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Archived Press Releases

January - December 2002
5 December "Crime in Nairobi" survey launched by UN-HABITAT, City Council of Nairobi announces appointment of Urban Safety Liaison Unit and a Safer Cities Nairobi Action Group
4 December The Government of Netherlands commits $7.8 million to strengthen UN-HABITAT's Sustainable Cities Programme.
9 November UN-HABITATand IDB set to cooperate on housing and urban improvement in latin america and the caribbean, agencies sign memorandum of understanding in washington, DC
4 November Tibaijuka calls on NEPAD to mainstream Human Settlements issues in its programmes
22 November Journalists form Food Security Network
18 November Save Water: Save Life: UN-HABITAT launches public awareness campaign to conserve water in the city of Nairobi and announces a special award for journalists writing about urban issues.
28th October Global Campaign for Secure Tenure Launch in Namibia 26th October 2002, Windhoek, Namibia
7 October City-to-City Cooperation: UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, calls for cities to take collective responsibility for their future development
7 October UN-HABITAT and Sister Cities International celebrate World Habitat Day and call for more City-To-City Cooperation: Sister Cities International
7 October Executive Director's Speech on World Habitat Day in Brussels
4 September Johannesburg Summit endorses: Adequate Shelter and Sustainable Urbanization
31 August $500 million dollars for Water for Asian Cities Launch of a new partnership between UN-HABITAT and the Asian Development Bank
26 August Sustainable Urbanization Key to Sustainable Development
26 August Partnerships for Sustainable African Cities
Water for African Cities: UN-HABITAT calls for increased investment
26 August UN-HABITAT and Habitat Agenda Partners call for Sustainable Urbanization
12 August Tibaijuka to visit UN-HABITAT's Projects in Dar es Salaam
24 July Tibaijuka elected as Executive Director of UN-HABITAT at the level of Under-Secretary-General
24 June Donors meet to plan further support for HPD
6 June Prime Minister of Russia, & UN Secretary-General open All-Russia Conference on Sustainable City Development
30 May Forty Finalists Short-listed for Dubai International Award for Best Practices
23 May SCI and UN-HABITAT join forces to promote City to City Cooperation
3 May

World Urban Forum Calls for Sustainable Urbanization

29 April

First Ever World Urban Forum Successfully Launched

19 March Financing Home Ownership a priority
12 March

"City to City Cooperation" theme for this year's World Habitat Day (WHD)

26 February Balkan authorities commit themselves to inclusive cities
29 January

WSSCC and UN-HABITAT call for urgent action to address Water Sanitation Crisis

21 January Tragic loss of Mayor Celso Daniel of Santo André, Brazil, friend of the urban poor
2 January

A New Habitat for the new millenium