UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners announced

28 September 2018, Nairobi Kenya – The UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners have been selected for 2018. The Scroll of Honour is one of the world’s most prestigious awards presented to those working on urbanization. It focuses on initiatives of outstanding contributions in the field of developing and improving urban lives, provision of housing and highlighting the plight of the poor or displaced, ensuring no one is left behind.

Barcelona, September 17, 2018 - Building on the success of the 2015 and 2016 events which fostered dialogue between technical and political representatives, the 2018 edition of the Barcelona Resilience Week to be held from 11-16 November 2018 will bring together partners and stakeholders from across the globe working to advance action towards sustainable and resilient

Arusha, Tanzania, 2 August 2018 - Government representatives, academics, project managers, housing experts, financiers and NGOs met in Arusha recently to review progress made in promoting energy efficient building practices in Africa and have committed to championing the adoption of energy and resource efficient green building principles for sustainable urbanization.

Nairobi, 24 September 2018 – A Global Municipal Database (GMD) launched by UN-Habitat provides standard indicators for municipal budgets and includes data on per capita expenditures, revenues and debt in cities worldwide.

Nairobi, 24 September 2018 - Kenya Grassroots Women Assembly and the Huairou Commission convened in Kibera, Nairobi from 17-19 September for the 3rd Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC) to discuss Engaging Women in Promoting Safety (The City We Need is Safe), a key action point in the New Urban Agenda. In opening remarks delivered on her behalf by Ms.

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.

Hargeisa/Bossaso and Kismayo, 14 September 2018--  UN-Habitat recently launched the pilot Training of Trainers: Sport for Development and Peace in Somaliland, Puntland and in the regional state of Jubbaland, under the Youth Employment Somalia (YES) programme.

Nairobi, 14 September 2018 -- UN‐Habitat Executive Director Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif recently held talks with the Qatari Ambassador to Kenya, His Excellency Mr. Jabor Bin Ali Al-Dosari.