Tehran, 18 Nov 09
The Municipality of Tehran celebrated this year’s World Habitat Day by hosting a conference and specialized panels as well as a festival for children.
Guangzhou, 18 Nov 09
Some 500 representatives of local and regional authorities, as well as their partners - international institutions and national ministries – congregated in Guangzhou for the World Council and Executive Bureau meetings.
Seoul, 16 Nov 09
UN-HABITAT recently launched two new publications aimed at making cities safer for women. The books were released at the 2nd Metropolis Women International Network Forum in Seoul.
Nairobi, 22 Oct 09
UN-HABITAT Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, and Brazil’s Permanent Representative, Mrs. Ana Maria Sampaio, signed a Conference Agreement to facilitate the organization of the Fifth Session of the World Urban Forum to be held in Rio de Janeiro from 22-26 March 2010.
Nairobi, 15 Oct 09
UN-HABITAT Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, has stated that Sierra Leone is priority country in the work of UN-HABITAT and expressed a desire to see a greater presence of the agency in that country.
London, 12 Oct 09
The inaugural Rafik Hariri UN-HABITAT Memorial Award will be given at the Fifth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF5) in Rio de Janeiro in March next year.
Washington, 5 Oct 09
UN-HABITAT has signed a milestone agreement with the Huairou Commission to strengthen the involvement of grassroots women in projects and programmes for better housing and sustainable urban development.
Mercredi, 23 Sept 09
Depuis le mois de mai dernier ONU-HABITAT exécute en partenariat avec le Haut Commissariat pour les Refugies (UNHCR) un programme foncier qui s’inscrit dans le cadre du retour et de la réintégration des personnes déplacées et des refugies dans les deux provinces du Nord Kivu et de l’Ituri.
Nairobi, 18 Sept 09
The UN-HABITAT Advisory Committee of the Opportunities Fund for Urban Youth-Led Development met for the first time at the organization headquarters in Nairobi on September 18, 2009.
