Meru, Kenya May, 2018 - Meru County recently launched an ambitious 5-year plan to provide sustainable alternatives for youth who have been deprived of a key source of income as a result of the ban on miraa exports to the European Union estimated to be worth US $ 6 Billion annually.
Call for Case Studies: Urban and Territorial Planning for Health
UN-Habitat invites national governments, local authorities, planning professionals, and civil society organizations to be part of our IG-UTP Compendium of Inspiring Practices: Health Edition by sharing with us case studies on urban and territorial planning (strategies, plans, designs and achievements) for the promotion of better urban health and wellbeing and
Photo Contest “Visions of the Urban Future“
Urban Futures will illustrate ideas from around the world about the future of urban development and cities. Rather than focusing on technological innovation, infrastructure and mobility we understanding the city as a social space. A citizen science approach allows us to go beyond existing knowledge of urban specialists.
Within this project we invite photographers around the world to engage creatively with the topic “city as a social space” and to submit their photographs by 30 June 2018.
UN-Habitat Participates in Joint Assessment of Impact of the Rohingya Crisis on Cox’s Bazar District
NAIROBI, 11 May 2018 – Response to the Rohingya crisis led by the Government of Bangladesh with support from the international community comprises temporarily accommodation for refugees in Cox’s Bazar until conditions are conducive for their return, and assistance to host communities to mitigate the negative socio-economic impact of the crisis.
UN-Habitat and Think City sign MOU aimed at bettering cities in Malaysia and across the globe
London, April 30, 2018: Today UN-Habitat signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Think City, a Malaysian non-profit organization to initiate a strategic partnership to advocate and promote the New Urban Agenda (NUA) and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), specifically SDG 11, which aims to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
Open Debate on Youth as Agents of Peace
NAIROBI, 7 May 2018 – The United Nations Security Council held an open debate on Youth, Peace and Security on 23 April 2018, building on the landmark Security Council Resolution 2250 dedicated to the positive role young men and women play in promoting and maintaining international peace and security.