All posts by Site Manager
- After Habitat III and ahead of the Global Compact of Migration, Belgian government and the city of Mechelen host global conference on “Cities and Migration”
The Belgian government and the city of Mechelen will host a “Global Conference on Cities and Migrants” on the 16th and 17th of November 2017, together with IOM, UN Habitat and UCLG as institutional partners. The Belgian...
- Posted June 16, 2017
Strengthening land management for peaceful coexistence in Darfur, SudanKhartoum, 15 June 2017— UN-Habitat ’s office in Khartoum in collaboration with GLTN regional office for Arab states and in partnership with UNDP Sudan Country office, recently organized a four-day training workshop to provide hands-on training on...
- Posted June 15, 2017
Saint Petersburg conference elicits interest in New Urban AgendaSaint Petersburg 13 June 2017— A two-day international conference recently held in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg highlighted the importance of public space for wellbeing in cities. “Public space as a place for dialogue: Promoting the...
- Posted June 13, 2017
PSUP empowering Burkinabe women and youth to deliver basic urban servicesOuagadougou, 12 June 2017—A project targeting some 30,000 residents of Bissighin area located in Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso are seeing the fruits of development initiatives resulting from a USD 100,000 Community Managed Fund project....
- Posted June 13, 2017
- Expression of Interest: “Research Study on Land Tenure, Climate Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity”
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Project Title: “Research Study on Land Tenure, Climate Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity” Background The Global Land Tool Network, as facilitated by UN-Habitat, is an alliance of international, regional and national partners working...
- Posted June 13, 2017
Cape Town meeting discusses how decision makers can use Planning GuidelinesCape Town, 13 June 2017 — Over a dozen experts met in Cape Town last week to lay the foundation for another companion to fast track the implementation of the International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning...
- Posted June 13, 2017
- The Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum WUF11 in 2022
By 2050, the world’s urban population is expected to nearly double, making urbanization one of the twenty-first century’s most transformative trends. The World Urban Forum aims to gather participants to discuss and readdress the way cities and...
- Posted May 19, 2017
New Master Plan for Belmopan launchedBelize City, 18 May 2017 – Officials meeting in Belize’s largest city have unveiled an updated masterplan for Belmopan, the country’s capital, based on good urban practice and design that will shape development of the city over...
- Posted May 18, 2017
African Leaders seek to Transform Africa through connecting with youth–Faced with the challenges of youth living on edge of poverty, the government of Rwanda has stepped up and hosted the Transform Africa Summits. This series of summits seeks to advance technological innovation across Africa, through focusing...
- Posted May 16, 2017
- UN-Habitat showcases strong presence and support at Ethiopia’s urban forum
Gondar 16 May 2017 The 7th Ethiopian Urban Forum brought together 850 participants, including officials from the federal and regional level, city mayors, urban practitioners and the academia, who held insightful debates over the theme: “Sustainable Urban...
- Posted May 16, 2017
- CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FROM LOCAL NGOs: Application of Social Tenure Domain Model for Sustainable Utilization of Community Grazing Land Resources in Bomet County and Community Irrigation Water in Kirinyaga County – Kenya
The Land and Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) Unit of UN Habitat is seeking Expression of Interest from qualified duly registered local (Kenya) Nonprofit Organizations for the implementation of the “Application of Social Tenure Domain Model for...
- Posted April 28, 2017
Partners discuss the implementation of the New Urban Agenda through National Urban Policies in Viet NamHa Noi, 26 April 2017— UN Habitat, OECD and the Viet Nam’s Ministry of Construction recently held a one day Policy Dialogue on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda through National Urban Policies. The event that...
- Posted April 26, 2017
- Invitación a Expresiones de Interés para ejecución del proyecto: Sistemas de Responsabilidad Pública para medir, monitorear e informar sobre políticas urbanas sostenibles en Perú
Invitación a Expresiones de Interés para ejecución del proyecto Sistemas de Responsabilidad Pública para medir, monitorear e informar sobre políticas urbanas sostenibles en Perú Introducción ONU-Hábitat es el programa de las Naciones Unidas que apoya los...
- Posted April 24, 2017
A plan for adequate and green housing for India’s urban poorUrban India is currently facing a wide gap between the demand and supply of housing, not only in terms of quantity but also in terms of quality. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA) currently estimates the...
- Posted April 21, 2017
Plan International launch ‘Safer Cities for Girls’ programme19 April, Nairobi – Plan International recently launched their programme ‘Safer Cities for Girls’ in Kenya with the help of UN-Habitat. The programme launch started with a one-week workshop with community leaders, all young men and women...
- Posted April 19, 2017
Promoting green urban space and historic neighborhoods in Chengdu, ChinaChengdu, 13 April 2017 – UN-Habitat and UN-Environment, in collaboration with the Chengdu Municipal People’s Government, have started working on an assessment of the development plans for the city’s Greenbelt and Shaocheng District. The experts of both...
- Posted April 13, 2017
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