UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners announced
Press Release: UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour winners
UN-Habitat joins Mombasa residents for World Cleanup Day
Mombasa, Kenya 18 September 2018--UN-Habitat Executive Director, Maimunah Mohd Sharif, joined hundreds of Mombasa residents to take part in a clean up campaign to mark World Cleanup Day. The worldwide event saw millions of people in over 150 countries joined hands as part of the Let’s Do It movement to clean up the world.
UN-Habitat and Shenzhen kick-start the publication of a book on the city’s transformation
Shenzhen, China, 4 September 2018 - UN-Habitat and the city of Shenzhen recently launched a project aimed at documenting the rapid transformation of the city.
Time to create safe spaces for the young generation of Kenyans
The world celebrates International Youth Day this month with calls for the creation of safe spaces for youth. Young people in Kenya comprise the largest part of the entire population, with three quarters being under the age of 30. The provision of space is critical for their positive development.
Statement by UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif on the passing of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan
I join the Secretary-General of the United Nations Mr. António Guterres in expressing my profound sorrow at the news of the death of the former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Kofi Annan. He was an extraordinary global leader whose work transformed the lives of countless people. His humanity and compassion will live on as an inspiration to all in the United Nations and far beyond. My thoughts are with his wife and family.
Statement by the Secretary-General on the passing of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan was a guiding force for good. It is with profound sadness that I learned of his passing. In many ways, Kofi Annan was the United Nations. He rose through the ranks to lead the organization into the new millennium with matchless dignity and determination.
Sri Lankan plantation workers benefit from Government of India funded housing
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka 12 August 2018: One hundred and fifty eight families in Nuwara Eliya district of Sri Lanka were full of joy earlier in the week when they received documents of ownership to their new houses from the the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
It’s a festival at UN complex as youth day is marked
Nairobi, 10 August 2018 - A festive mood engulfed the usually staid United Nations complex in Nairobi when hundreds of young people, partners, top Kenyan government officials as well as UN employees gathered to celebrate this year’s International Youth Day.
Asian-Pacific City Summit discuss sustainability
Fukuoka 9 August 2018, Fukuoka – Thirty-two city leaders from 16 countries recently gathered for the 12th Asian-Pacific City Summit to discuss “sustainable cities and communities” addressing SDG11. The summit was co-organized by Fukuoka City and UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) on 1 - 3 August 2018.
Mr. Victor Kisob of Cameroon – Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Victor Kisob of Cameroon as Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). He succeeds Aisa Kirabo Kacyira of Rwanda, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her dedicated service to the Organization. Ms. Kacyira will continue to serve as Deputy Executive Director until Mr. Kisob assumes his position.