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Africa asks UN-HABITAT to help fight urban poverty
	, 16 Jul 03 African leaders have asked UN-HABITAT to work more closely with them in the fight against the urbanization of poverty.


From the back streets to the catwalk
	, 15 Jul 03 Children from the slums and back streets of Nairobi swapped their everyday wear for the latest high fashion to join Miss Universe and Miss Kenya on the catwalk at a fundraising evening to highlight the plight of street children. The 12 July event was arranged as part of the Exodus Initiative of the German Foundation for World Population (DSW).


UN-HABITAT seeks better coordination against rural and urban poverty
	, 14 Jul 03 UN-HABITAT Executive Director Anna Tibaijuka told the high-level segment of this year’s annual session of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) that there had to be better coordination against the twin problems of rural and urban poverty and under-development in developing countries.


UN-HABITAT and UNDP hold first city consultations on HIV/AIDS
	, 4 Jul 03 The first city consultations on tackling the scourge of HIV/AIDS have been launched by UN-HABITAT’s Urban Management Programme in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Seeking to bridge the communication gap that exists between municipal, civil society and community groups that exists in so many countries around the world, the idea is to develop a new shared vision and joint action strategy against the disease.


Tibaijuka hails good relations between UN-HABITAT and ILO
	, 4 Jul 03 UN-HABITAT Executive Director Anna Tibaijuka has praised the good working relationship between UN-HABITAT and the International Labour Organization (ILO). Mrs. Tibaijuka said that ILO’s approach to providing work for the poor is essential for slum upgrading and for sustainable urbanization.


Cambodian Prime Minister launches slum upgrading campaign
	, 1 Jul 03 Poverty-stricken urban communities in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, are getting a new lease of life with the launch by Prime Minister Hun Sen of a new secure land tenure policy.

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