Download as PDF here United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Call for Expressions of Interest (EoI) for Cooperation Partners for Agreement of Cooperation “Reclaiming space for pedestrians: Better Street Design in Ruiru, Kenya Date first published: 20 May 2016 Deadline for submissions of EoIs: 3 June 2016 Background UN-Habitat is supporting development of a
Post-conflict contexts are situations “in which open warfare has come to an end. Such situations remain tense for years or decades and can easily relapse into large-scale violence”. A post-conflict context can further be characterized by negative or positive peace, the former of which is characterized by indirect and structural violence and not only direct
Urban areas may be increasingly at risk, but they also offer opportunities to work differently and to ensure crisis response provides immediate humanitarian relief while also strengthening urban resilience. This will require new partnerships that go beyond the humanitarian sector.The Alliance provides the framework to build these partnerships and work towards common goals to improve
The Special Session for the Global Alliance for Urban Crises will be moderated by Lyse Doucet from the BBC and includes Sean Penn, David Miliband of IRC, Kadir Topbas, the Mayor of Istanbul , Dr. Joan Clos of UN-Habitat, and Alfred Romualdez, the Mayor of Tacloban as speakers. A recording will be available at a
Members of the Alliance will sign up to the Urban Crises Charter which sets out guiding principles for operating in urban areas. Partners of the Alliance will take additional steps to align efforts and commitments around four key thematic areas. Together, their work will bring about a fundamental shift in the way that international and
New York 18 May 2016— The new global flagship report on sustainable urban development launched by UN-Habitat on Wednesday, states that a New Urban Agenda is needed to unlock the transformative power of cities. The World Cities Report 2016, Urbanization and Development: Emerging Futures, says that the top 600 cities, with 1/5th of the world’s population,
New York, 18 May 2016 – The World Cities Report 2016, Urbanization and Development: Emerging Futures, was launched in New York to an audience of partners, government representatives, stakeholders and the media. During the launch, which took place at the Ford Foundation and was directly supported by International City Leaders, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-Habitat,
Ramallah 19 May 2016 – UN-Habitat along with the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) and other partners has launched the Spatial Development Strategic Frameworks for Bethlehem, Qalqiliya, and Tubas Governorates with the financial support of the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (UK/DFID).The Spatial Development Strategic Frameworks, which are prepared under the Support to Palestinians at
Call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for Implementing Partners Technical support to study non-conventional sanitation technologies that can be applicable in the informal settlements, schools and public places of Mwanza, Tanzania Date first published: 14 May 2016 Deadline for submissions of EoIs: 30 May 2016 Download PDF Version
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Download PDF Version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 16May 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT, Regional and Metropolitan Planning Unit, Urban Planning and Design Branch, UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: NAIROBI FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Regional and Metropolitan Officer DURATION: 1 July 2016- 30 June 2017 CLOSING DATE: 29 May 2016 BACKGROUND Brief Project Description: The United Nations Human Settlements
