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UN-HABITAT and BASF Foundation to set up energy centre in a Mozambican slum
	Nairobi, 30 Dec 11 UN-HABITAT will collaborate with the municipality of Beira and the BASF Social Foundation to improve living conditions of slum dwellers in Munhava slum, in the city of Beira, building a Multifunctional Clean Energy Centre (MCEC).


UN-HABITAT and partners in water laboratories iniative in India
	Mangalore, India , 28 Dec 11 As part of the project “Promotion of Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Education and Water Quality Monitoring in Mangalore City, India”, water quality testing laboratories are being jointly established by the German company BASF, UN-HABITAT and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in eight schools in Mangalore.


New UN-HABITAT initiative brings people’s perspective to green urban development
	Nairobi, 23 Dec 11 In an effort to bring a more inclusive approach to green housing provision UN-Habitat has launched i-HOUSE


President hails Bangladesh Urban Forum
	Dhaka, 7 Dec 11 President Zillur Rahman of Bangladesh opened the country's first urban forum this week at a ceremony addressed by a range of top officials.


A prestigious award for UN-HABITAT staff photographer
	Durban, South Africa, 7 Dec 11 UN-HABITAT’s staff photographer, Mr. Julius Mwelu, this week was announced the winner of the Connect4Climate (C4C) photographic award at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.


UN-HABITAT supports Youth and Environmentally Friendly Cities
	Nairobi, 1 Dec 11 At the United Nations in Nairobi, Globetree, an international children's organization promoting children's meaningful engagement in the urban environment, hosted in partnership with UN-HABITAT and UNEP the anniversary celebration of the organization by presenting a play entitled "My Life" or "Maisha Yangu".


Better transport for better cities
	Brussels, 30 Nov 11 The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) and UN-HABITAT have joined hands to help improve urban mobility in cities around the world many of which are growing increasingly polluted by vehicle exchaust often because of poor public transport.


Partnering with India as One United Nations
	New Delhi, 28 Nov 11 UN-HABITAT has joined 19 other agencies of the United Nations in a new 2013-2017 United Nations Development Action Framework (UNDAF) for India.


UN-HABITAT staffer elected Nairobi Staff Union President
	Nairobi, 24 Nov 11 UN-HABITAT staff member James Ohayo was on Wednesday elected the new President of the Nairobi Staff Union for the period 2011-2013. Mr. Ohayo who is a Communications Officer with the Water, Sanitation and Infrastructure Branch beat a field of six to emerge the winner after a 24 hour voting that started on Tuesday and closed on Wednesday morning.


Safer cities, safer lives: no more child soldiers in Somalia
	Mogadishu, 24 Nov 11 In a rare visit to the Somali capital by a senior United Nations official, Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, announced on Thursday that she had secured a commitment from the Prime Minister and President of Somalia to end the recruitment of children by the Transitional Federal Government.

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