Nairobi 3 April 2018—UN-Habitat recently held a one-day capacity building training for Participatory Urban Planning for executives from Kenya’s Turkana County.
UN-Habitat coordinates training on urban planning for Kenya’s Turkana County
UN-Habitat Executive Director clarifies that the Agency’s headquarter functions remain in Nairobi
Nairobi, 3 April 2018—UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimuna Moh’d Sharif, in a rejoinder to a story by Kenya’s Star newspaper, has allayed the fears that the agency might be split and some of the functions at the global headquarters in Nairobi be taken away to New York and the Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa.
UN-Habitat, local leaders to address youth’s problems in Kenya’s Marsabit County
Nairobi, 3 April 2018—UN-Habitat last week hosted a high level ministerial team from the Marsabit County Government, Kenya to discuss how to improve the livelihoods of youth in that region.
Cleaning, Greening and Painting Campaign kicks off in Kabul
Kabul, 3 April 2018 – Kabul citizens launch a three-day campaign on cleaning, greening and painting the capital city of Afghanistan on the celebration of the traditional New Year holiday (Nawroz). With technical support from UN-Habitat, this activity intends to raise citizens’ awareness about the relevance of the sustainability of public spaces in our cities.
Inauguration of the first safe and inclusive community garden in Al Shoka town in Gaza Strip
Al Shoka, Gaza Strip, 29 March 2018 – UN-Habitat jointly with UN-Women, the Palestinian Housing Council, Aisha Association for Woman and child protection, and GGateway inaugurated the first safe and inclusive community garden in Al-Shoka town in Gaza Strip.
Executive Director addresses maiden press conference, promises to strengthen agency
Nairobi, 29 March 2018—UN-Habitat Executive Director, Maimunah Mohd Sharif, has pledged to strengthen the agency to make it more responsive to the needs of countries to address the challenges of rapid urbanization and harness the benefits of good urbanization.
Partnership promotes the science we need for the cities we want
Nairobi, 21 March 2018 – In a joint statement, partners working on cities and climate change have laid down the foundations for better-informed city climate action and decision-making, as a result of greater engagement between the policy, practice, and scientific communities working in urban areas.
Government of Japan and UN-Habitat to the rescue of South Sudanese refugees
Khartoum 22 March 2018-- Through the support of the Government of Japan, UN-Habitat this week launched the project ‘Support to Hosting Communities Affected by South Sudanese Refugees in White Nile State’.
Diálogos sobre financiamiento urbano, el Objetivo 11 de Desarrollo Sostenible y la Nueva Agenda Urbana reúne autoridades
Nueva York, 26 de setiembre 2016 -- Para debatir sobre el financiamiento de ciudades para implementar en la Nueva Agenda Urbana y el Objetivo 11 de Desarrollo Sostenible, representantes de ONU-Habitat y la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE), se reunieron este mes, en esta ciudad.
Gobierno y socios preparan el “Estado de las Ciudades de Pakistán”
Islamabad, 5 de setiembre 2016 -- Para abordar el aumento de la población urbana y elevar el conocimiento sobre las ciudades de Pakistán, que se traduce en la falta de prestación de servicios, asignación de recursos y soluciones urbanas, el gobierno de este país y sus socios van a publicar el “Estado de las Ciudades de Pakistán”. El esfuerzo será encabezado por el Ministerio de Cambio Climático, con asistencia técnica de ONU-Habitat y financiamiento del Gobierno de Australia.