Mogadishu, 10 February 2016 – With seven out of ten people under the age of 35, Somalia is one of the youngest countries in the world. Youth represents both the future of the nation and one of its primary resources. Recognizing the key role that youth can play in contributing to the peace and stability of
Updates on the latest urban interventions include: 1. Permanent homes for internally displaced families 2. Crucial Hargeisa water pipeline progress 3. Better markets for Mogadishu 4. Municipal finance and GIS 5. Mogadishu One-Stop Youth Centre 6. Urban Regulatory Framework for Puntland UN-Habitat in the Somali Region Newsletter – Issue No. 20 3.60 MB 1
Download PDF Version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTIssued on: 9 February 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-Habitat DUTY STATION: Nampula – Mozambique FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Urban Planner DURATION: 7 months, 120 days CLOSING DATE: 22/02/2016 BACKGROUND Mozambique is a low dense, agriculture based country that is exposed to impacts from recurrent climatic-related hazards. Although most people still live in rural
Download PDF Version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 9 February 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-Habitat, Urban Planning and Design Branch DUTY STATION: Nairobi, Kenya FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Senior and Junior Urban Planner DURATION: 12 months spread over 12 months CLOSING DATE: 22 February 2016 BACKGROUND The Urban Planning and Design Branch (UPDB) of UN-Habitat supports countries in
Download PDF Version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 9 February 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Consultant’s home base (Kathmandu) FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Adviser Urban Basic Services (South Asia) DURATION: 6 months CLOSING DATE: 22 February 2016 BACKGROUND The Urban Basic Services portfolio in South Asia was comprised of the Water for Asian Cities Programme (WAC) implemented
Kabul, Afghanistan, February 08 2016 – During 1-5 February 2016 more than 350 civil society representatives and community members from the five major Afghan cities – Kabul, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Jalalabad and Kandahar – were in Kabul to take part in Inclusive Afghan Cities Week. During the week a series of events took place to promote inclusive and
February 06, 2016 – The application for the International Design Collaboration for Kenya Competition completed midnight Feb 1. The competition saw a large number of applicants (over 700) from all over the world. The applicants will now be paired up so each team consists of a group of Kenyan students and a group of Non-Kenyan
South Sudan, February 05 2016 – A delegation from the Government of Japan led by HE Ambassador Masahiko made a visit to the UN-Habitat project in Gureii to inspect the ongoing work to provide clean water and sanitation, livelihood to over 10,000 internally displaced people (IDPs), community residents and measures to mitigate the perennial flooding. This
Pakistan, February 06, 2016 – UN-Habitat, in close collaboration with the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and in partnership with the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (APDC) and Community Resilience Initiative (CRI), held a two-day workshop to build the capacity and support of the Government at the National and Provincial level under the Supporting
Media workshop in Machakos, Kenya. Kenya, 5 February 2016 – UN-Habitat conducted a two-day media workshop at Machakos County in Kenya with an emphasis on Green building/architecture and journalist reporting across the East African region. The workshop brought together 26 participants drawn from Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania and Kigali. Mr. Robert Sangori, a representative from the State Department of Housing
