Nairobi, 11 Sept 07
As part of the celebrations to mark this year’s World Habitat Day, UN-HABITAT Thursday announced the list of individuals and institutions it was honouring with the Habitat Scroll of Honour award for their commitment to promotion of human settlements.
Ramallah, 10 Sept 07
Some 25 newly elected mayors from the Palestinian West Bank Governorates were last week the beneficiaries of a training workshop on leadership and management skills.
Helsinki, 7 Sept 07
A group of 28 participants from 15 countries, including representatives from local authorities and central governments, completed a two-week training course for on Sustainable Communities.
Beijing, 3 Sept 07
UN-HABITAT has announced that it will open a new office in Beijing, China as it expands the agency's Water for Asian Cities Programme.
The office, to be based at the National Training Centre for Mayors, is planned under an agreement signed last week with the National Mayor’s Training Centre of Ministry of Construction.
