Nairobi 3 May 2016 -- The Kingdom of Morocco will host the first African Ministerial Forum on Housing and Urban Development (AMFHUD) on 11-12 May 2016.
Nay Pyi Taw, 5 May 2016-- UN-Habitat, with the support of the government of Japan, will assist vulnerable ethnic communities of Chin State of Myanmar by construc
Kathmandu 3 May 2016 - In the week of 24 April 2016, Nepal marked an important moment. It was the first anniversary of the great earthquake.
Suriname, 29 April 2016 – Participants at a recent workshop have highlighted the need for a mult-stakeholder, participatory approach to urban development. Leading up to the Caribbean Urban Forum 6 (CUF6) in Paramaribo, Suriname, UN-Habitat’s Urban Planning and Design Lab hosted the planning workshop on Sustainable Urban Development in Paramaribo, Suriname.
Barcelona, 27 April 2016 – An Expert Group Meeting (EGM), Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development (LRRD): UN-Habitat Gender-Responsive Engagement in Post-Conflict Contexts was recently held in Barcelona. The meeting focused on the refinement of methodologies employed by UN-Habitat in three issue areas: housing & livelihoods, safety & security and spatial planning, in relation to gender equality in urban post-conflict contexts.
Beira, 27 April 2016--UN-Habitat and the Municipal Council of Beira (CMB) last week launched the Multifunctiona
Baghdad 26 April 2016-- UN-Habitat recently held a workshop aimed at introducing and promoting the new legislative texts to address the illegal urban sprawl, preventing future urban irregularities and introduce the investment of remote sensing technology and utilizing satel
Quito 26 April 2016-- Representatives of the government of Ecuador and UN-Habitat had an asessment visit to Manabi and Esmeraldas áreas in Ecuador, to verify the damage in infrastructure and housing by the recent earthquake and also explore ways of future collaboration in post disaster reconstruction Works. Deputy Minister of Urban Development and Housing (MIDUVI) Jorge Navas and UN-Habitat Disaster Prevention Specialist Esteban Leon, over the weekend made a detailed fly over of the affected áreas.
Kabul 20 April 2016—The government of Afghanistan, with the technical assistance from UN-Habitat recently completed a series of workshops aimed at developing an Urban National Priority Programme (U-NPP).
Maputo 13 April 2016—UN-Habitat Deputy Executive Director, Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, recently visited Mozambique to further strengthen the relations between agency and the Government plus key partners such as the European Union, the World Bank and sister United Nations agencies that are Delivering as One.