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Address by Dr. Anna Tibaijuka Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT On the occasion of the Handing-Over Ceremony for Kibera Soweto East Water and Sanitation Facilities Kibera, Nairobi - 26 November 2008

	Nairobi, Kenya It gives me great pleasure to be here today, at the handing over ceremony of the water and sanitation facilities built under UN-HABITAT Kibera Integrated Water, Sanitation and Waste Management Project (K-WATSAN), which is part of the Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme (KENSUP).


Statement of the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka on the occasion of the Baghdad Conference

	Baghdad, Iraq Housing is a fundamental human right and it is the duty of all responsible governments to ensure that each and every citizen has access to adequate housing along with all basic infrastructure and services such as access roads, water and sanitation, electricity, other community services. The failure to do so in a timely and cost effective manner results in the proliferation of slums which are the breeding grounds of disease and deprivation, the loss of human dignity and ultimately deep rooted frustrations that find vent in violence both within homes and outside.


Statement of the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka on the occasion of the 25th Meeting of the UNEP Governing Council

	Nairobi, Kenya Cities have become the driving force of global trade. They are the engines of economic productivity and cultural creativity. They serve as the nexus of global financial markets, and the service centres of our information society.


Statement by Dr. Anna Tibaijuka on the Occasion of the Opening of the Pan-African Conference on the Training of Translators, Conference Interpreters and Public Service Interpreters

	Nairobi It is a great honour and pleasure for me to welcome you all to the Gigiri complex for what promises to be a very fruitful time of reflection and discussion on a subject matter that is at the core of our activities as international organizations. I do recognize that we all have different roles to play, but whether you are a trainer or a user of the services rendered by our language specialists, the training of these specialists, particularly in the most sought after language combinations, should be a matter of great interest to us all.


Statement by Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2009

	Nairobi Today, as cities around the world celebrate the achievements of women on International Women’s Day, UN-HABITAT gives full support to this year’s United Nations theme: “Women and men united to end violence against women and girls.”


Statement by Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka Executive Director of UN-HABITAT Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations on the occasion of the 14th Habitat Professionals Forum Strategic Meeting, Saturday 28th March 2009

	I am delighted to open this Strategic Meeting of the Habitat Professionals Forum gathering such a distinguished group of planners, architects, surveyors and landscape architects. I know that many of you have travelled from far away to be here today. After 10 years of existence, this 14th session of the Forum could not be more timely on the even our 22nd Governing Council.


Statement by Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka Executive Director of UN-HABITAT Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations on the occasion of the Gender Equality Action Plan Partner consultations.

	It is a privilege to address you today on the eve of our 22nd Governing Council. I am delighted that you are standing by us at this important occasion. I am delighted also see Jan Peterson, Chair, Huairou Commission, and Ms. Sylvia Kinigi, the former Prime Minister of Burundi, in this distinguished audience. Gender equality and women’s rights and empowerment are pivotal components of sustainable urbanisation in the face of the current economic, financial, and food crises, not to forget the increasingly frightening ravages of climate change.


Welcoming address by Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT at the opening of the 22nd session of the Governing Council of UN-HABITAT, Nairobi.

	Welcome to the 22nd session of the Governing Council. We are deeply honoured to greet you today Honourable Kalonzo Musyoka, Vice-President of the Republic of Kenya. Honourable Ministers, Heads of Delegations, Excellencies, it is also a great honour that so many of you here today have come from so many countries to be here with us for these important deliberations.


Policy Statement of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka on the occasion of the Opening Ceremony of the 22nd session of the Governing Council of UN-Habitat Nairobi.

	I am happy to begin our substantive deliberations with agenda item 2. Once again allow me to extend my warm greetings to all of you and especially to those of you who have travelled from afar and hope that your stay will prove to be fruitful and enjoyable.


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.

	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”.


Statement by Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT at the reception of hosted by the Government of Kenya on the occasion of the 22nd session of the Governing Council of UN-HABITAT.

	Nairobi It is with a profound word of thank you, on my behalf, and that of UN-HABITAT that we are all gathered here tonight as guests of the Government of Kenya. For years Kenya has stood by us as our host country and the home to the only UN Headquarters in Africa.


Statement by Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka Executive Director UN-HABITAT on the occasion of Launching the collaboration between the National Swedish Police Board and UN-HABITAT POLICE PLATFORM FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

	Today is a milestone, when the United Nations Programme for Human Settlement (UN-HABITAT) and the Swedish National Police Board (SNPB) join forces to enhance the governance of safety at municipal level through democratic policing and improve the role of Police in Urban Development. With the valuable support of the Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency, the two agencies will promote democratic policing in urban areas, as well as foster a better involvement of the police in urban governance, planning and management, and advance a culture of community crime prevention in urban settings.


Statement by Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT at the reception of hosted by the Government of Indonesia on the occasion of the 22nd session of the Governing Council of UN-HABITAT.

	It is indeed a privilege to be share this moment with you as a guest of the Government of Indonesia. We have enjoyed a long and fruitful history with your country that goes back many years.

Opening Address to Third African Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development(AMCHUD III) “LAND IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE URBANISATION” by Dr. Joan Clos, Under-Secretary General and Executive Director, UN-HABITAT . Bamako, 23 November 2010

I would like to start by thanking the Government of Mali, for inviting UN-Habitat to participate as a co-organizer of this Third African Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development.

LAND IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE URBANISATION by Dr. Joan Clos

English

LA TERRE DANS LE CONTEXTE DE L'URBANISATION DURABLE

Français


Statement by Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka Executive Director of UN-HABITAT Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations on the occasion of the Gender Equality Action Plan Partner consultations

	It is a privilege to address you today on the eve of our 22nd Governing Council. I am delighted that you are standing by us at this important occasion. I am delighted also see Jan Peterson, Chair, Huairou Commission, and Ms. Sylvia Kinigi, the former Prime Minister of Burundi, in this distinguished audience.


Statement by Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director of UN-HABITAT Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations on the occasion of the meeting of the Global Parliamentarians on Habitat. Nairobi.

	It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 22nd session of the Governing Council for UN-Habitat. I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the Global Parliamentarians on Habitat for helping us gather here today the distinguished Members of your Board of Directors. Many of you have travelled from afar and I wish to express my heartfelt appreciation. Your presence and support is vital to us in our joint quest for sustainable and harmonious cities. Welcome to Nairobi. Karibuni!


Statement By Ms. Anna Tibaijuka Under Secretary General & Executive Director at the 3rd C40 Large Cities Climate Summit Plenary Session 1: Climate Change and the Economic Crisis: The Financial Benefits Associated with Greenhouse Gas Reduction.

	Seoul, Republic of Korea It is an honour and a pleasure for me to address this third meeting of the C40 Large Cities Climate Summit. Given Seoul’s fascinating approach to urban environmental issues, I am delighted that this conference is being held in this dynamic city. Although the Conference will address issues of interest to cities around the world, holding this meeting in Korea – and for the first time in Asia - should provide an excellent opportunity to pay attention to some of the specific issues facing the rapidly growing cities in the region.: Korea provides an interesting case study as it is one of the most highly urbanized countries in the world, 82 out of every 100 Koreans live in a city whilst in 1975 only 50 percent of the Korean population was urban.


Statement By Ms. Anna Tibaijuka Under Secretary General & Executive Director at the Climate Change Expo Opening Ceremony Congratulatory Remarks Seoul, Republic of Korea, 18 May 2009

	This exhibition showcases how far applied science has come. The technologies presented here will go a long way in reducing our Climate Footprint. Innovations that result in new levels of energy efficiency and new technologies and processes that lead to a fossil-fuel free future must also be at the forefront of a Green New Deal to revive our economies.

Statement by Mrs. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-HABITAT New York, 13 May 2009

It is my great pleasure to be with you all today to discuss the critical issue of responding to the food crisis through sustainable development. Some of you may be wondering what the Head of the United Nations agency for cities has to say on the issue of food security. I will show you that cities are fundamental to the food security issue and that without putting them into the equation we will not solve the food security problem.

Food Security

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Wilton Park Conference 18-22 May 2009

	As I am sure has already been said, this conference is very timely. I must thank the organisers of this conference at Wilton Park for their foresight in putting such a complex set of issues onto their agenda.