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Home » Focus Areas » Promotion of participatory urban planning, management and governance » Statements and Speeches
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| Conférence Mondiale Sur la Réduction des Catastrophes [French] |
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Kobé, Japon
Au nom d’ONU-HABITAT, l’agence des Nations Unies pour les villes et les autres Etablissements Humains, je voudrais tout d’abord exprimer notre profonde sympathie envers les gouvernements et les populations affectés par les terribles événements du 26 décembre dernier. Cette tragédie illustre une fois encore la vulnérabilité des établissements humains.
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| Statement by Dr. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Executive Director UN-HABITAT at the Closing session of Local to Local Dialogue 19 April 2007 |
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| Closing Address of the Executive Director at The World Urban Forum, Second Session |
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Barcelona
It is an honour and a privilege to present you with my statement concluding the Second World Urban Forum.On behalf of all the participants from all over the world, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Mayor Joan Clos and the City of Barcelona, the people of Catalonia and the Government of Spain for hosting our event in this wonderful and inspiring city.
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| Opening Speech at the Second World Urban Forum, 13 September 2004 |
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Barcelona, Spain
We are honoured that the World Urban Forum has been invited to be an integral part of the highly successful Universal Forum of Cultures. I wish to extend a special thank you to Mayor Joan Clos and the city of Barcelona, the people of Catalonia and the Government of Spain for their invitation to host this global gathering.
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| Remarks by the representative of the delegation of Japan, Mr. Seiji Okada, Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of Japan in Kenya; Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to UN-HABITAT at the 22nd session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Settlement |
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| Introductory Statement to the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) |
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Thank you for giving me this opportunity to introduce Programme 12 on Human Settlements of the Proposed Strategic Framework for the biennium 2006-2007. The submission before you was prepared in close consultation with Governments, in accordance with Governing Council resolution 19/2 that requested me to consult the Committee of Permanent Representatives and take full account of the members’ views in preparation of this document.
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| Statement By The Executive Director Of UN-HABITAT Mrs. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka United Nations House |
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Beirut, Lebanon
It is indeed an honour to be here with you today on my first visit to Lebanon. The excellent and warm hospitality that I have witnessed since my arrival is only paralleled by the dynamism I have seen in all aspects of daily life and the numerous achievements in urban renewal, housing construction and local economic development. The reconstruction of Beirut and of Lebanon, in such a short period of time, is nothing short of impressive. Like a Phoenix from the ashes, it demonstrates that where there is a will there is a way.
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| The Third Annual Glocalization Conference |
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Rome, Italy
I am honored to be here today at the Third Annual Glocalization Conference. For me, as the head of the UN agency for human settlements, also known as the City Agency, it is indeed very impressive and inspiring for me to see such a powerful gathering of Mayors, representatives of corporations, the World Bank and sister agencies in this eternal city of Rome. Let me take this opportunity on behalf UN-HABITAT to congratulate you all, The Glocal Forum, mayors and local leaders from around the world, on this conference of great relevance to an urbanizing world.
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| Statement by the Mayor of Bujumbura, Burundi. |
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| The opening of the Universal Forum of Cultures |
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Barcelona, Spain
It is a great honour and privilege to address this gathering on this auspicious occasion, the opening of the Universal Forum of Cultures graced by your majesties’ personal presence.
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| On the occasion of the founding Congress of United Cities and Local Government (UCLG) |
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Paris, France
The creation of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) reflects the commitment of the world’s mayors to create a unified global voice for cities, convinced that the challenges of a rapidly globalizing and urbanizing world need to be addressed at the local level by the sphere of government, which is closest to the citizens
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| Introductory Statement to the twenty second session of the Governing Council Proposed Work Programme and Budget for the 2010-2011 biennium by Ms. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Executive Director,UN-HABITAT |
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Mr. Chairman, Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, and Distinguished Delegates, I now have the honour of introducing the Proposed Work Programme and Budget of the United Nations Habitat and Human Settlements Foundation for the 2010-2011 biennium, document HSP/GC/22/5 which is before you. For your information, you also have before you, documents HSP/GC/22/5/Add.1 which is the “Report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ)”, and HSP/GC/22/5/Add.2 which is the “Gender Equality Action Plan for 2008-2013”.
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At the one-day policy forum of the Economic and Social Research Council and the Development Studies Association, London, Friday, 9 December 2005 , By Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka,Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director