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UN-Habitat Welcomes the High Level Panel ReportUN-Habitat welcomes the Report of the High Level Independent Panel to Assess and Enhance the Effectiveness of UN-Habitat, which comes in the midst of one of humankind’s greatest challenges: the boom in population and the concurrent mass...
- Posted August 7, 2017
Ericsson partners with UN-Habitat and UNEP in workshop on air quality in Kenyan countyKiambu, Kenya 3 August 2017—Telco Ericsson has partnered with UN-Habitat, UN Environment and the County Government of Kiambu to deliver a project dubbed “Improving Air Quality in Kiambu County through Placemaking and Open Street Activities. As part...
- Posted August 3, 2017
From threats of evictions to tenure security – the case of Kwa Bulo Settlement in Mombasa, KenyaResidents of Kwa Bulo Settlement, Nyali Constituency in Mombasa County were recently issued with more than 1,000 Certificates of Occupancy, ending many years of tenure insecurity and fear of forced evictions. It is a culmination of a...
- Posted August 3, 2017
UN-Habitat Map reading training for host community in Kalobeiey, Turkana CountyKalobeiyei 3 August 2017— UN-Habitat and UNHCR recently organized a one day workshop for the host community in Kalobeyei area and Turkana West representatives, hosting the new Refugee Settlement planned by UN-Habitat together with UNHCR and the...
- Posted August 3, 2017
Stakeholders Validate National Urban Policy Discussion Paper for LiberiaMonrovia, 17 July 2017 – Between, April and June 2017, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Liberia led three validation sessions targeted at different urban stakeholder groups. During the workshops, participants reviewed the National Urban Policy (NUP)...
- Posted July 25, 2017
- UN-Habitat starts a new project with the Government of Alagoas, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro 21 July 2017— UN-Habitat and the State Government of Alagoas initiated a new project that includes a joint elaboration of urban, economic and social development strategies, focused on the production of data and qualified...
- Posted July 21, 2017
- Puntland’s Women ministry gets a new building
Garowe 21 July 2017—New office facilities for Ministry of Women Development and Family Affairs of Puntland was recently handed at a colorful ceremony held in Garowe. The function was presided over by the President of Puntland, Abdiweli...
- Posted July 21, 2017
UN-Habitat and Fukuoka Partners reaffirms their commitments to support the activities of ROAP19 July 2017, Fukuoka – Dr. Joan Clos, UN-Habitat Executive Director, celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) together with national and local partners in Fukuoka, Japan. The event became...
- Posted July 21, 2017
- Urban Law Day marked in London
London 18 June 2017— The 4th Urban Law Day took place on Friday, 14 July 2017 at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (University of London) addressing specific legal issues linked to the implementation of the New...
- Posted July 18, 2017
- Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity for Older Persons in Cities
New York 18 July 2017— UN-Habitat cosponsored a side event at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development recently held at the UN-Headquarters in New York. The event mainly focused on making sustainable development work at all...
- Posted July 18, 2017
UN-Habitat holds training seminar on drafting skillsLondon 18 July 2017–A specialized training seminar titled ‘Building drafting skills for improving the quality of urban legislation” was organized by UN-Habitat in cooperation with the Sir William Dale Centre for Legislative Studies from 10-14th July 2017,...
- Posted July 18, 2017
- Cities are A Global Issue
- Posted July 18, 2017
Symbols of Hope in Mogadishu and Kismayo: Changing Lives through the One Stop Youth Centre ModelMogadishu 17 June 2017--“The Mogadishu One Stop Youth Centre is a symbol of hope that offers us a physical space that we can tailor to meet our needs. What does that look like for youth in Mogadishu?...
- Posted July 17, 2017
Investing in Somali Youth: The Launch of the Shaqeyso Programme in MogadishuMogadishu 17 July 2017 – A programme targeting Somali youth was recently launched in Mogadishu. Meaning ‘to work’ in Somali, the Shaqesyo programme is an intensive three month integrated and comprehensive training programme which addresses the needs of...
- Posted July 17, 2017
Urbanization: A Source of Development- Posted July 14, 2017
- Call for Expressions of Interest: Community Based Stabilization Programme for Resettlement and Integration of Refugee Communities in Kalobeyei, Turkana County
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Community Based Stabilization Programme for Resettlement and Integration of Refugee Communities in Kalobeyei, Turkana County RESEARCH AND TESTING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION WITHIN THE SPATIAL FRAMEWORK Call for Expressions of Interest from...
- Posted July 14, 2017
- La urbanización, fuente de properidad. (Urbanization, Source of Prosperity)
- Posted July 14, 2017
Sustainable Urban Development in the State of Palestine; an Opportunity InterruptedRead the article in Arabic.
- Posted July 14, 2017
Mid-Career Planners Trained on County Spatial Planning in KenyaJuja 7 July 2017: Kenya has been keen to implement county spatial planning programme as the framework for county budgeting, spending and development; and especially within a fully devolved governance framework. However, the absence of spatial plans...
- Posted July 11, 2017