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Council of Europe's Local Authorities Congress discusses decentralization with the UN
	Washington, DC, 2 Aug 06 Officials of the Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities last week concluded a high profile visit to the United Nations offices in Washington DC and New York where they held talks with top officials of the global body.


Improving disaster response and effectiveness
	Nairobi, 20 Jul 06 UN-HABITAT is teaming up with humanitarian partners in the NGO world and the United Nations in a new drive to improve the effectiveness and accountability of disaster response, and provide better shelter delivery for the victims of conflict or natural disasters.


The Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka re-elected for another term by UNGA
	New York, USA, 4 Jul 06 Following nomination by Mr. Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary General, Mrs Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka has been re-elected Under Secretary General and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT for another term of four years.


Third Session of World Urban Forum closes after drawing 10,000 people
	Vancouver, 23 Jun 06 Drawing some 10,000 participants from over 100 countries, the Third Session of the World Urban Forum closed on Friday paving the way for a new drive forward on the international urban agenda in a world of rapidly growing cities.


Nairobi Youth Centre partners with Oslo counterpart
	Vancouver, 22 Jun 06 Under a UN-HABITAT initiative, the Nairobi One Stop Youth Information and Resource Centre on Tuesday signed an agreement with the Oslo Youth Centre. Signed at the ongoing third session of the World Urban Forum, the agreement was the culmination of an engaging networking event on 'Child and Youth Friendly Cities'. It was signed by the Director of Social Services and Housing for the City of Nairobi, Mr. Johnson Nwiga Kariuki and a representative of the Oslo centre, Mr. Masumbuko Moussa.


UN-HABITAT and Government of Sri Lanka sign agreement on slum upgrading
	Vancouver, 22 Jun 06 UN-HABITAT and the Government of Sri Lanka on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding targeting slum upgrading in the Asian nation.


Impassioned pleas for safer, greener cities
	Vancouver, 22 Jun 06 Mr. Enrique Peñalosa, the former Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, drew a standing ovation at the plenary of the Third Session of the World Urban Forum on Thursday when said cities would save a lot of money if the use of cars was restricted or even banned during peak hours.


From Kabul to Vancouver, a common thread to vastly different cities
	Vancouver, 21 Jun 06 Delegates at the Third Session of the World Urban Forum listened in rapt silence on Wednesday as speakers from Kabul and Vancouver presented a picture of two cities at opposite sides of the world and opposite ends of the development.


UN-HABITAT signs cooperation agreement with Computer Aid International
	Vancouver, 20 Jun 06 UN-HABITAT and Computer Aid International Monday signed a landmark agreement to help avail ICT to the inhabitants of Kibera slums in Nairobi, Kenya, one of the world's poorest informal settlements.


Norway and UN-HABITAT sign a new agreement for programme cooperation
	Vancouver, 20 Jun 06 UN-HABITAT and the government of Norway Monday signed a cooperation agreement which will see the UN agency receive support amounting to nearly 17 million US dollars annually for the next two years.

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