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Fifth session of AMCHUD kicks off in Chad
	N’Djamena, 25 Feb 14 The fifth session of the African Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development (AMCHUD) began in the Chad capital on Tuesday.


UN-Habitat to participate in building of Kenya’s newest city
	Machakos, Kenya, 28 Jan 14 UN-Habitat is one of the partners that have been invited to participate in the development of the proposed Machakos City, the first ever urban centre in Kenya to be built from scratch.


Partnership towards Energy Efficiency buildings in East Africa
	Nairobi, 19 Dec 13 romote academic capacity building and knowledge transfer for energy access, efficiency and low-carbon technologies in the field of sustainable housing.


UN-Habitat and Burkina Faso signUrban Country Programme Agreement
	Ouagadougou , 8 Nov 13 UN-Habitat on Monday signed a three-year Country Programme Agreement with Burkina Faso to support their efforts to manage urbanization.


Secretary-General’s message on World Habitat Day
	New York, 7 Oct 13 Cities must boost efforts to become more resilient to natural disasters as well as provide their citizens with methods of alternative transportation to thrive, senior United Nations officials said today.


Dr. Joan Clos's message on World Habitat Day
	Nairobi, 4 Oct 13 On the occasion of this year’s World Habitat Day, the Executive Director of UN-Habitat Dr. Joan Clos has called for improved accessibility and mobility in urban areas for more efficient of the world’s cities and towns.


African, Caribbean, Pacific countries adopt Kigali Declaration on Sustainable Urbanization
	Kigali, 10 Sept 13 Ministers, Mayors, government officials and civil society organisations in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries have pledged to increase their political will to develop and implement integrated strategies for sustainable urban development. French


Rwanda Prime Minister calls for collaboration on Slum Upgrading
	Kigali, 6 Sept 13 The Prime Minister of Rwanda, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Pierre Habumuremyi has called on African, Caribbean and Pacific countries to work towards improving the living conditions of people in cities by adopting a jointly developed Declaration and Action Plan, which would help them to achieve well-coordinated urban development and manage the challenges of rapid urbanisation in a sustainable manner. French


Conference on Sustainable Urbanization begins in Kigali
	Kigali, 4 Sept 13 The Second International Tripartite Conference on "Sustainable Urbanization as Response to Urban Poverty Eradication" opened on Tuesday 5th September in Kigali, Rwanda with a call on nations and development partners to rise to the challenge of unsustainable urbanisation as the international community articulates the global post-2015 development agenda. French


Youth at Kigali slum upgrading conference
	Kigali, 2 Sept 13 Representatives of Rwanda’s youth community are attending an important tripartite conference in Kigali this week to contribute to global plans on sustainable urbanization for poverty eradication.French


UN-Habitat calls for more participation in slum upgrading plans
	Nairobi, Kenya, 29 Aug 13 UN-Habitat has held the first consultative workshop on new opportunities for slum upgrading with better governance through a Participatory and Inclusive Land Readjustment (PILaR) tool.


UN-Habitat joins Future Policy Modeling Consortium
	Europe and Nairobi, 1 Aug 13 The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has become a member of Future Policy Modeling (FUPOL), a research consortium funded by the European Commission that aims to create a comprehensive informational communication technology model to support public policy design and implementation.


Dr. Clos holds talks with the mayor of Accra
	Accra, 20 May 13 UN-Habitat Executive Director Dr. Joan Clos on Friday paid a courtesy call on the mayor of Accra Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije during which they discussed issues of mutual interest. French


Engaging slum dwellers as partners
	Nairobi, 2 May 13 The involvement of slum dwellers as partners and not beneficiaries was identified as one of the main recommendations that help to empower communities as well as strengthen the effectiveness of participatory slum upgrading processes.


African slum dwellers get boost to improve living conditions
	Nairobi, 18 Apr 13 French Thousands of slum dwellers from eight African countries will gain access to a fund to help them improve their housing conditions.

Regional Training and Exchange Workshop for the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP)

Port of Spain, 12 Mar 13

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A regional training and exchange workshop on the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP) is being held from 12th to 16th March in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.


Africa, Caribbean Pacific ambassadors receive update on slum upgrading
	Brussels, 4 Feb 13 Progress and achievements of the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme were shared with ambassadors from Africa, Caribbean and Pacific states participating in the Sub-Committee meeting on Political, Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs on 4 February 2013.


Slum dwellers learn how to “e-participate” in Mtwapa, Kenya
	Mtwapa, Kenya, 29 Jan 13 Community members of the Mtwapa informal settlements met on the 23rdJanuary to launch a pioneering e-participation tool for participatory slum upgrading. French


Rabat Declaration on Making Slums History adopted
	Rabat, 4 Dec 12 The Rabat Declaration on Making Slums History was unanimously adopted by country delegations at the closing of the international conference held in Rabat, Morocco late November.


Burkina Faso, Kenya and Niger provide funds for slum upgrading initiatives
	Nairobi, 4 Oct 12 In order to support the implementation of tangible actions that will help in the improvement of the living conditions for slum dwellers, Burkina Faso, Niger and Kenya recently made financial contributions to the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme. French

An initiative of the ACP Secretariat, funded by the European Commission and implemented by UN Habitat : Une initiative du Secrétariat ACP,financée par la Commission européenne et mise en oeuvre par ONU-Habitat