Nairobi, 28 Feb 11
UN-HABITAT in partnership with the government of Norway launched a USD 100,000 new “Zanzibar Funding Window” of the Urban Youth Fund.
Nairobi, 28 Feb 11
New Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to UN-HABITAT Mr. Jaroslav Mandys, on Monday presented his credentials to the Executive Director, Dr. Joan Clos.
Nairobi, 25 Feb 11
UN-HABITAT in collaboration with Uganda's Makerere University will host a workshop for African Universities from 3-5 May 2011 aiming to strengthen their urban climate change courses.
Nairobi, 24 Feb 11
The Government of Kenya on Wednesday affirmed its commitment to the second phase of the improvement of Nairobi’s Kibera slums, a project undertaken jointly with UN-HABITAT.
Mombasa, Kenya, 24 Feb 11
The African Development Bank has approved a USD 110 million grant to extend a UN-HABITAT's urban improvement programme to another 15 towns in five countries.
Barcelona, 24 Feb 11
UN-HABITAT delivered a seminar for 15 graduate students entitled "Disaster Management and Disaster Risk Reduction in Urban Areas as part of the Erasmus Mundo-URBANO Masters in International Cooperation programme held at the International University of Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain.
Nairobi, 24 Feb 11
The Executive Director, Dr. Joan Clos, has appealed to the Republic of Portugal to play a more active role in the affairs of the organization.
Nairobi, 22 Feb 11
The new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Ukraine to UN-HABITAT, Mr. Volodymyr Butiaha, presented his credentials on Tuesday to the Executive Director, Dr. Joan Clos.
Nairobi, 21 Feb 11
President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya officially opened the 26th Session of the Governing Council of countries which oversee the work programme and budget of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi.
Nairobi, 21 Feb 11
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is continually urging Governments to be accountable to their people, signed a new annual series of compacts last week with his own senior managers aimed at holding them accountable for their performances and at increasing transparency.
