NAIROBI, December 18, 2018—The World Bank, Build Academy, Airbnb, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), and UN-Habitat today announced the winners of the Resilient Homes Design Challenge. The Challenge generated designs for disaster-resilient and sustainable houses that could be constructed at under $10,000 for people living in areas affected by or vulnerable to disasters caused by natural hazards.
NAIROBI, December 2018 – A conference in Nairobi has called for concrete measures to make public transport safer and more accessible for women.
Sharjah: As a part of the continuing efforts to develop the Department of Planning and Surveying in Sharjah UAE and explore ongoing international models and Best Practices, under the patronage of HE Eng. Salaah Bin Butti Al Muhairi, Royal adviser of the United Arab Emirates in Planning Affairs, and with the support of Eng.
Throughout history, people have migrated from one place to another. People migrate in search of a better life. They leave their homes due to many reasons, including poverty, social and political oppression, natural and man-made disasters, conflict, in search of a higher education, and professional opportunities.
Kalobeyei, Turkana, Kenya, December 2018 – A year ago, refugees living in the Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement and local residents joined forces to design public spaces in a project designed to reduce tension in the area.
The Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement was set up three years ago to cope with the continuing influx of refugees from Sudan and other regional countries into northern Kenya. The site, comprising of three villages, is 40 kilometres north-west of the refugee camp at Kakuma and close to Kalobeyei “old town” where the host community mostly live.
Surabaya, Indonesia - UN-Habitat has conducted a capacity building workshop on Fundamentals of Urbanization: implementing the New Urban Agenda in Surabaya, Indonesia for high-level Indonesian officials drawn from 25 cities representing national and local governments.
Nay Pyi Taw, 14 December 2018 – UN-Habitat Country Programme Manager in Myanmar has stressed that “urbanization is unstoppable and irreversible.” Addressing a national consultation workshop convened in Nay Pyi Taw on the theme Towards a National Urban Policy for Myanmar, Mr. Bijay Karmacharya pointed out that “Myanmar is at a critical time for forward thinking to prepare its urbanization process through a national level policy which should become a guiding instrument to manage its urbanization.”
COLOMBO, December 2018 - UN-Habitat in partnership with the Government of Sri Lanka, launched the State of Sri Lankan Cities - 2018 report, the first ever comprehensive analysis of the country’s nine provincial capital cities, at a national event at the Bandaranaike Center for International Studies.
On the back drop of the Intergovernmental Conference to adopt the Global Compact for Migration for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, UN-Habitat contributed to the 5th Mayoral Forum Mayoral Forum on Human Mobility, Migration and Development and organized a side event alongside the Intergovernmental Conference.
Today marks the seventieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which recognises, among other things, the universal right to adequate housing. UN-Habitat is mandated to promote socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements for all.