Decision-makers, senior managers, and senior government officials of UN HABITAT partners are invited to apply for the 8th Shelter Academy organized by Arcadis and UN Habitat. This year’s Shelter Academy will take place between the 3 - 7 September 2018 in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and will focus on climate adaptation and mitigation: options for cities.
New Municipal Finance Resources Launched: “Finance for City Leaders”
Nairobi, 9 April 2018 – A new information portal on municipal finance has been published by UN-Habitat [ http://financeforcityleaders.unhabitat.org/ ] providing experts’ in-depth analyses, presentations and training materials on key issues related to municipal finance.
UN-Habitat celebrates International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, promotes the development of safe and generative urban spaces
Statement by UN-Habitat Executive Director, Maimunah Mohd Sharif
6 April, 2018
Today, we celebrate the role of sports in promoting development and peace. The UN General Assembly has designated 6 April as the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, commemorating the inauguration of the first Olympic games of the modern era, in Athens, Greece in 1896. Adoption of the Day signifies the increasing recognition by the Member States of the positive influence that sport can have on the advancement of human rights, social and economic development.
Donor team visits the Kalobeyei Settlement in Kenya’s Turkana County
Kalobeyei, 6 April 2018 --UN-Habitat together with UNHCR organized a one-day donor mission to Kakuma to tour the Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement Development Programme. The mission, which was convened by UN-Habitat Executive Director Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, brought together ambassadors and UN-Habitat representatives from several member states - including the main donor to the project, the government of Japan.
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.
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.
UN-Habitat celebrates World Water Day 2018
Barcelona 22 March 2018-- This year’s theme, Nature for Water’, explores nature-based solutions to the water challenges we face in the 21st century.