Nairobi, 15 February 2017 – A two-day conference on urban innovation in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is underway at the UN Complex, Nairobi. This initiative is hosted by United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in partnership with the Linköping University and University of Borås, Sweden.
Nairobi, 14 February 2017 – The Executive Director of UN-Habitat has issued a statement confirming that the majority of Governing Council members have agreed that the twenty-sixth Governing Council will be celebrated in Nairobi from 8 to 12 May 2017 at the organization’s headquarters in Nairobi. Details and formal communications will follow. The biennial meeting
Monrovia, 14 February 2017 – The critical contributions a National Urban Policy could bring to safeguard Liberia’s sustainable urbanization was deliberated during two workshops in the country’s capital city Monrovia. Co-organized with Cities Alliance and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Liberia, the two workshops enabled discussion on the important contributions that an inclusive National
Naivasha, 14 February 2017 – UN-Habitat’s first technical meeting on human settlements indicators for SDGs opened today with more than 50 participants from the Kenya national government, national statistics agency, the private sector, academic institutions, non-profit organizations and other UN agencies. It is projected that by 2030, 6 in 10 people will be urban dwellers.
Kalobeyei, 13 February 2014– On a mission to the Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement Development Programme (KSEDP), UN-Habitat Deputy Executive Director Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira announced that the agency would bring together policy and research work from a global level to the field in a normative and a scientific way. The mission to Kakuma and Kalobeyei in
Nairobi, 13 February 2017– During a working meeting held at UN-Habitat headquarters recently, the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF) presented the key findings of its 2016 Yearbook on Housing Finance in Africa. CAHF Executive Director Kecia Rust reiterated the need to consider housing as a public good to ensure that adequate housing
Download PDF Version VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 13 FEBRUARY 2017 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT – Management and Operations Division DUTY STATION: NAIROBI FUNCTIONAL TITLE: ARCHIVES ASSISTANT G4 DURATION: 2 YEARS CLOSING DATE: 27 February 2017 BACKGROUND UN-Habitat Archives and Records Management programme ensures proper records keeping system and archiving of documents to support institutional memory and
Maputo, 8 February 2017– The Sub-Regional Technical Centre for Disaster Risk Management, Sustainability and Urban Resilience (DiMSUR) is one step closer to become a strong institution in Southern Africa after Mozambican Cabinet approved the proposal to host it in that country. The decision was made during the 2nd Session of the Council of Ministers, which
Download PDF Version VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 09 February 2017 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-Habitat – Advocacy, Outreach and Communications Branch, WUC DUTY STATION: NAIROBI FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Campaign Partnerships and Communication Consultant DURATION: 1 April – 31 December 2017 (9 months) CLOSING DATE: 16 February, 2017 BACKGROUND The World Urban Campaign (WUC) is a global coalition of
Download PDF Version VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 09 February 2017 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-Habitat – External Relations Division, WUC DUTY STATION: NAIROBI FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Campaign Consultant DURATION: 13 March – 12 December 2017 (9 months) CLOSING DATE: 16 February, 2017 BACKGROUND The World Urban Campaign (WUC) is a global coalition of public, private and civil
