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| Fifty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women |
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Nairobi
“Access and participation of women and girls to education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work”, the review theme of the 58th session of the CSW, represents one of the main challenges of all the human settlements worldwide and is central in the work of UN-Habitat.
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| Commonwealth Youth Forum Opening ceremony: Statement by Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations |
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Entebbe, Uganda
I am very excited to be back in Uganda. Last year I was here in April when I had the privilege to address the commonwealth meeting on Africa’s urbanization crisis.
It is an honor and a privilege for me to be here with you today at this Commonwealth Youth Forum
I wish to congratulate the Commonwealth Youth Council for organizing this youth forum which will provide a platform for young people to contribute to the Commonwealth and the Commonwealth Heads of Government agendas. I am pleased that this forum also provides an independent platform for youth representatives to consider their agenda at the same time as the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting.
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| Opening Address by Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director of UN-HABITAT & Director General, UN Office at Nairobi, on the occasion of the Youth Dialogue on "I am Kenya, I am Peace, Lets Talk" |
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UN Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya
I know that many of you have come here at considerable personal risk to join us here today. I want to thank you for your courage and sacrifice. I want you to know that you honour us by gracing the United Nations headquarters in Africa with your presence, for as you know, after New York, Geneva and Vienna, we are the only UN headquarters in the developing world.
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| Executive Director's Message |
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The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October each year as World Habitat Day. It is an occasion to reflect on the state of human settlements and the basic right to adequate shelter for all.
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| Address to the Africities Summit by Mrs. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary General and Executive Director, UN-HABITAT |
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Yaoundé, Cameroon
I wish to open my remarks by saying thank you to His Excellency Paul Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon and members of his government; His Excellency President Joachim Chissano, President of Mozambique and current Chairman of the African Union; other Honourable Ministers and members of the Government of Cameroon; the Ministers of Finance, and Local Government in charge of decentralisation from around Africa; His Worship, the Honourable Arthur Hussene Canana, the Mayor of Maputo and Chairman of the Political Committee of Africities 2003; Chairman Nicolas Amougou Noma, the Government Delegate for Yaoundé Urban Community; Your Worships the Mayors, and Honourable Councillors; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Sister UN Organizations; and, representatives of our bilateral and multi-lateral partners.
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| The Executive Director's message on the occasion of World Habitat Day |
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Nairobi, Kenya
Every year on the first Monday in October we use World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of the world’s growing cities and our planet’s rapid and irreversible urbanisation. We worry not only whether we can manage this growth, but how we can do it positively in a way that makes cities inclusive, welcoming places for all.
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| Statement By Mrs Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary General And Executive Director,UN-HABITAT At The African Ministerial Conference On Housing And Urban Development, Abuja, Nigeria, 28-30 July, 2008. |
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Abuja, Nigeria
I would like to thank your Government, Mr. President, for inviting UN-HABITAT to participate as a co-organizer of the Second African Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development (AMCHUD). Personally, and on behalf of my staff, I would like to convey our sincere appreciation for the warm reception and hospitality accorded to us. We are grateful for the elaborate arrangements you have made to bring the Ministers and staff from the continent to Abuja, your beautiful and great capital.
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| WHD 2006 Kazan Executive Director's statement |
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Kazan, Russia
It is a privilege and a pleasure to be here in Kazan celebrating the World Habitat Day.
Since 1985, UN-HABITAT and partners have been commemorating this important day to reflect collectively about the challenges of achieving sustainable human settlements in a world that is becoming increasingly urbanized.
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| Welcoming address by Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Executive Director UN-HABITAT Director General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)at the opening of the 21st session of the Governing Council of UN-HABITAT |
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Nairobi
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the opening session of the 21st session of the Governing Council in my current two capacities. Firstly, as the Director General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi, UNON, a responsibility bestowed upon me by the Secretary General last year after Dr. Klaus Toepfer retired. Speaking in that capacity, it is with great pleasure that for the second time this year, we are honored to welcome you, President Mwai Kibaki, to our UN Compound. Your personal presence is a testimony to the important support you are giving to the work of the UN in general, and in particular to the business covered by the UN environmental agencies headquartered here, namely UNEP and UN-HABITAT.
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| Address by Mrs. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka |
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Nairobi, Kenya
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you, and to express my sincere gratitude to you, Mr. President and to your Government, for offering to host the global celebrations of World Habitat Day this year - back in Nairobi, the headquarters of our Agency.
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| Address by Dr. Joan Clos Under-Secretary-General of the United Nationsand Executive Director of UN-Habitat on the Occasion of the Sixth Session of the World Urban Forum |
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Naples, Italy
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| Executive Director’s message on World Habitat Day |
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The theme this year of World Habitat Day on 6 October spearheaded by the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro is water and sanitation. Never before has there been such clear international consensus that sustainable development starts with health and dignity. These fundamental conditions of human development cannot be met without sustained investment in safe water and basic sanitation.
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| Address to the Golden Spear 2005 Symposium on Civil-Military Cooperation in Disaster Management |
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Nairobi
Mrs. Tibaijuka has asked me to apologise on her behalf for not being able to attend in person today because of another international commitment in her schedule. She has therefore asked me, as her representative, to deliver her message to this distinguished gathering on behalf of the United Nations. She wants me to share with you some of our views and insights on Civil-Military Cooperation in Disaster Management , the theme of this year's Golden Spear symposium.
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| Address to the Second Committee by Dr. Joan Clos Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director UN-Habitat on the 67th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. NewYork, 1st November 2012 |
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The preparatory process for Habitat III will place significant demands on Member States, UN-Habitat, and the UN system as a whole. As you may know already, in late August this year, the Secretary-General designated me as the Secretary-General for Habitat III. I am confident that I can count on the support of all Member States and UN agencies in this exciting but demanding journey towards Habitat III.
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| Closing Statement by Mrs. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Executive Director, UN-HABITAT |
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Nairobi
As an enormous universal gathering of faiths put away their differences and assembled in Rome to lay Pope John Paul II to rest, 827 delegates from 92 Member States, including 48 Member States of the Governing Council, 39 representatives of Local Governments and their organisations and 92 representatives of NGOs as well as participants from the UN system, IGOs, professional associations and the private sector, assembled in Nairobi to provide guidance to one of the United Nations’ key programmes in the fight against global poverty.
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| Eve Woman of the Year Award |
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Nairobi, Kenya
It gives me great pleasure to be here on the eve of International Women's Day. This is the day that women all over the world celebrate their achievements. And what could be more appropriate than to gather here in Nairobi to honour 10 Kenyan women award winners, and 30 nominees, who are a testament to women's courage and ability.
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| Conférence Mondiale Sur la Réduction des Catastrophes [French] |
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Kobé, Japon
Au nom d’ONU-HABITAT, l’agence des Nations Unies pour les villes et les autres Etablissements Humains, je voudrais tout d’abord exprimer notre profonde sympathie envers les gouvernements et les populations affectés par les terribles événements du 26 décembre dernier. Cette tragédie illustre une fois encore la vulnérabilité des établissements humains.
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| SECURITY OF TENURE IN URBAN AFRICA: WHERE ARE WE, AND WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE |
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The subject of land in Africa is both a critical and a sensitive one. UN-HABITAT’s global mandate covers all human settlement, although we are often known as the agency for cities. In the cities of the developing world, slum upgrading is one of our key tasks where security of tenure and land are of critical concern.
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| Statement by Dr. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Executive Director UN-HABITAT at the Closing session of Local to Local Dialogue 19 April 2007 |
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| Conference on Land in Africa: Market Asset or Secure Livelihood? |
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London, UK
Let me at the outset congratulate the organisers of this conference, namely the Royal African Society, the Natural Resources Institute and the IIED, for choosing such a critical topic and for bringing together people who want to help Africans to take their rightful place in the world. I thank you for inviting me to participate in this important conference and meet such distinguished company.
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| Closing Address of the Executive Director at The World Urban Forum, Second Session |
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Barcelona
It is an honour and a privilege to present you with my statement concluding the Second World Urban Forum.On behalf of all the participants from all over the world, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Mayor Joan Clos and the City of Barcelona, the people of Catalonia and the Government of Spain for hosting our event in this wonderful and inspiring city.
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| Opening Speech at the Second World Urban Forum, 13 September 2004 |
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Barcelona, Spain
We are honoured that the World Urban Forum has been invited to be an integral part of the highly successful Universal Forum of Cultures. I wish to extend a special thank you to Mayor Joan Clos and the city of Barcelona, the people of Catalonia and the Government of Spain for their invitation to host this global gathering.
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| Special Event at the 2004 Stockholm Water Week |
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Stockholm
Let me begin by thanking you all for accepting our invitation to join in this special session, allowing us to share with you the developing initiative on “ Meeting the MDG 's on Water and Sanitation in Secondary Urban Centres in the Lake Victoria Region, an initiative that UNHABITAT has begun in the Lake Victoria Region.
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| Introductory Statement to the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) |
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Thank you for giving me this opportunity to introduce Programme 12 on Human Settlements of the Proposed Strategic Framework for the biennium 2006-2007. The submission before you was prepared in close consultation with Governments, in accordance with Governing Council resolution 19/2 that requested me to consult the Committee of Permanent Representatives and take full account of the members’ views in preparation of this document.
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| Thai Evening and Exhibition |
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I have great pleasure in welcoming you to the United Nations offices in Nairobi, the Headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme.
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| Statement by Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT at the Occasion of the meeting of the Global Parliamentarians on Habitat |
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| Statement By The Executive Director Of UN-HABITAT Mrs. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka United Nations House |
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Beirut, Lebanon
It is indeed an honour to be here with you today on my first visit to Lebanon. The excellent and warm hospitality that I have witnessed since my arrival is only paralleled by the dynamism I have seen in all aspects of daily life and the numerous achievements in urban renewal, housing construction and local economic development. The reconstruction of Beirut and of Lebanon, in such a short period of time, is nothing short of impressive. Like a Phoenix from the ashes, it demonstrates that where there is a will there is a way.
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| Final Statement by Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director |
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Nairobi,Kenya
It has been an honour to report to you today with an update of the activities of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme. As my term of office comes to a close, this auspicious occasion marks the last time that I appear before this esteemed Committee in my capacity as UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director.
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| The Third Annual Glocalization Conference |
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Rome, Italy
I am honored to be here today at the Third Annual Glocalization Conference. For me, as the head of the UN agency for human settlements, also known as the City Agency, it is indeed very impressive and inspiring for me to see such a powerful gathering of Mayors, representatives of corporations, the World Bank and sister agencies in this eternal city of Rome. Let me take this opportunity on behalf UN-HABITAT to congratulate you all, The Glocal Forum, mayors and local leaders from around the world, on this conference of great relevance to an urbanizing world.
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| Speech of the under secretary general and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka on the occasion of the international youth day 2010. Nairobi, 12 August 2010 |
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Today all over the World, in various regions and countries, in cities, towns and villages, in churches, mosques and temples, in social halls and youth clubs, we are all celebrating the International Youth Day whose theme this year is “Dialogue and Mutual Understanding”. For me this is an auspicious day, as it is the twenty-fifth anniversary of International Youth Year, first held in 1985, and the final time I address you as Executive Director of UN-HABITAT.
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| The opening of the Universal Forum of Cultures |
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Barcelona, Spain
It is a great honour and privilege to address this gathering on this auspicious occasion, the opening of the Universal Forum of Cultures graced by your majesties’ personal presence.
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| The IVth Forum of Local Authorities for Social Inclusion of Porto Alegre |
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Barcelona, Spain
I am very glad that I was able to join you this morning for the opening ceremony of the 4th Forum of Local Authorities for Social Inclusion of Porto Alegre, taking place just before the official opening of the 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures. I am also particularly happy to continue with you, here in Barcelona, the outstanding momentum of the founding Congress of United Cities and Local Governments that took place this week in Paris.
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| On the occasion of the founding Congress of United Cities and Local Government (UCLG) |
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Paris, France
The creation of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) reflects the commitment of the world’s mayors to create a unified global voice for cities, convinced that the challenges of a rapidly globalizing and urbanizing world need to be addressed at the local level by the sphere of government, which is closest to the citizens
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| Introductory Statement to the twenty second session of the Governing Council Proposed Work Programme and Budget for the 2010-2011 biennium by Ms. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Executive Director,UN-HABITAT |
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Mr. Chairman, Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, and Distinguished Delegates, I now have the honour of introducing the Proposed Work Programme and Budget of the United Nations Habitat and Human Settlements Foundation for the 2010-2011 biennium, document HSP/GC/22/5 which is before you. For your information, you also have before you, documents HSP/GC/22/5/Add.1 which is the “Report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ)”, and HSP/GC/22/5/Add.2 which is the “Gender Equality Action Plan for 2008-2013”.
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| Inaugural Meeting of the Advisory Group on Forced evictions |
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It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to Nairobi for this inaugural meeting of the Advisory Group on Forced Evictions. I wish first of all to thank you for your willingness to join this group, despite your heavy workloads, and to contribute to this challenging mission.
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| The Nairobi Dam Trust Initiative |
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Nairobi, Kenya
It is a great pleasure for me to join you this evening at the launching of "The Nairobi Dam Trust Initiative." I congratulate the Kenya Government and our sister agency UNEP on this important occasion and express appreciation for the invitation extended to us.
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| Address to the East Africa Model United Nations |
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Address to the East Africa Model United Nations
On behalf of Dr. Klaus Toepfer and the whole United Nations family, I am delighted to have this opportunity to welcome you to the United Nations in Nairobi. In a world that has become more interconnected through commerce and communication, the United Nations system is the only global political body for both dialogue and action. Nearly every country is represented in the United Nations, and each has the right to speak out on issues of peace and development, looking for common solutions to shared problems.
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| Address to the International Conference on The Age of Connectivity – Harnessing the Generations |
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I wish to open my remarks by saying thank you to International Council for Caring Communities for calling this important conference. A century ago, we did not live as long as we do today because we did not live as well. We did not have the social, medical, and political means, let alone the basic human rights many of us - but by no means all - enjoy today. And the world was far tougher. It is wonderful that so many more of us can expect to live to a ripe old age now. Perhaps by the year 2050, and fifty years beyond, we may be able to take a longer life more for granted. Certainly we will have better technology.
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| The launch of the WASH Campaign |
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I am glad that I was able to join with you this afternoon at the launch of the Brazil’s national WASH campaign, being launched by UN-HABITAT’s partners in Brazil. I congratulate the Water and Sanitation Collaborative Council, its Executive Director Gouri Ghosh and the regional coordinator Ana Machado for working closely with UN-HABITAT to bring WASH to Latin America and the Caribbean.
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| The Eminent Persons’ Panel Discussion |
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I would like to first extend my warm welcome to this eminent group of persons for joining us today in this Panel Discussion organized on the occasion of the World Habitat Day. The theme for this year’s observance is Water and Sanitation for Cities.
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| Agents rather than patients – Realising the potential for Asset-Based Community Development |
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Each year BSHF organises a three day consultation at St. George’s House in Windsor Castle. It brings together leading experts and practitioners to discuss a theme of current housing concern and to seek to identify ways in which possible solutions can be put in place. The Agenda for Action resulting from these deliberations is used to encourage practical and realistic change at local, national and international level.
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| Urban Housing Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Countries |
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Nairobi, Kenya
On behalf of the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, I wish to congratulate the organizers of the present workshop on urban housing for a very timely initiative. at UN-HABITAT, we believe that the issues of housing and urbanization should be placed at the top of the development agenda of most African countries which are currently experiencing a rapid urban transition...
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| Fourth Global Forum of Paliamentarians on Habitat |
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Berlin, Germany
wish to express my sincere appreciation to the Global Parliamentarians on Habitat (GPH), and to the host committee under the able leadership of Hon. Peter Goetz, President of the Regional Council for Europe of the GPH, for inviting me to participate at this Fourth Forum of the Parliamentarians being held in this beautiful and historic federal capital city of Berlin…
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| 3rd World Water Forum |
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Osaka, Japan
It is a privilege, and it gives me great pleasure to take part in this event today. I am very happy to be in Osaka, Japan’s second largest city. Since I arrived I have been impressed by the sheer energy of the city, energy derived from the thriving trade and industry, as well as the lively culture scene
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| Sustainable Local Government, Sustainable Development: Involving the Private Sector and NGOs |
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South Africa
wish to begin my speech by acknowledging the leadership role taken by the Government of South Africa and His Excellency Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa, in promoting international development issues. It was only recently that the Government of South Africa hosted the World Summit for Sustainable Development and today the Commonwealth Local Government Forum Conference.
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| The Luncheon Meeting organized by the United Nations Foundation |
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Washington D.C., US
I am truly happy that I could respond to this invitation from my friend Senator Tim Wirth. Tim joined me in Johannesburg during the World Summit on Sustainable Development last year. He brought a clear vision and a rare commitment for Africa to the Summit. I, therefore, owed him this trip.
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| 22nd Meeting of the UNEP Governing Council |
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Nairobi, Kenya
In time-honoured tradition, I have been invited by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to address the UNEP Governing Council. I, in turn, soon hope to welcome the Executive Director, Dr. Klaus Toepfer, to address the opening plenary of the 19th Session of the Governing Council of UN-HABITAT.
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| Statement at the Second Committee of the 57th Session of the General Assembly |
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New York, USA
Statement at the Second Committee of the 57th Session of the General Assembly
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| Statement on the occasion of the kick-off of the Secure tenure event Davao City, Philippines |
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Davao City, Philippines
This event is a unique opportunity for me to meet directly with those who are among our most important partners and those for whom UN-HABITAT is dedicating most of its effort. They are the urban poor who live in precarious situations, in unhealthy slums and also unfortunately, very often, in areas that are prone to risks. They are also the local authorities who struggle to provide to their citizen a decent and safe shelter.
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| Address on the occasion of the visit to Muntinlupa City, Philippines |
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Muntinlupa City, Philippines
I am honoured to be here with you today to participate in this important event. I would like to thank Honourable Jaime Frenedi, Mayor of the City of Muntinlupa, the honorable members of Muntinlupa City Council, and the citizens of Muntinlupa City, for inviting me to visit your City and see directly the impressive accomplishments that you have achieved here to the benefit of the underprivileged members of your community.
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| Speech on World Habitat Day in Brussels |
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Brussels, Belgium
Every year since 1985, when it was first designated by the General Assembly, World Habitat Day has been celebrated on the first Monday of every October. On this day we are asked to reflect on the conditions of the living environment or our habitats, focusing on the state of human settlements and on progress made, and persistent and new challenges for their sustainable development. This year it has been decided that we should reflect on the theme of city to city cooperation.
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| International Conference on Sustainable Building |
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Oslo, Norway
It is a great honour and privilege for me to address this important Conference in the presence of distinguished dignitaries from nearly seventy countries representing the research community, property owners, the construction industry and authorities in this beautiful country of Norway. It is indeed very heartening to note that this conference is a result of cooperation among an impressive array of partners representing the government, private and public sector, research and financial institutions.
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| Tibaijuka calls for urgent solutions to poverty |
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It gives me great pleasure to welcome all of you to the Headquarters of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme here at Gigiri. I am delighted by your response to our call to come and discuss the very important subject of Urban Food Security. I am particularly happy that, in spite of your very demanding schedules, you have found time, Honourable Dr. Godana and Your Worship Mayor Mbugua, to come and share your thoughts with us on this important topic.
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| International Forum on Urban Poverty in Marrakech, Morocco |
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Marrakech, Morocco
It is a great honour and privilege for me to address this important Conference in the presence of the most important dignitaries in this beautiful country of Morocco and I would like to thank His Majesty, the King of Morocco, and his government for making it possible for all of us to gather here to discuss how best we can solve the problems of urban poverty all over the world.
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| Message of the Executive Director on World Habitat Day 2001 |
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The theme of this year's World Habitat Day celebrations - "Cities without Slums" - is one that concerns us all, collectively and individually. One billion poor people live without adequate shelter and basic services in slums and squatter settlements.
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| Launching of the Global Campaign for Good Urban Governance in India Opening Session |
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Delhi, India
It is with great pleasure that I address the concluding session of the launch of the campaign for good urban governance in India. This event has been a resounding success and I wish to thank all those persons, both behind and in front of the scenes, who have made this event possible. The effort involved in conceptualising and organising such an event is considerable and I can appreciate the sacrifices of time and personal convenience that have been made. In my opening speech I particularly mentioned the staff from the Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation.
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| World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance |
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Durban, South Africa
The World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, presents a unique opportunity for us to think of all the people around the world, who have been struggling for the defeat of all kinds of discrimination. The victorious fight of the people of South Africa against the apartheid system gives us hope to consider that racism and all kinds of institutionalized discrimination can be successfully fought and eradicated from our human settlements.
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| Opening statement by Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director UN-HABITAT - Naples, Italy, 2 October 2006 |
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Naples
It gives me great pleasure to celebrate the global festivities of World Habitat Day this year from this beautiful city of Naples. Naples is a gateway to the Mediterranean, and renowned centre of history, culture, art – and urban and architectural splendour. The planning of settlements such as Pompei, just down the road from here, still guide and inspire us in our quest for liveable cities. So it is with a special word of appreciation to Your Worship, Ms. Iervolino Russo, the Mayor of Naples, for so generously offering to host this important annual event.
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| Address by Mrs. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka Executive Director of UN-HABITAT On the occasion of the West Africa High-Level Peer Exhange on Government Enablement of Private Sector Lending for Affordable Housing |
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Accra, Ghana
It is a great privilege to present this keynote address at a conference called to see how governments can help and encourage the private sector to invest in a noble, worthwhile and most important cause – affordable housing for the poorest of the poor.
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| Address to the Group of 77 in Geneva By Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director & Director-General United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) Geneva – 18 January 2007 |
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Geneva
It is a great honour for me to appear before you today, in my capacity as the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), to address the first meeting, in 2007, of the Group of 77 in Geneva. As some of you might recall I have had the pleasure of appearing before your meetings at the time I served as the UNCTAD Director for the Office of the Least Developed, Land-locked and Island Developing States. I was also serving at the time as the Executive Secretary of the Third UN Conference for the Least Developed Countries. I have always been gratified by the strong support, which the Group of 77 has always extended to the weaker among them. So I am pleased to be back. And I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you everything of the best for 2007
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| Remarks by Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Executive Director UN-HABITAT, At the first meeting of the Advisory Council of the UN-HABITAT Warsaw Office on 25 February 2007 |
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Warsaw
It gives me great pleasure to address this gathering of Honourable Ministers, distinguished bankers, local authorities and so many other important people playing key roles in shaping a brighter future for this region. I wish to open my remarks with special words of thanks: Firstly, thank you, Honourable Minister Aumiller, for hosting this event and for giving us your valuable time to serve as Chair of this first Advisory Council
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| Statement by Dr. Anna K. Tibaijuka Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT at the first plenary session of the 21st Session of the Governing Council for UN-HABITAT |
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Nairobi
This session of the Governing Council has before it some very important issues and equally important decisions to make. For this reason, we have been working arduously with the Committee of Permanent Representatives and its Bureau to ensure that the programme and the organisation of work allows for a judicial balance between dialogue and decision making.
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| Address by Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi, and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT on the occasion of the 12th Summit of the Comesa Authority of Heads of State and Government |
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Nairobi
It gives me great pleasure to invite you to this meeting in Nairobi. It is a great honour for us that you are gracing the United Nations headquarters in Africa with your presence here. As you know, there are four headquarters of United Nations in the World. After New York, the main headquartes, we have Geneva and Vienna. Nairobi is the only UN headquarter in the developing world. Today we find ourselves gathered here at the home of the United Nations Environment Programme, the agency that works to protect our planet’s natural environment, and UN-HABITAT, the agency of which I am the Execuctive Director which works for the built environment. This meeting could have been held elsewhere in this wonderful city, and so it is with a special word of appreciation to Your Excellency, President Kibaki, that we in the United Nations Office at Nairobi extend to you our thanks.
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| PRESENTATION by Mrs ANNA K.TIBAIJUKA, UNDER SECRETARY GENERAL of the UNITED NATIONS and EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of UN-HABITAT to the PLANNING CONVENTION of the Royal Town Planning Institute |
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The QEII Conference Centre,Westminster, London
I would like to start by thanking the Royal Town Planning Institute for inviting me to address you today. I would like to congratulate the Institute, and particularly Jim Claydon, its President, and Robert Upton, its Secretary-General, for giving a high profile to issues of international development in your Convention. I understand Robert is unwell and I wish him an early recovery. I would also like to acknowledge Clive Harridge, your Immediate Past President, whom I had the pleasure of meeting at the World Urban Forum in Vancouver last year. The RTPI made a powerful contribution to the Forum, a gathering of over 10,000 people from around the world, and its effort was crucial in putting planning back on the international agenda, from whence it has been missing for at least the last twenty years.
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| Statement from Anna K. Tibaijuka Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director UN-HABITAT On the occasion of the closing of Housing and Property Claims Commission (HPCC) |
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Pristina, Kosovo
UN-HABITAT welcomed the invitation from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kouchener, in mid-1999 to assist the UN Mission in Kosovo to address a range of issues including local governance, rebuilding a land administration system and infrastructure in Kosovo, and developing the means to ensure restitution for people who lost their properties, and to help regularize informal transactions during the decade from 1989 to 1999. It is the celebration of the handover of the last case resolved by the Housing and Property Directorate and the Housing and Property Claims Commission that we are here for today, and I am proud that UN-HABITAT has been recognized for its contribution in to this most deserving endeavour.
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| Keynote Address on “Water for Thirsty Cities” Dr. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations & Executive Director UN-HABITAT At the Opening Plenary Session of the Stockholm World Water Week |
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Stockholm
It is thus a great pleasure for me to share my thoughts on the theme of “Water for Thirsty Cities”. This is a topic which is at the crossroads of the environment and development - a topic which decides not only the quality of life but life itself on this planet - a topic which has brought the multitude of professionals and policy makers from every corner of the globe to this Symposium.
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| Message By Anna Tibaijuka Executive Director of UN-HABITAT and Director General of UNON On The Occassion Of International Youth Day |
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Nairobi, Kenya
I am particularly pleased by the theme of this year's observance of International Youth Day: "Be Seen, Be Heard”
It is a most appropriate theme. With over 200 million youth living in poverty, 130 million illiterate, 88 million unemployed and 10 million living with HIV/AIDS, the case for a renewed commitment to working with youth for attaining the Millennium Development Goals is vital. Young people must be seen as equal partners in achieving these Goals and in realizing the Global Partnership Initiative. As you are all aware, we are at the halfway mark to the target date of 2015 for attaining these goals, and the time has come for accelerated action.
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| Address by Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT On the occasion of World Habitat Day |
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The Hague, Netherlands
World Habitat Day is the most important date on our international calendar. It is our occasion to remind the world, our leaders and our citizens, that the first Monday every October is an occasion to be ever alert and vigilant to the great urban changes sweeping our planet. And so it gives me great pleasure, and indeed great honour, to thank Your Worship, Mayor Deetman, for so kindly offering to host the 2007 global celebration of World Habitat Day in this wonderful and great city. In the same breath, I also wish the Honourable Ministers, Mr. Koenders, and Ms. Vogelaar, to know how deeply grateful we are for the continuing very generous financial and political support that the Government of The Netherlands has always shown the United Nations and especially, our agency, UN-HABITAT.
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| Statement by Dr. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Executive Director, UN-HABITAT, Director-General, on the occasion of the Youth Dialogue on “I am Kenya, I am Peace, Lets Talk”, in preparation for the National Youth Violence Prevention Week. |
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Nairobi
I thank you most sincerely for joining us here today in these very difficult times. Like a broken heart, Kenya is still bleeding in post-election violence and I ask you all, right at the outset, to join me in observing a minute of silence and respect for those who have lost their lives in recent weeks. We pray also for those who have lost loved ones, their homes and their livelihoods.
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| ED's Video Message on the International Youth Day 2008 |
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This year’s International Youth Day will be celebrated on Tuesday 12th August 2008 all over the world. Various activities have been planned in different countries across the globe. UN-HABITAT executive Director has recorded a video message for that day whereby she has supported UN Secretary- General’s message on greater involvement of youth on combating climate change. She reiterates that today’s young people will bear the consequences of climate change if immediate measures are not taken to tackle this phenomenon. More so in developing countries, youth are often responsible for farming, finding water and collecting fuel wood. These tasks will be rendered more difficult – and will take even more time away from education or productive activities – as climate change affects the availability of water, agricultural productivity and the survival of ecosystems.
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| Message from Anna Tibaijuka, UN Under-Secretary General & Executive Director, UN-HABITAT on The International Youth Day |
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Nairobi, Kenya
This International Youth Day, I would like to express my support for the chosen theme of “Climate Change and Youth”. Youth are not just leaders of tomorrow, but also of today. And climate change is one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced, requiring us all to work together to overcome the impending crisis. What better time, then, to strengthen our commitment to empowering youth as agents of change, partners in solving our shared global challenges?
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| Statement of the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka on the occasion of the Baghdad Conference |
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Baghdad, Iraq
Housing is a fundamental human right and it is the duty of all responsible governments to ensure that each and every citizen has access to adequate housing along with all basic infrastructure and services such as access roads, water and sanitation, electricity, other community services. The failure to do so in a timely and cost effective manner results in the proliferation of slums which are the breeding grounds of disease and deprivation, the loss of human dignity and ultimately deep rooted frustrations that find vent in violence both within homes and outside.
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| Wilton Park Conference 18-22 May 2009 |
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As I am sure has already been said, this conference is very timely. I must thank the organisers of this conference at Wilton Park for their foresight in putting such a complex set of issues onto their agenda.
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| South Asia Earthquake Donor Meeting |
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Geneva
On behalf of UN-HABITAT and on my own behalf, I would like to reiterate my sincere condolences to the people and Governments of Pakistan , India and Afghanistan for the terrible tragedy that befell them on 8th October, 2005.
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| World Habitat Day 2005 |
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Jakarta
I am greatly honoured to join you here today, and I express my sincere gratitude to you Mr. Vice-President and to your Government for so graciously offering to host the global celebration of World Habitat Day in this wonderful city of Jakarta.
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| Inaugural Address UN Pavilion Lecture Series by Dr. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General & Executive Director |
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The 19th Century was a period in history marked by major innovations in medicine and disease prevention which contributed to the rapid acceleration in population growth in the western world. Europe’s population doubled from roughly 200 million to more than 400 million inhabitants. The 19th Century was remarkable in the widespread formation of new settlements, particularly in North America and Australasia, with approximately 70 million people leaving Europe in quest of a better life. In the beginning of the 19th Century, only 2 percent of the global population lived in urban areas. The Industrial Revolution spread from the United Kingdom through Europe, North America, and eventually to the whole world.
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| Thirteenth Commission on Sustainable Development |
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New York
I am honoured and privileged to participate at the opening of the 13th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development to report on the outcome of the twentieth session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) held during April 4 to 8, 2005 in Nairobi. I thank H. E. Ambassador Ashe, the Chair of this session for his presence at our Governing Council.
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| the Global Chemical Giant BASF signing of the letter of Intent |
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Nairobi
UN-HABITAT’s mandate to achieve ‘Adequate shelter for all’ and ‘Sustainable human settlements’ presents a formidable but often forgotten challenge for the international community. In the context of the effective implementation of the Habitat Agenda and the Millennium Development Goals, UN-HABITAT is asked to strengthen local authorities, community organizations and non-governmental organizations so they may be more effective in the spheres of education, health, poverty eradication, human rights, social integration, and infrastructure.
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| High Level Panel to Commemorate International Women’s Day |
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New York
I am honored and privileged to participate in this high level panel to commemorate International Women’s Day, March 8 2005 on the theme “Gender Equality Beyond 2005: Building a More Secure Future”. Let me start by expressing my warm appreciation to the UN Division for the Advancement of Women, for graciously giving me the opportunity to address you all today. I would like to extend my congratulations to Ms Rachel Mayanja on her appointment as Assistant Secretary General, and Special Adviser to the UN-Secretary General on Gender Equality and the Advancement of Women.
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| International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States |
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Mauritius
I am honoured and privileged to participate in this high level segment to review the implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). At the outset, allow me to express my heartfelt sympathy and solidarity to the governments and peoples of those Asian and the East African countries, who were affected by the terrible tragedy of the Tsunami that struck the region several weeks ago. This tragedy is a grim reminder to all of us of the vulnerability of coastal regions, particularly the Small Island Developing States
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| Global WASH Forum |
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Dakar
I am honoured to have been invited by Sir Richard Jolly to chair the Global WASH Forum in Dakar and it is indeed a privilege and pleasure for me to join you at this inaugural plenary session of the Forum.
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UN-Habitat DED Statement for CSW
ED's statement at Brussels Forum on Dynamic Cities Need Women