Kuala Lumpur, 8 February 2018 – The Prime Minister of Malaysia, His Excellency Najib Razak, opened the World Urban Forum in an official ceremony today with participants celebrating the energy building for implementing the New Urban Agenda.
We want our rights, we don’t want fighting and conflict. We don’t want religious differences, we want peace because we are all humans, said a young voice, originally from Myanmar, at the opening session, Hard Talk, of the Children’s Assembly hosted at WUF9 yesterday.
Kuala Lumpur, 7 February 2018 – The Assemblies for Women, Youth and Business opened today at World Urban Forum 9 in the Malaysian capital with speakers emphasizing the importance of inclusivity in our cities.
“Today, we face unprecedented urban, social and environmental challenges. From climate change to radicalization, youth are often at the front lines facing these problems. They are our hope and our future in assuring that we can find solutions.” - Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director of United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat)
“Change the Impossible to I’m possible!” Executive Director Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif tells the over hundred young people from 6 schools in Kibera, the largest slum in East Africa.
Nairobi 22 January 2018—UN-Habitat’s new Executive Director Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif assumed office on Monday promising to work closely with the agency’s staff in order to achieve its objectives of sustainable urbanisation across the globe.
Following nomination by the Secretary-General, the General Assembly, on 22 December 2017, elected Maimunah Mohd Sharif of Malaysia as Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
Nairobi, 22 January 2018-- Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development Mr.James Macharia has urged the country’s urban sector stakeholders to work together towards the implementation of the New Urban Agenda (NUA). Speaking to participants at the just concluded National Urban Forum (NUF) held on 15 - 16 January 2018 to concretize Kenya’s position ahead of the WUF9, Mr.
Dubai Municipality 16 January 2018—A five-member jury drawn by the Dubai Award Secretariat as well as UN-Habitat this week began the evaluation process for the 11th cycle of the Dubai International Award for Best Practices.
Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip, 15 January 2018 – UN-Habitat in partnership with UN Women, Palestinian Housing Council, Aisha Association for Woman and child protection, and GGateway are creating a safe and inclusive public space in Al-Shaima’ neighbourhood in Beit Lahia city in order to improve the urban environment and the living conditions of residents, in particular children and you