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Download PDF VersionCONSULTANCY JOB OPENING Issued on: 28 June 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: Research and Capacity Development Branch,  UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Nairobi FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Consultant on City Prosperity Initiative (CPI) DURATION: Six (6) months CLOSING DATE: 4 July 2016 BACKGROUNDIn 2012, UN-Habitat created a tool to measure the sustainability of cities. This tool known as The
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Download PDF Version CONSULTANCY JOB OPENING Issued on: 30th June 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: Urban Economy Branch, UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Nairobi FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Consultant – Productive Analysis for Saudi Cities DURATION: 5 months CLOSING DATE: 13 July 2016 BACKGROUND The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN agency for human settlements. It is mandated
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Download PDF Version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 29 June 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: NAIROBI FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Partners Mobilization Consultant DURATION: 7 Months CLOSING DATE: 6 July 2016 BACKGROUND The UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations agency responsible for Urbanization and Human settlements mandated by the UN General Assembly to
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Download PDF Version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 29st June 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: NAIROBI FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Finance Assistant DURATION: 6 Months CLOSING DATE: 13th  July 2016 BACKGROUNDThe United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially
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Download PDF Version CONSULTANCY JOB OPENING Issued on: 30th June 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: Urban Economy Branch, UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Nairobi FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Consultant on Support and Projects DURATION: 6 months CLOSING DATE: 13th July 2016 BACKGROUND The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally
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Durban, 29 June 29, 2016—Terrorism by Boko Haram, Al Shabab, threat to albinos as xenophobic attacks and gender based violence remain some of the biggest challenges to safety and security in African urban centres, Director of Programmes at UN-Habitat Alioune Badiane said Wednesday.“We abhor the revulsive attacks by Boko Haram mainly in West Africa and
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28 June 2016 – With generous support from the Government of Japan, temporary premises providing 25 classrooms, 128 residential units with accommodation for 512 students, basic site infrastructure and an administration building have been constructed at Fallujah University with technical support provided by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). The project is aimed at
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28 June 2016 – A panel discussion held in New York  this month brought together representatives of UN Women, UN-Habitat, Cities Alliance and the Huairou Commission to discuss results of the Expert Group Meeting on Gender Perspectives of the New Urban Agenda. Panelists included Ms. Aisa Kaycira, Deputy Executive Director of UN-Habitat; Ms. Sylvia Hordosch, Policy
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Currently 51.9% of Ghana’s population lives in urban areas, and it is estimated that it will reach 72.3% by 2050, calling for fastand sustainable strategies for facilitating the main problems deriving from rapid urbanization. The challenges in the GreaterAccra Region deserve special attention taking into account the rapid expansion of the urban area since the
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Download PDF Version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 17 June 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Nairobi or home based FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Part-Time Consultant: Python Developer to support the customization and implementation of the Social Tenure Domain Model framework. (Three Posts) DURATION: 6 months (spread across 12 months) CLOSING DATE: 8 July 2016 BACKGROUNDUN-Habitat through