Previous Press Releases July 2002- December 2002 4 December UN-HABITAT gets US$15 million ESRI grant Government of Kenya and UN-HABITAT to Upgrade Slums, GOK and UN-HABITAT sign Memorandum of Understanding; Kibera-Soweto chosen for pilot slum upgrading project The Government of Netherlands commits $7.8 million to strengthen UN-HABITAT's Sustainable Cities Programme. 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 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 [French] 22 November Journalists form Food Security Network [French] 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. [French] 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 [English] 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   January 2002 - June 2002 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         July 2001 - December 2001 28 November Crime prevention is everybody's responsibility Habitat launches Nairobi Victimisation Survey 28 November Habitat signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Serbia 19 October His Majesty Mohammed VI, the King of Morocco Expresses Support for the International Forum on Urban Poverty [French] 1 October Secretary-General calls for Cities without Slums Global Observance for World Habitat Day held in Fukuoka, Japan 24 September World Habitat Day 2001 Award Winners Announced 4 September Urban Governance Campaign Launched in New Delhi 4 September Urban Poverty can be eradicated through Good Urban Governance 1 August 'Cities without Slums' theme for World Habitat Day: October 1, 2001 7 July Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director of Habitat, launches second phase of the Safer Cities: Dar es Salaam project