Second world urban forum in Barcelona 13-17 September

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United Nations bodies Meet to Make ‘Right to Housing’ Reality for asian citizens

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PROVIDING URBAN POOR WITH CLEAN WATER AND DECENT SANITATION,

FOCUS OF ANNUAL WORLD HABITAT DAY

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UN-HABITAT BEGINS SURVEY OF WAR DAMAGED HOUSING STOCK IN IRAQ

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UN HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME ASSISTS IN PROVIDING SHELTER

FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE IN NORTHERN IRAQ

AMMAN/NAIROBI, 15 April (UN-HABITAT) -- As the lead agency in the United Nations system for the shelter sector and in particular, for urban reconstruction and rehabilitation, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) has continued emergency assistance to new internally displaced people, IDPs, in northern Iraq.

UN-HABITAT CALLS FOR FUNDS FOR SHELTER NEEDS AND URBAN RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ

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UN-HABITAT LAUNCHES WATER AND SANITATION IN THE WORLD’S

CITIES:  LOCAL ACTION FOR GLOBAL GOALS

Waking Up to Realities of Water and Sanitation Problems of Urban Poor

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MAJOR INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR UN-HABITAT FROM NETHERLANDS ANNOUNCED

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CALL FOR CITIES WITHOUT SLUMS AT WORLD HABITAT DAY OBSERVANCE

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FUKUOKA/NAIROBI, 1 October (Habitat): In his message on the occasion of World Habitat Day, Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, called on the international community and citizens everywhere to “pledge to do their part in turning slums into sustainable neighbourhoods fit for families, fit for living, fit for the future”.