27 May, 2010 – 10 June, 2010 Call for Proposals for the Formulation of Local Safety Diagnosis

In the frame of the activities of the UN Joint Programme PBILD Peacebuilding and Inclusive Local Development in South Serbia, and specifically the Promotion of Peacebuilding in South Serbia Component financed by the Spanish MDG Achievement Fund, UN-HABITAT is launching the Open Call to submit proposals for the formulation of Local Safety Diagnosis in the 11 municipalities of Bojnik, Crna Trava, Lebane, Vlasotince, Medvedja, Bosilegrad, Bujanovac, Presevo, Surdulica, Trgoviste and Vladicin Han, and the two cities of Vranje and Leskovac.

This call is open for legal entities with non profit status and established in Serbia. The Call is open starting as of 27 May 2010 and will be open until 5pm on 10 June 2010.

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Conference “Access to social and affordable housing: sharing experiences on polices in Serbia and other European countries”

The conference Access to social and affordable housing was held on February 11, 2010 in Belgrade, co-organized by the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning and the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration with the technical assistance of UN-HABITAT and the support of the Italian Government.

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Launch of the MDGF UN Joint Programme in South Serbia

Bujanovac, 2 December 2009 – Mayors of the 13 Municipalities of the Pčinja and Jablanica Districts of South Serbia signed on 2 December the Letters of Intent for the implementation of the UN Joint Programme “Promoting Peace Building in South Serbia” funded by the Spanish MDG Achievement Fund.
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UN-HABITAT training on participatory planning methodology to the students of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Belgrade

Belgrade, 20 October 2009 - Within the Framework of Cooperation with the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Belgrade, UN-HABITAT has been engaged in providing professional training on ‘the basics of participatory planning methodology’ to the second year students of the faculty’s master program..

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UN-HABITAT will contribute to improving safety in cities and community cohesion in South Serbia

Belgrade, 15 September 2009 - UN-HABITAT will support community cohesion and inclusive development in thirteen municipalities in South Serbia through the UN Joint Programme “Promoting peace building in South Serbia”. The 2.5 million US Dollars  programme is funded by the Spanish MDG Achievement Fund.

The Programme was formally endorsed on 15 September 2009 in Belgrade with the signatures of the Minister of Public Administration and Local Self Government of the Republic of Serbia, the representative of the Spanish Government, the UN Resident Coordinator and representatives of UN-HABITAT Office in Belgrade and other participating UN Agencies.

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Launch of the preparatory phase of SILD Settlements and Integrated Local Development Programme in Serbia – National Workshop

Belgrade, 15 June 2009 - On June 1 2009, at the Serbia Palace in Belgrade, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration of the Government of Serbia, through its Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit, and together with UN-HABITAT organized a national workshop for the presentation of the SILD Settlements and Integrated Local Development Programme in Serbia.

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