Rio de Janeiro, 26 Mar 10
With a huge number of their population living in slums, the onus is on African leaders to provide leadership on improving their compatriots’ lives, UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka said on Thursday.
Rio de Janeiro, 26 Mar 10
The official logo for the World Urban Campaign was unveiled on Friday as UN-HABITAT launched a compact signing ceremony with people who committed themselves to drive the initiative.
Rio de Janeiro, 26 Mar 10
The Fifth Session of the World Urban Forum drew to a close in Rio de Janeiro on Friday with speakers hailing it as the most successful one ever staged.
Rio de Janeiro, 26 Mar 10
The government of Norway on Thursday signed a cooperation agreement giving UN-HABITAT USD 18 million for the period covering the biennium
Rio de Janeiro, 26 Mar 10
Two Brazilian sports luminaries on Thursday joined hands with UN-HABITAT in efforts to help the youth steer away from delinquency.
Rio de Janeiro, 26 Mar 10
A number of former UN-HABITAT staff were invited to attend the Fifth Session of the World Urban Forum that has just concluded in Rio de Janeiro. Kidane Alemayehu was one of the retirees invited and here he reminisces of the time he spent in UN-HABITAT and offers some insights.
Rio de Janeiro, 24 Mar 10
The Prime Minister of Haiti Mr. Jean-Max Bellerive on Tuesday received overwhelming support for his government’s rehabilitation efforts of his earthquake devastated country.
Rio de Janeiro, 24 Mar 10
UN-HABITAT and the government of Spain on Tuesday signed an agreement aimed at bolstering the existing cooperation between them.
Nairobi, 24 Mar 10
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.
Rio de Janeiro, 23 Mar 10
UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka and Brazilian Minister for Cities Mr. Marcio Fortes urged delegates to the Fifth Session of the World Urban Forum to actively interact in sessions and to exchange experiences with other cities.
Rio de Janeiro, 23 Mar 10
UN-HABITAT and Coca Cola on Tuesday took their collaboration a notch higher when they signed an agreement to improve community access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation in selected countries in Asia, Africa and South America.
Rio de Janeiro, 22 Mar 10
UN-HABITAT´s first Gender Equality Action Assembly concluded last weekend with strong support from partner organizations to take a stronger role in promoting the Gender Equality Action Plan and strengthened collaborations between urban planners, local governments, and grassroots women’s networks.
Rio de Janeiro, 22 Mar 10
President Lula of Brazil kicked of the fifth session of the world urban forum in the presence of high level dignitaries which included President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Department Mr. Shaun Donovan among others.
