Kakuma, Kenya 12 September 2016—UN-Habitat and its partners recently hosted a forum to train a group of youths from Kakuma and Kalobeyei on urban economy. Mr.
UN-Habitat youth forum on urban economy in the refugee settlement
Chengdu and UN-Habitat revive their environmental partnership
Nairobi, 12 September 2016 – A delegation from the municipality of Chengdu, located in the Sichuan region of China, visited the UN-Habitat headquarters to agree on a newly developed project.
Localizing the International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning (IG-UTP) in China
Wuhan, 09 Septemebr2016 – UN-Habitat and the Wuhan Land Use and Urban Spatial Planning Research Center (WLSP) organised an Expert Group Meeting to pilot the implementation of the IG-UTP in China.
Nairobi meeting stresses synergy between airports and city stakeholders
Nairobi 08 September 2016-- Over 40 experts representing aviation and city constituencies agreed to explore ways of strengthening collaboration and cooperation between airports and urban areas. The Expert Group Meeting (EGM) was recently co-convened by UN-Habitat and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
World Cities Report launched in Nigeria
Akure Ondo, Nigeria 08 September 2016— The Director of UN-Habitat’s Regional Office for Africa, Professor Oyebanji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka recently presented agency’s newly published World Cities Report at the Federa
UN-Habitat and stakeholders conduct site visit for data validation on refugee site
Kaloyebei, 06 September 2016— A delegation from the Turkana County’s Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, comprising of senior planners, cartographe
UN-Habitat and Sri Lanka strengthen cooperation
Colombo, 5 September 2016 --UN-Habitat last week strengthened its partnership with the Government of Sri Lanka by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Housing and Construction. Mrs.
Government and partners plan ‘State of Pakistan Cities’ Report’
Islamabad, 02 September 2016: The government and its partners are planning the publication of ‘State of Pakistan Cities’ Report’ to address the country’s increasing urban population and insufficient knowledge of the cities’ dynamics, which is resulting in lack of timely service delivery, resource allocation, and urban solutions by cities’ authorities.
Vietnam commits to green growth and climate change resilience
Tam Ky City 01 September 2016 -- UN-Habitat in association with the Vietnam Urban Forum, Ministry of Construction and Quang Nam Province People’s Committee organised the Vietnam Forum on Urban Planning and Development toward
UN-Habitat trains youth in data collection for refugee project
Kalobeyei 31 August 2016-- UN-Habitat is working in agreement with the County Government, UNHCR and the local community to support planning for integrated refuges and host communities and developing a spatial plan for Kal