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Nairobi, 15 October 2020- UN-Habitat successfully held the virtual workshop “Implementing the UNDA Urban-Rural Linkages Project in the light of COVID-19 pandemic”.  More than 50 participants attended the workshop, including national and local government officials, NGO and private sector representatives, youth representatives, academics and researchers from Niger State of Nigeria and Zanzibar.

This virtual workshop is a continuation of the implementation of the UN Development Account funded project “Leaving No Place Behind- Strengthening Urban-Rural Linkages in Africa”. The four-hour workshop shared the outcomes of previous workshops, presented and discussed the impacts of COVID-19 in each country and proposed way forward for the project aiming to address issues arising from the pandemic by strengthening urban-rural linkages.

Mr. Barr Mukhtar Nasale, the Commissioner of the Ministry of Land and Housing of Niger State, delivered welcome remarks and expressed the State’s commitment to the implementation of the project. Mr. Mohammad Habib, Director of Department of Urban and Rural Planning Commission for Lands, Zanzibar and Mr. Makame A. Muhajir, Urban Policy consultant from Zanzibar showed their appreciation for UN-Habitat’s continuous support for the promotion of Urban-Rural Linkages in Zanzibar.