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European Commission sends monitoring mission to UN-HABITAT project  
Nairobi, 20 Dec 11
The European Commission (EC) was in Nairobi from 24-28 October 2011, to review the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP) implementation process as well as to discuss extended activities for the year 2012. The EC has so far given 4 million Euros to the programme. Additional resources are ear marked for the year 2012, to implement tangible response initiatives. FRENCH
UN-HABITAT project in Ghana awarded for positive impact  
Accra, 19 Dec 11
A UN-HABITAT slum upgrading project in Accra, Ghana has received accolades for the positive impact it has made on the life of the beneficiaries. FRENCH
Regional Exchange Forum for Municipalities on Slum Upgrading in Africa  
Dakar, 17 Oct 11
Thirty five participants drawn from various francophone countries from Africa recently gathered in Dakar Senegal to discuss slum upgrading issues. FRENCH
Regional exchange platform unveiled for ACP countries  
Accra, Ghana, 21 Sept 11
Cities participating in the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP) will benefit from a series of regional exchange forums seen as a concrete step towards the actualization of repeated requests for African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to tap into each other's potential and experience. FRENCH
Sustainable Urban Development through the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme in African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries  
Nairobi, 13 Apr 11
"The Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP) process is not an end to all urban poverty, but an important contribution and a process to be complemented by other poverty alleviation programmes," said one country representative at the PSUP Side Event. FRENCH
Partnership for sustainable urban development and poverty reduction in ACP countries  
Kinshasa, 1 Dec 10
Kinshasa Parliamentarians all agreed on the need to focus more on urban development due to growing cities and growing urban poverty.
New European funding for slum dwellers  
New York, 24 Sept 10
The European Union (EU) this week announced that it will provide new funding to the tune of euros 10 million (USD 13.3 million) to help improve the living conditions
Urban Poverty alleviation receives top priority in Rio  
Rio de Janeiro, 23 Mar 10
The Slum Upgrading and Prevention networking event, held at the 5th session of the World Urban Forum in Rio de Janeiro, brought together more than 90 country representatives to discuss the results, challenges and successes posed by slum upgrading and prevention. The event was attended by representatives from the three programme regions, Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP), and the tripartite partnership consisting of the European Commission, the ACP Group of States and UN-HABITAT.
From Profiles to Action Planning  
Naivasha, 16 Nov 09
“One in every two Pacific Islanders is an urban resident, if Papua New Guinea, the largest island in the Pacific is excluded from the count,” explained Max Kep, a member of the Papua New Guinea country team; an honorary member to the Action Planning workshop for Phase II countries.
UN-HABITAT, UN-OCHA discuss strengthening collaboration on urban vulnerability  
Nairobi, 29 Oct 09
“Every second Kenyan urban resident lives in a slum,” said one of the speakers at the Planning meeting convened jointly by UN-HABITAT and UN-OCHA on strengthening coordination and advocacy for appropriate response to urban emergencies in Kenya. “In Nairobi, 60% of the urban residents live in slums while these slums cover only 5% of the residential land area,” he added.
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