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Executive Director visits innovative housing projects in Andhra Pradesh  
Hyderabad, India, 4 Jan 07
UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka paid a special pre-festive season visit to see at first hand new innovative housing projects and services for the urban poor in the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh.
Young People Successfully graduate as Environmental Entrepreneurs  
Nairobi, 22 Dec 06
Twenty-five young people from the One Stop Youth Resource Center in Nairobi have just graduated from the first ever Global Partnership Environmental Entrepreneurship Program (GPEEP) sponsored by UN-HABITAT, Youth for HABITAT and the Environmental Youth Alliance.
UN-HABITAT attends International Recovery Platform Retreat in Turin, Italy  
Turin, 20 Dec 06
International Recovery Platform (IRP) members and national government representatives held an IRP retreat from 20 to 22 November 2006 in Turin, Italy. The aim of the retreat was to take stock of IRP work to date, to determine the strategic direction and future work plans of the IRP hubs in Kobe, Turin and Geneva, and to foster teamwork in the IRP network. Parallel to the retreat was the third IRP Steering Committee meeting on 22 November.
UN-HABITAT co-hosts International Shelter Centre Conference  
Geneva, Switzerland, 20 Dec 06
A bi-annual meeting of the International Shelter Center Group, jointly hosted by UN-HABITAT and CARE International, was held from 16 to 17 November 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland.
First regional Asia-Pacific shelter conference opens  
New Delhi, 13 Dec 06
The first Asia-Pacific Ministers Conference on Housing and Human Settlements opened in New Delhi on Wednesday with clarion calls to reduce urban poverty and pollution in the world's most populous region.
Experts mull on “Enhancing Energy Access for the Urban Poor”  
Nairobi, 11 Dec 06
A group of experts met between 4-6 December 2006 at the UN-HABITAT headquarters in Nairobi to look into ways of effectively improving energy access for the urban poor by marshalling the resources of public, private and community sectors.
A major boost for African water utility operators  
Nairobi, 11 Dec 06
Public water utilities in Africa got a major confidence boost at the weekend when over 40 senior water utility managers and other delegates from the water sector adopted a declaration of support to the institutions.
UN-HABITAT in Iraq  
Baghdad, 8 Dec 06
UN-HABITAT is working closely with the Washington-based based international development organization, Counterpoint International to help rebuild homes and lives in Iraq after years of oppression and strife. Read about two recent stories of success against all the odds.
Argentinean and Romanian Envoys Present Credentials to Tibaijuka  
Nairobi, 7 Dec 06
The new Permanent Representatives of Argentina and Romania to UN-HABITAT on Wednesday presented their credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.
Consumers urged to get involved in small town water supply and sanitation projects  
Nagarkot, Nepal, 3 Dec 06
A three day workshop on Needs Assessment for Capacity Building Programme Intervention in Small Town Water Supply and Sanitation Sector was held in Nagarkot, Nepal.
 
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