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Human Settlement

UN-Habitat launches State of World Cities Report 2012/2013

UN-Habitat Executive Director Dr. Joan Clos last Wednesday in Naples, Italy, launched the State of World Cities Report 2012/2013. Titled ‘The Prosperity of Cities’, the...

Michael Simire - September 10, 2012

Human Settlement

WUF6: Amnesty International flays forced eviction, UN launches ‘Open UN-Habitat’ website

As representatives of governments and city authorities of over 100 countries discuss the future of the world's urban centres in the Italian city of...

Michael Simire - September 4, 2012

Human Settlement

Being a Good Samaritan in Lagos

Tina Armstrong-Ogbonna recalls a recent experience when, against all odds, she offered a helping hand to a dying man on the streets of Lagos My...

Michael Simire - August 26, 2012

Human Settlement

WUF6 online portal closes Friday

Participants at the premier global conference on cities and urban issues – sixth World Urban Forum (WUF6) – holding in Naples, Italy next month...

Michael Simire - August 19, 2012

Human Settlement

Lagos coastline community relives predicament over incessant flooding

On July 10 2011, Lagos experienced a downpour that lasted for over six hours, claiming lives and destroying properties in the bustling city. About a...

Michael Simire - August 19, 2012

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Makoko: The tragedy, the intrigues

Environmental science writer, Tina Armstrong-Ogbonna, relates her experience as the controversial Makoko demolition saga unfolded in Lagos I recently participated in the filming of a...

Michael Simire - August 6, 2012

Human Settlement

Revitalising Nigerian cities the American way

By investing in infrastructure, security and the people, depressed cities in Nigeria can be turned around – just as examples in the United States...

admin - July 18, 2012

Human Settlement

Africa: Fresh outlook for slum management

An international body of planning and built environment experts has urged African governments and development agencies to accept the realities of existing urban conditions,...

admin - July 18, 2012

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