Download PDF Version VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Vacancy No. VA/R/008 Issue Date: Deadline : 8 December 2017 4 January 2018 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: FSCP in collaboration with Urban Economy Branch, UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Riyadh PROJECT: Future Saudi Cities Programme FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Local Economist Lead/Local Urban Economist Lead CONTRCAT SCALE AND DURATION: LICA 7 STEP 1-3
Stockholm, 15 December 2017 – Hosted by Sida, UN-Habitat organized back-to-back international expert group meetings on urban legislation from 6-8 December 2017. Participants of the meeting included experts in different fields and professions of Urban Law from around the world. Law is underrated as an integral factor in sustainable development. How law influences development outcomes
Tyre, often referred to by its Arabic name of Sour, is a harbour city well recognized for its mercantile activity throughout the Mediterranean since ancient Phoenician times. Located in Lebanon’s South Governorate 83km south of the capital Beirut and 26km north of the country’s southern border, Tyre is considered Lebanon’s fourth largest coastal city, and
CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 11 Dec 2017 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-Habitat DUTY STATION: Home based with availability to Travel FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Housing Policy Expert, Consultant DURATION 15 January 2018 – 15 May 2018 (5 months) CLOSING DATE: 31 Dec 2017 BACKGROUND The Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (MUDH) is
CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on 11 December 2017 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-Habitat DUTY STATION: Nairobi, Kenya FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Strategy and Framework Consultant DURATION 9.5 Months CLOSING DATE: 19 December 2017 BACKGROUND The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the agency for human settlements, mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and
Ramallah, Palestine, 10 December, 2017, The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) office in Palestine and the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) started today a four-day orientation training on Social Tenure Domain Model applications in Area C of the West Bank. The training is convened in partnership with the Land and Water Settlement Commission (LWSC)
Kalobeyei, 8 December 2017 – In collaboration with the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) and the Office of International Programs, College of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, UN-Habitat has launched a project for briquette production in Kalobeyei new refugee settlement and the host community in a commitment to improve access to cooking energy. The programme is
Effective urban legislation is an indispensable pillar of sustainable urban development. The global urban population will grow by +3 billion in the coming 50 years and 98% of the urban growth will be in developing countries. This unprecedented growth can result in anarchy and increased inequality if not underpinned by effective and coherent policy and
Moscow, 7 December 2017 – Earlier this year, the Ministry of Construction of Russian Federation launched a countrywide project to improve the urban environment through the improvement of urban public spaces. Focused on implementation of the New Urban Agenda and SDG 11, the Project aims to improve public spaces across municipalities in the
Nairobi, 7 December 2017 – An eight man delegation from Niger State, Nigeria led by the Secretary to the State Government Hon. Ibrahim Isa Ladan visited UN-Habitat from 27th – 29th November, 2017 to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement the New Urban Agenda. The MoU ceremony was witnessed by the Nigerian Ambassador to Kenya,
