Edmonton, 8 March 2018 – A conference convened by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and co-organised by UN-Habitat has, for the first time, put the science behind climate change in cities at the centre of the debate around action.
Cities IPCC, hosted by the Canadian city of Edmonton, culminated with the establishment of a global blueprint to better understand climate change, its impacts on cities, and the critical role localities play in solving this challenge.
NAIROBI, 12 March 2018 - UN-Habitat marked this year’s International Women’s Day with a week- long campaign which commenced with a dialogue on “Homelessness and women’s and children’s right to adequate housing”. Discussions focused the condition of homeless women and children in Kenyan slums, and how the challenge can be addressed with a grass-roots perspective.
Nairobi 9 March 2018 - UN-Habitat and Lixil Corporation have jointly conducted one week of training on the ‘Green Toilet System’ – a waterless and sustainable sanitation solution to be piloted at the Kalobeyei refugee settlement in Turkana County in Kenya.
UN-Habitat Executive Director Mme Maimunah Mohd Sharif recently met with Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade Amb. Dr. Monica Juma. The Executive Director also met with Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development Hon. James Macharia.
5 February 2018, Nairobi - UN-Habitat Executive Director Mme Maimunah Mohd Sharif today made her maiden visit to Kenya’s Mathare slums where she met with youth, women and civil society stakeholders implementing various community projects in the informal settlement. The Executive Director toured the Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM) project that is implemented by UN-Habit
Kuala Lumpur, 13 February, 2018 - Rapid unplanned urbanization combined with a multiplicity of hazards is this world’s reality. The increasing number and magnitude of threats facing our cities means that there is growing urgency to build urban resilient.
Nairobi, 28 Feb 2018 - With support from the Government of Japan, UN-Habitat has partnered with UNHCR and the Turkana County Government in Kenya to implement an integrated spatial development framework which promotes climate resilient infrastructure for sustainable livelihoods. Pilot projects for sustainable shelter, public space and sanitation that align humanitarian responses with development priorities are being undertaken with technical support from UN-Habitat in the context of integrating refugee and host communities.
New York 27 January 2018—UN-Habitat Executive Director Ms. Maimunah Mohamed Sharif believes that there was a great value in the United Nation’s Joint Fund in empowering cities.
