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1. Background and Context 

Between 2023 and 2025, recurrent and escalating flooding in Dadaab–Hagadera Municipality destroyed over 3,000 shelters and displaced more than 20,000 refugees and host community members. The April–May 2025 floods were the most severe on record, with the most significant destruction concentrated in Ifo and Ifo 2 refugee camps and adjacent host community settlements. 

UN-Habitat is implementing a 12-month flood emergency…

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ACCESS - Accelerating Access to Low Carbon Urban Mobility Solutions through Digitalization is a project funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry of Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) and implemented jointly by eight organizations (UN Environment Programme – UNEP, Institute of Transportation and Development Policy - ITDP, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy – WI, UN Development Programme –…

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The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) requests expressions of interest to establish a Cooperation Agreement with an implementing partner for the implementation of one demonstration public space intervention in Calle 12N “La Peatonal” in Armenia (Quindío), Colombia, within the framework of the Young Gamechangers Initiative (YGI). The intervention will focus on transforming a…

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Locations: Aleppo City (Hanano, Old Aleppo, Ashrafiyeh, and Sheikh Maksoud), Saraqib City, Ma’arat Al-Nu’uman City, and Deir-ez-Zor City

Size of grant: Maximum US$ 750,000

Purpose of CFP:

To select a qualified local Implementing Partner (IP), such as a Civil Society Organization (CSO) or Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), to execute a 4-month intervention focused on promoting resilient, inclusive urban recovery and…

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Locations: Aleppo City in Aleppo Governorate, Saraqib City and Ma’arat Al-Nu’uman City in Idlib Governorate.

Size of grant: Maximum US$ 250,000

 

Purpose of CFP:

To select a qualified local Implementing Partner (IP)  to execute a project focused on the documentation of HLP claims in residential areas, implementing of awareness raising on HLP topics, and operationalization of a ‘one-stop-service-window’ in one…

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Locations - Town/City: Kisumu City County: Muhoroni

Country: Kenya

Anticipated start date: 15 July 2026

Estimated duration of project in calendar months: 20 Months

Lead Organization Unit: UN-HABITAT, Kenya Country Programme

UN-Habitat’s Kenya Country Programme with funding from the EU is launching a call for proposals (CFP) to seek partnership in the project Partnership Implementing the New Urban Agenda – PINUA. The Project requires the services of an…

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  1. Introduction / Background  

GWOPA is the Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance with its Secretariat led by UN-Habitat and hosted in Bonn, Germany. GWOPA leads the global movement for Water Operators’ Partnerships (WOPs). These peer-support partnerships between water and sanitation service providers work by harnessing the skills, knowledge, and goodwill within a strong utility to build the capacity and improve the…

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Welcome to the Junior Professional Officer Programme

The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme provides young professionals with hands-on experience in the international arena. JPOs are professional level staff, financed by their respective governments, normally for a period of two to three years. Applications for JPO positions is made by nationals through their respective governments. JPOs have the status of international civil servants and are subject to the United Nations Staff Regulations and Rules.

The main objective of the JPO Programme is to support the implementation of UN-Habitat's mission, which is to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.