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Vancouver, Canada, 6 Jan. 09
H. Peter Oberlander, a founding father of UN-HABITAT, passed away peacefully on 27 December 2008, his family announced this week. An architect and teacher who became Canada’s first Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, he was 86. Professor Oberlander played a crucial political role in convening the UN Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat 1) in Vancouver in 1976 and the third session of UN-HABITAT’s World Urban Forum 30 years later. |
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Lilongwe, Malawi,
9 Dec. 08
The first Malawi Urban Forum, held in Lilongwe from 8-9 December, brought close to 200 stakeholders to seek solutions to what is considered to be the most significant demographic and poverty dynamic in Malawi today... |
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Baluchistan, Pakistan, 17 Dec. 08
For the residents of the south western Pakistan region of Baluchistan, a bleak winter was a looming reality until an intervention by UN-HABITAT helped them to put roofs over their heads. A winter in the open with the attendant calamitous effects would have been a double disaster for the 800 families residing in the mountainous area who suffered a huge blow last October after a devastating earthquake hit the area. |
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