At the Special African Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development (AMCHUD) - Nairobi, 3 -4 April, 2006 , By Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka,Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director It is my great honour and privilege to be present here this morning to welcome you to UN-Habitat on the occasion of a special session of AMCHUD to discuss “Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Africa: Strategies for the Realisation of the World Summit Commitments on Slums”. At a Workshop Organised By The High Level Commission For The Legal Empowerment Of The Poor - Oslo, 23 March 2006, By Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka,Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director I want to thank the Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs for inviting me to make this presentation on the High Level Commission on the Legal Empowerment of the Poor and the role of UN-HABITAT and the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN). I also want to congratulate Norway on taking the initiative in pushing the land agenda forward together with UNDP, UNECE and others. We in UN-HABITAT congratulate you on progress made and we stand ready to work with you. At a Workshop Organised By The Global Land Tool Network - Oslo, 23 March 2006 , By Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka,Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director It is a pleasure for me to be here in Vettre today to open and introduce this workshop on the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN). I would like to thank you all for making yourself available on this important issue. Special thanks go to Norway and Norad, as well as Sweden and Sida for having contributed financially to make this workshop and the GLTN a reality. At the opening session of The 9th Special Session of the Governing Council/ Global Ministerial Environment Forum of UNEP 7-9 February 2006, Dubai, United Arab Emirates , By Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka,Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director It gives me great pleasure to participate in the 9th Special Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum. We are always happy to be in this great city of Dubai, a city with which we have maintained excellent collaboration for over 20 years. Dubai has emerged as a global best practice, setting an example for other cities around the world. Our collaboration has culminated in the world renowned Dubai International Award for Best Practices 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 It is a great honour to address you today as we come to the end of the year 2005, the Year of Africa. As a member of the Commission for Africa and as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for human settlements, I thank you for calling this meeting to see how we move beyond 2005 and turn promises into policy. Having devoted considerable effort to the report of the Commission for Africa, I am most anxious to ensure follow through and longer term commitment. Second Committee of the 60 th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Agenda Item 53 , Implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), By Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka,Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director New York – 1 November 2005 I am honoured to appear before you today, in my capacity as the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), to address this august assembly and to update you on our efforts to fulfill our mandate. South Asia Earthquake Donor Meeting, by Mrs. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Executive Director, Geneva, 26 October 2005, On behalf of UN-HABITAT and on my own behalf, I would like to reiterate my sincere condolences to the people and Governments of Pakistan , India and Afghanistan for the terrible tragedy that befell them on 8th October, 2005. Address to the World Habitat Day, by Mrs. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Executive Director, Jakarta, 3 October 2005 I am greatly honoured to join you here today, and I express my sincere gratitude to you Mr. Vice-President and to your Government for so graciously offering to host the global celebration of World Habitat Day in this wonderful city of Jakarta. Download Pdf Version Address to the occasion of the launch of the Slum Upgrading Facility in Indonesia. Jakarta, Monday 3 October 2005 , by Mrs. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Executive Director We are gathered here on World Habitat Day to see how we can bring the Millennium Development Goals into the poorest neighbourhoods of our towns and cities. This morning, I outlined the enormity of the urban poverty challenge we face around the world. Download Pdf Version Address to the Golden Spear 2005 Symposium on Civil-Military Cooperation in Disaster Management, by Mrs. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Executive Director, Nairobi, 16 August 2005 Mrs. Tibaijuka has asked me to apologise on her behalf for not being able to attend in person today because of another international commitment in her schedule. She has therefore asked me, as her representative, to deliver her message to this distinguished gathering on behalf of the United Nations. She wants me to share with you some of our views and insights on Civil-Military Cooperation in Disaster Management , the theme of this year's Golden Spear symposium. Download Pdf Version Closing Statement by Mrs. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Executive Director, UN-HABITAT, Nairobi, 8 April 2005 As an enormous universal gathering of faiths put away their differences and assembled in Rome to lay Pope John Paul II to rest, 827 delegates from 92 Member States, including 48 Member States of the Governing Council, 39 representatives of Local Governments and their organisations and 92 representatives of NGOs as well as participants from the UN system, IGOs, professional associations and the private sector, assembled in Nairobi to provide guidance to one of the United Nations’ key programmes in the fight against global poverty. Address by Mrs. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-HABITAT at Thirteenth Commission on Sustainable Development, New York, 11 April 2005 I am honoured and privileged to participate at the opening of the 13th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development to report on the outcome of the twentieth session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) held during April 4 to 8, 2005 in Nairobi. I thank H. E. Ambassador Ashe, the Chair of this session for his presence at our Governing Council. Executive Director's speech to the Global Chemical Giant BASF signing of the letter of Intent UN-HABITAT’s mandate to achieve ‘Adequate shelter for all’ and ‘Sustainable human settlements’ presents a formidable but often forgotten challenge for the international community. In the context of the effective implementation of the Habitat Agenda and the Millennium Development Goals, UN-HABITAT is asked to strengthen local authorities, community organizations and non-governmental organizations so they may be more effective in the spheres of education, health, poverty eradication, human rights, social integration, and infrastructure. High Level Panel to Commemorate International Women’s Day New York, 8 March, 2005- I am honored and privileged to participate in this high level panel to commemorate International Women’s Day, March 8 2005 on the theme “Gender Equality Beyond 2005: Building a More Secure Future”. Let me start by expressing my warm appreciation to the UN Division for the Advancement of Women, for graciously giving me the opportunity to address you all today. I would like to extend my congratulations to Ms Rachel Mayanja on her appointment as Assistant Secretary General, and Special Adviser to the UN-Secretary General on Gender Equality and the Advancement of Women. Conférence Mondiale Sur la Réduction des Catastrophes [French] Kobé, Japon, 19 January 2005 - 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. International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States Mauritius, 10 – 14 January 2005 - I am honoured and privileged to participate in this high level segment to review the implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). At the outset, allow me to express my heartfelt sympathy and solidarity to the governments and peoples of those Asian and the East African countries, who were affected by the terrible tragedy of the Tsunami that struck the region several weeks ago. This tragedy is a grim reminder to all of us of the vulnerability of coastal regions, particularly the Small Island Developing States. View old speeches [2004] [2003] [All]