Tehran, 17 March 2016 (UNIC) – United Nations Habitat Office in Tehran has translated into Persian and published the 2015 edition of International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning. International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning: Towards a Compendium of Inspiring Practices (2015) comprises a sample of 26 international experiences in urban and territorial planning
Kabul 18 March 2016— UN- Habitat last week launched the second Kabul Metropolitan Conference aimed at assisting key partners to foster spatial metropolitan planning and governance for the greater Kabul area. This conference was jointly chaired by the Afghan Minister of Urban Development Affairs (MUDA) Mr. Sadat Naderi, the Deputy Minister of Municipalities (DMM)Mr. Abudl
Mexico, 18 March 2016 – The first results of the City Prosperity Index (CPI) carried out in 136 municipalities across Mexico were presented in Mexico City earlier this March. The CPI is UN-Habitat’s urban development indicator and is being implemented with the Mexican federal institute for housing Infonavit. Currently applied in over 500 cities around
Bogotá, 16 March 2016—Over 40 international experts on finance and urban development last week converged in Bogota, Columbia for the first regional meeting on financing urban sustainable development in Latin America. The meeting organized by the UN- Habitat and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) with support of Colombia’s Regional Financial Institute for Development Findeter, constitutes a partnership
Download PDF Version Type of notice: Request for EOI Registration: levelBasic Title: Supply and Delivery of Solid Waste Management Tools and Equipment to Somalia UN organization: United Nations Secretariat ReferenceEOIUNON12283 Published: 11-Mar-2016 Deadline: 06-Apr-2016 00:00 Time zone0.00 Description United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) on behalf of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), hereby invites qualified firms to
Melaka, 15 March 2016 – Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, has reiterated the “need for integrated and inclusive urban resilient strategies”, and stated “to build resilient cities, we must start with people.” He made the comments at the second Asia Pacific Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation which took place in Melaka, Malaysia earlier
Download PDF Version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTIssued on: 11 March 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Nairobi FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Consultant – Research on Women and Land DURATION: 30 days over 4 months CLOSING DATE: 24 March 2016 BACKGROUND The Land and GLTN Unit – The Land and GLTN Unit, located within the Urban Legislation, Land and
Abuja 14 March 2016—At a side event during the Habitat III Regional meeting for Africa, held in Abuja, Nigeria last month senior government officials and non-state actors that included community based and civil society organisations called for African governments to harness the potential of people living in slums as well as increase support to transforming
Download PDF Version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 11 March 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: Climate Change Planning Unit, Urban Planning and Design Branch, UN-Habitat DUTY STATION: Home based FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Evaluator: Promoting Low Emission Development Strategies In Emerging Economy Countries (Urban-LEDS) Project – Final Evaluation DURATION: 35-40 work days over a duration of three month (March-May)
Nay Pyi Taw, 11 March 2016 – The Myanmar Climate Change Alliance (MCCA) and partners, led by Myanmar, conducted the ASEAN Forum on Improvement of Knowledge, Skills and Competence of Stakeholders in Climate Change Adaptation in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, from 7th to 9th March 2016. The Forum was organized in partnership with the Department
