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1 LIST OF COUNTRY PROJECTS STARTED AND CLOSED DURING THE LAST 6 MONTHS UN-HABITAT/ RTCD A. COMPLETED PROJECTS Regional Office for Africa and Arab States (ROAAS) Country Project Title Start End Total Budget Nigeria Preparation of Structure Plans for 3 Urban Areas in Anambra State, Nigeria February-07 June ,280 Anambra State Somalia Support to Improved Service Delivery in Somali Cities (SISDISC) May-07 European Commission from the Gov May-09 1,170,000 of Italy Somalia Community Based Improvement of Basic Infrastructure Focusing on Livelihood, Health & Sanitation in Mogadishu, Somalia September-08 June ,440 UN-OCHA through HRF Fund Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) Country Project Title Start End Total Budget Myanmar Myanmar Shelter Coordination Project Aug-08 Jun ,300 DfID Facilitating Access to Safer Land for Earthquake Affectees Jul-08 Mar ,358 DfID Emergency Transitional Shelter Provision for Baluchistant Eqrthquake Jan-09 May ,395 DfID via UNICEF Victims Emergency Shelter Interventions for Vulnerable IDP Families Living May-09 Jul ,587 DfID via UNICEF with Host Families in NWFP Emergency Shelter for IDPs living with host families in North West May-09 Aug ,768 UN CERF Frontier Province (NWFP) WASH Intervention for IDPs in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Federally administered Tribal Areas (FATA) May-09 Aug ,798 UN CERF

2 Support to the Preparation of "State of Asian Cities Report " Aug-08 Jun-09 75,000 UNESCAP Regional Sri Lanka Rebuilding Community Infrastructure and Facilities Jul-08 May-09 1,650,000 IFAD Sri Lanka Jaffna Tsunami Recovery and Reconstruction Project Jul-08 May ,697 Salvation Army Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC) Country Project Title Start End Total Budget Colombia Support Programme to initiate Local Environmental Agenda (LA21) in localities in Bogotá January 06 Jan ,857 Municipality of Bogotá Colombia Participatory Budgeting at local level in Bogotá January 06 Jan ,524 Municipality of Bogotá Colombia Localizing MDGs in 20 Districts in Bogotá May 07 Jan ,235 Municipality of Bogotá Europe Country Project Title Start End Total Budget Regional Regional Capacity Strengthening Programme in urban management and housing support in South Eastern Europe Inception Phase 01/01/ /06/2009 EURO 199,999 Government of Finland Serbia Settlement and Integration of Refugees Programme - SIRP 01/03/2005 EURO 31/03/ ,000,000 Government of Italy B. NEW PROJECTS Regional Office for Africa and Arab States (ROAAS)

3 Country Project Title Start End Total Budget DRC Iraq HLP Interventions in Eastern DRC to Facilitate Returns of IDPs and Refugees and Improve the Land Administration Phase I April-09 December ,000 UNHCR Private Sector Development Programme for Iraq March-09 December-10 1,194,070 UNDG ITF,Spain, Sweden, and EC Improving the Housing Delivery System in Erbil December-08 December-10 16,455,470 UNDG ITF, (Republic of Korea) Kenya Chief Technical Adviser for Korogocho Slum Upgrading Programme March-09 February ,000 Government of Italy Korogocho Slum Upgrading Prograrmme January-09 December ,230 Government of Kenya Liberia Support to establishment and initial functioning of the land commsion February-09 July ,000 Peace Building Fund Namibia Provision of Emergency Shelter for displaced persons in Nambia April-09 United Nations Central Emergency July ,150 Response Fund (CERF) Sustainable Cultural Tourism in Namibia June-09 UNDP/Spain Millennium Development Goals Achievement May ,507 Fund (MDGF) Nigeria Preparation of Structure Plans for Four Urban Areas in Nasarawa State (cities Lafia, Doma, Karu and Keffi) January-09 December ,166 Nasarawa State Government Somalia UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery April-09 December-10 4,039,264 SIDA, UNDP, EC, DfID Sudan Khartoum State Urban Planning and Development Programme January-09 December ,000 EC and Gov of Italy Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) Country Project Title Start End Total Budget

4 China Earthquake-resistant Reconstruction of Hongshe Primary Schools Apr-09 Sep ,823 BASF (Germany) Myanmar Nepal Pacific Islands Community Water Supply and Sanitation Recovery Project May-09 Apr-10 4,000,000 Japan Government The Provision of Vocational Training for Regurning IDPs Affected by the Koshi Flood Apr-09 Sep ,968 WFP Emergency Shelter Interventions for Vulnerable IDP Families Living with Host Families in NWFP May-09 Jul-09 DFID via UNICEF 494,587 Emergency Shelter for IDPs living with host familites in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) May-09 Aug ,768 UN CERF WASH Intervention for IDPs in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Federally administered Tribal Areas (FATA) May-09 Aug ,798 UN CERF Emergency Shelter Assistance for IDPs residing outside of Camps Aug-09 Jan 10 1,000,000 USAID Enhancement of Technical Cooperation Towards Environmentally sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific Apr-09 Mar ,746 Japan Voluntary Urban Observatory System in vietnam Quang Nam Provincial Development Strategy Aug-09 Dec ,059 UNDP Aug-09 Dec ,000 UNDP

5 Support to development of low-income Housing Policy and Strategy for vietnamese Cities Aug-09 Dec ,000 UNDP Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC) Country Project Title Start End Total Budget Regional Iberoamerican and Caribbean Forum on Best Practices July 09 July ,904 Spanish Ministry of Housing Ecuador Governance in the Water & Sanitation Sector in Ecuador within the Framework of the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) May 09 May 11 2,562,408 MDG Fund (Spain-UNDP) Brazil Inter-agency programme for Promotion of Gender and Racial/Ethnic Equality June 09 Dec ,511 MDG Fund (Spain-UNDP) Regional National Dialogues for Decentralization in LAC Region June 09 Dec ,689 Spanish Ministry of Foreing Affairs Brazil Costa Rica Mexico Support to Community Development and Youth Entrepreneurship in Vila Brasilandia, Municipality of São Paulo. BASF Social Foundation (Germany) May 09 Aug ,160 Towards a Neighbourhood Improvement and Slum Eradication Policy in Costa Rica. May 09 Dec ,000 Cities Alliance Strengthening the Effective and Democratic Management of Water & Sanitation to Support the Achievement of the MDGs in Peri-urban Contexts of Chiapas and Veracruz, Mexico April 09 Nov ,972 MDG Fund (Spain-UNDP)

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