President Announces Top Investment in Family Residences - President Announces Top Investment in Family Residences - The Angolan government has planned to invest USD 50 million, in the next four years, in the construction of about one million family residences countrywide, in the framework of a cities restructuring programme. [AA Network News] [AA Angola]

Provincial Government Wishes to Make Luanda Harmonious - Provincial Government Wishes to Make Luanda Harmonious - The provincial governor of Luanda, Francisca do Espírito Santo, this Monday affirmed that her sector is carrying out social works with view to turn the Angolan capital into a harmonious city. [AA Network News] [AA Angola]

Territory Arrangement, Housing Promotion Pointed as Priorities - Territory Arrangement, Housing Promotion Pointed as Priorities - The organised growth of the territory and promotion of housing policies, mainly social ones, are some of the main priorities of the Ministry of Urbanisation and Housing for the coming four years, announced the incumbent minister, Diakumpuna Sita José. [AA Network News] [AA Angola]

Engineers Association Calls for Territory Rearrangement - Luanda - The chairperson of the Angolan Association of Engineers, José Dias, this Wednesday here said that his institution defends the need of the national territory rearrangement to improve the urbanisation of cities of the country.
Speaking to ANGOP, the official referred that the construction of tall buildings in the country's capital (Luanda) damages the image of the city and occupies sites reserved for gardens and leisure.
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Angola: Welfare Department Builds Residences for Elders - Four hundred and 80 houses are being built across the northern Uíge province by the local Social Welfare Department, with view to accommodate elders currently living in improper conditions. [AA Urbanisation]

Ministry Launches Competition On World Habitat Day - Luanda, 09/21 (Angop) - The Minister of Urbanisation and Environment, Diekumpuna Sita José, announced Saturday in Luanda, the creation of a competition called "Minua Universities 2008 Award" in matters of urbanism and architecture.
The minister who was speaking to press said that the prize aims at supporting the academic works and publicly recognizing the works developed in the Angolan universities and faculties.
In the ambit of competition, he refereed that there will be prizes in categories of urban planning, housing and social services.
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Angola Prepares for World Habitat Day - Luanda - Luanda City has been chosen by the United Nations to host on October 6 the central act in commemoration of the World Habitat Day, celebrated annually every first Monday of October.
In a press conference delivered Saturday, the Urbanisation and Environment minister, Diekumpuna Sita José, said that top officials from the United Nations have been invited, such as the Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United
Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka.
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Angola to Host World Habitat Day Events - Luanda, - Angola will host the main celebration of the World Habitat Day, October 6, in response to the UN Programme on Human Settlements (UN-Habitat).
According to a note from the Ministry of Urbanisation and Environment, the celebration of the date is intended to elevate the consciousness on the state of the cities and basic rights, an appropriate housing for all and remember the world about the collective responsibility for human settlement.
The topic for this year, reads the note, focuses on harmonious cities, economy, environment and social harmony among the cities.
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Land Reserves Map for Housing Presented - Luanda, - A map of Land Reserve for housing purposes was presented Tuesday in Luanda, during a meeting that gathered the minister of Urbanisation and Environment, Diekumpuna Sita José, and vice governors of the country's provinces.
According to the Land Reserve Map, there are some 98,993 hectares of plots of land for distribution countrywide.
Speaking to ANGOP, Diekumpuna Sita José stated that the creation of these reserves will facilitate the government to create, until 2012.
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Environment Ministry Launches Land Sustainable Management Project - Luanda, - The Ministry of Urbanisation and Environment (MINUA) will Wednesday in central Huambo province launch a land sustainable development project based on the implementation of the National Programme to Fight Deforestation.
The information is contained in a press release from that government organ, delivered to ANGOP on Tuesday.
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