The annual rate of population growth in the last census period (2001-2010) has reached 7.6%, the country’s population is projected to reach 2.2 million by 2030. The youth population aged between15-30 years comprises 30% of the total population; thus the Kingdom of Bahrain has embarked on the development of appropriate initiatives and schemes to meet the social, cultural and economic needs of this group in recognition of its significance as a human capital and a dividend that has the potential for achieving sustainable development.
Kingdom of Bahrain National Report for Habitat III: Housing and Urban Development
The annual rate of population growth in the last census period (2001-2010) has reached 7.6%, the country’s population is projected to reach 2.2 million by 2030. The youth population aged between15-30 years comprises 30% of the total population; thus the Kingdom of Bahrain has embarked on the development of appropriate initiatives and schemes to meet the social, cultural and economic needs of this group in recognition of its significance as human capital and a dividend that has the potential for achieving sustainable development.
UN-Habitat Goes Global with New Arabic Website
Cairo, 12 October 2016 – Today UN-Habitat launches its global website in Arabic, ar.unhabitat.org, as well as two new social media channels on Twitter and Facebook reporting globally on UN-Habitat’s updates and activities in Arabic.
Discussions push ever closer to adoption of a New Urban Agenda
Nairobi, 5 August 2016 – In preparation for the Habitat III conference to be held in Quito in October, the third session of the Preparatory Committee - PrepCom3 - closed with strong progress towards the adoption of the New Urban Agenda.
In three intensive days of negotiations in Surabaya, Indonesia, delegates from member states recognized the importance of sustainable urbanization and discussed the ways in which it could influence Agenda 2030 and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
UN-Habitat presents global tool to measure sustainable urban development
Surabaya, 25 July 2016 – UN-Habitat has developed a tool that can measure the prosperity of a city through its City Prosperity Initiative.
Eduardo Moreno, Director of the Research and Capacity Development at UN-Habitat presented the new tool and comprehensively explained how it can be applied to policy and action for improvement and development.
The tool has been devised, he said, “To help monitor the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.”
Building sustainable cities major factor in meeting SDGs says Clos
Surabaya, 25 July 2016 – UN-Habitat Executive Director, Dr Joan Clos has said that much of the success in achieving the goals of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda will depend on “building sustainable cities.”
Dr Clos made the statement at the press conference for the opening of the third Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Human Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development to be held in Quito, October this year, of which he is also the Secretary General. The conference was opened by the Vice President of Indonesia, Jusuf Kalla.
UN-Habitat Executive Director meets Ecuadorian President on Habitat III
Quito, Ecuador, 10 June 2015 – UN-Habitat Executive Director Dr. Joan Clos last week undertook a two day mission to Ecuador where he held high level meetings with President Rafael Correa and the Minister of Urban Development and Housing, Maria de los Angeles Duarte.