|	Sep
Aug	\|	Jul	\|	Jun	\|	May
Apr	\|	Mar	\|	Feb	\|	Jan

Dec	\|	Nov	\|	Oct	\|	Sep
Aug	\|	Jul	\|	Jun	\|	May
Apr	\|	Mar	\|	Feb	\|	Jan

Dec	\|	Nov	\|	Oct	\|	Sep
Aug	\|	Jul	\|	Jun	\|	May
Apr	\|	Mar	\|	Feb	\|	Jan

Dec	\|	Nov	\|	Oct	\|	Sep
Aug	\|	Jul	\|	Jun	\|	May
Apr	\|	Mar	\|	Feb	\|	Jan

Dec	\|	Nov	\|	Oct	\|	Sep
Aug	\|	Jul	\|	Jun	\|	May
Apr	\|	Mar	\|	Feb	\|	Jan

Dec	\|	Nov	\|	Oct	\|	Sep
Aug	\|	Jul	\|	May	\|	Apr
Mar	\|	Feb	\|	Jan

News

1 2 3 Next	display 10 \| 20 \| All \| titles per page
1 - 10 of 22 titles


New Egyptian envoy to UN-HABITAT
	Nairobi, 28 Nov 06 The new permanent representative to UN-HABITAT from Egypt, Mr.Saher Hamza, presented his credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka on 24 November, 2006. Mrs. Tibaijuka said Egypt is fully funding a strategic UN-HABITAT urban plan for 48 small cities in Egypt at a cost of US$7million.


Albright in new drive against poverty
	Nairobi, 28 Nov 06 Terming extreme poverty a ‘prison in which many are trapped’, former United States Secretary of State Ms. Madeline Alright this week challenged policy makers in Nairobi to urgently address the scourge.


New French envoy to UN-HABITAT
	Nairobi, 28 Nov 06 The new permanent representative to UN-HABITAT from France, Ms. Elisabeth Barbier, presented her credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, on 23 November, 2006. Ms. Barbier said she would seek stronger French support for the agency.


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.


UN-HABITAT wins major award for work in Serbia
	Belgrade, 23 Nov 06 UN-HABITAT this month received two prestigious awards for its work in helping resettle low-income former refugees and displaced people under an Italian-financed housing and social integration programme for tens of thousands of war refugees and other vulnerable people in Serbia.


Council of Europe backs UN-HABITAT decentralization plans
	Moscow, 22 Nov 06 UN-HABITAT’s drive for decentralization and strengthening local authorities last week received the backing of the Council of Europe.


UN-HABITAT briefs UK Parliamentary Committee
	London, 21 Nov 06 Two British Parliamentary Committees, the Communities and Local Government Committee and the International Development Committee, joined forces to hear evidence on the Third Session of UN-HABITAT's World Urban Forum held earlier this year in Vancouver, Canada.


New Tanzanian and Ethiopian envoys to UN-HABITAT
	Nairobi, 20 Nov 06 Two new permanent representatives to UN-HABITAT from Ethiopia and Tanzania last week presented their credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka. They are Tanzania’s Deputy High Commissioner to Kenya, Ms. Mary Issa Mushi, and Mr. Disasa Dirribsa, the Ethiopian Ambassador to Kenya.


UN-HABITAT joins hands with European Union at development conference
	Brussels, 17 Nov 06 UN-HABITAT’S Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka this week...

Site Map | Site Directory | Contact Us | Feedback | Terms & Conditions | Fraud and scam alert