Latest Press Releases May 2006 Nairobi/Washington DC, 8 May 2006 Tibaijuka briefs United States Senate on urbanization in Africa January 2006 Nairobi, 31 January 2006 Mrs. Tibaijuka demands better legislation to underwrite women’s empowerment Nairobi, 26 January 2006 UN-HABITAT calls for stricter building regulations in wake of Nairobi disaster December Nairobi, 14 December, 2005 UN-HABITAT Holds Donor Consultation For Immediate Shelter Recovery In Pakistan & Zimbabwe A call for US$ 18.1 million for Pakistan & US$ 4 million for Zimbabwe September New York, 19 September 2005: UN World Summit 2005: World leaders prioritize slum prevention and slum upgrading calling for increased investment in UN-HABITAT’s Slum Upgrading Facility Embargoed until 4 October, 2005: The 2005 Scroll of Honour Award Winners Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish August Nairobi, 4 August 2005: World Habitat Day 2005 Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish July Nairobi, 5 July 2005: Working with the private sector on tsunami relief Zimbabwe, Harare, 5 July 2005 UN Zimbabwe envoy to visit Bulawayo, other cities June Nairobi, 30 June 2005: UN-HABITAT in Lake Victoria Clean Up Drive Zimbabwe, Harare, 27 June 2005: UN Special Envoy arrives in Harare Nairobi 17 June 2005: Running out of time - Addressing the slum challenges Nairobi 8 June 2005: Senegalese Hip Hop artist D J Awadi made UN-HABITAT - “Messenger of Truth” May Nairobi 20 May 2005: UN-HABITAT Hosts Somali Urban Forum Nairobi 19 May 2005: UN-HABITAT trains the first group of the newly elected Mayors in the occupied Palestinian territories Indonesia, 2 May 2005: From Relief to Long-term Rehabilitation and Reconstruction UN-HABITAT to work on long term recovery of Banda Aceh and Nias in Indonesia April Nairobi, 15 April 2005: Governing Council gives boost to UN-HABITAT’s Disaster Management Programme Nairobi, 8 April, 2005: Governing Council breathes new strength into UN-HABITAT Nairobi, 8 April 2005: Additional support for UN-HABITAT from Dubai Municipality Nairobi, 7 April 2005: Sounding the alarm on forced evictions Nairobi, 6 April, 2005 : Governments urged to help strengthen local authorities Nairobi, 6 April, 2005 : Global Chemical Giant BASF Responds to UN-HABITAT Tsunami Appeal Nairobi, 5 April, 2005 : Grim accounts of poverty, post-conflict and post-disaster crises Nairobi, 5 April, 2005 : The slow motion tsunami: urban poverty Nairobi, 4 April, 2005 : UN-HABITAT Governing Council opens February Durban, 4 February 2005: Conference places urban poverty on top of Africa’s agenda Durban, 3 February 2005: High-level talks begin at African housing and urban development conference January Durban, 31 January 2005: African ministerial conference on housing and urban development Nairobi, 28 January2005: UN-HABITAT, European Commission pledge increased cooperation to address Africa’s urbanization challenges Mauritius, 20 January 2005: UN-HABITAT active at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, Kobe, Japan Mauritius, 17 January 2005: Small Island Developing States 2005 The Human Settlements Challenge Mauritius, 17 January 2005: Tsunami Human Settlements Recovery Facility launched by UN-HABITAT Mauritius, 12 January2005: Clarification of UN-HABITAT’s audit reports under OFFP in Iraq Nairobi, Nairobi, 7 January2005: UN-HABITAT responds to Tsunami Flash Appeal