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On the upstairs floor is the five-person office of UN-Habitat, the primary agency tasked with the question of permanent housing.
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On the upstairs floor is the five-person office of UN-Habitat, the primary agency tasked with the question of permanent housing.
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On the upstairs floor is the five-person office of UN-Habitat, the primary agency tasked with the question of permanent housing.
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Iran also sits on the governing council of the U. N.'s Geneva-based refugee agency (UNHCR), and on the governing boards of the two U.N. agencies headquartered in Nairobi: the U.N. Environment Program (UNEP) and the U.N. Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat).
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Iran also sits on the governing council of the U. N.'s Geneva-based refugee agency (UNHCR), and on the governing boards of the two U.N. agencies headquartered in Nairobi: the U.N. Environment Program (UNEP) and the U.N. Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat).
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The breakneck transformation of a rural population into a predominantly urban one is neither good nor bad on its own, says UN-Habitat, the Nairobi-based agency that monitors the world's built environment.
Africa warned of 'slum' cities danger as its population passes 1bn John Vidal 2010
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"As the fastest urbanising continent in the world, Africa is not only confronted with the challenge of improving the lives of slum dwellers but also the challenge of preventing the formation of new slums," said Joan Clos, executive director of UN-Habitat.
Africa warned of 'slum' cities danger as its population passes 1bn John Vidal 2010
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The study, conducted at three different sites in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, forms part of a larger international study focusing on similar issues around the world, involving UN-Habitat and the Norwegian government.
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The role of the UN-Habitat is crucial in achieving the
Address the African Ministers Conference on Housing and Urban Development 2005
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Anna Tibaijuka, executive director of UN-Habitat and the most senior African woman in the United Nations, arrived in the troubled southern African country on Sunday.
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