UN-Habitat UNI together with HESI (the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative) are in the process of defining a Sustainable Urban Development action plan for universities. The action plan aims to orient universities supporting cities in their path towards sustainability and also identify better mechanisms to back effective collaboration between academic resources and urban strategies. To this
Download PDF format United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Call for Expressions of Interest (EoI) for Cooperation Partners for Agreement of Cooperation Action Plans for Better Urban Air Quality: The Role of Electric Mobility and Better Urban Planning Date first published: 19 August 2016 Deadline for submissions of EoIs: 2 September 2016 Introduction Air
Rio de Janeiro, 17 August 2016- UN-Habitat in collaboration with Nexus Brasil hosted a high-level event last Friday to discuss the power of sport to drive social change, especially in regards to youth and the Sustainable Development Goals. Mr. Stephan Fox, the former Muay Thai world champion and the current president of AIMS (Alliance of
Kuala Lumpur 17 August 2016– UN-Habitat conducted its’ first international workshop on public spaces titled “Creating safe, inclusive and accessible public spaces for all” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia early thismonth. Jointly organized by Citynet and Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Center (KLRTC), the workshop attracted a wide range or participants including policy makers, technical experts and
Kabul, 16 August 2016—President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has challenged the young people of his country to be in the forefront in tackling the scourge of corruption. “Today’s activists are indeed tomorrow’s leaders. The new generation is the nation’s voice and must step up the fight against the biggest enemy which is corruption” the head of
UN-Habitat and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy offer the 15th edition of the professional training program ‘Informal Land Markets and the Regularization of Informal Settlements in Latin America’. The course is developed in collaboration with the General Directorate of Planning and Territorial Development (DGODT) and the Agency to Promote Development Initiatives (APID) of Dominican
Download pdf version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 15 August 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: NAIROBI FUNCTIONAL TITLE: CONSULTANT DONOR RELATIONS AND INCOME MANAGEMENT DURATION: 7 MONTHS CLOSING DATE: 22ndAugust 2016 BACKGROUND The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the United Nations agency for Human Settlements. It is mandated by the UN General
Geneva, 15 August 2016 – The Greener Cities Partnership (GCP) is to develop a list of recommended indicators that shall be added to the extended City Prosperity Initiative (CPI) framework to enhance the quality and depth of monitoring in the city. Representatives from the GCP, the CPI, International City Leaders (ICL), the World Assembly of Islamic
Download pdf version CONSULTANCY JOB OPENING Issued on: 14th August 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: Urban Economy Branch, UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Nairobi FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Consultant on Municipal and Sustainable Finance DURATION: 5 months CLOSING DATE: 20th August 2016 BACKGROUND The United Nations Human Settlements Programmed, UN- HABITAT, is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially
Nairobi, 12 August 2016—This year’s International Youth Day was marked in Nairobi with song and dance as the County Government pledged to re-establish the UN-Habitat founded One Stop Youth Resource Centre. “I am making the commitment here that the Nairobi City County Government will from this financial year ensure that the One Stop Youth Resource
