Nairobi 6 June 2018—The United Nations family in Nairobi and invited guests marked this year’s World Environment Day (WED) in colour and pomp with a declaration that the fight against plastic would be stepped up to make the world a better place. In his address, Mr. Jorge Laguna-Celis, Director, Governance Affairs, UN Environment, said his
Call for Expressions of Interest for Cooperation Partners for Agreement of Cooperation Facilitating a Study Tour on Integrated Mobility Planning to Bogota, Colombia Date first published: 5th June 2018 Deadline for submissions of EoI: 15th June 2018 Introduction Bus Rapid Transit systems are emerging as a viable solution in many cities that are facing the
Ladies and gentlemen, It is my privilege to be here today and to make these remarks in behalf of Madame Maimunah Mohd. Sharif, USG of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-Habitat. At UN-Habitat we often talk about an important milestone that was reached a few years ago: More than half the world’s population
24 May 2018, Marawi City – On the morning of May 24, 2018 at Marawi City Hall, culminating the Week of Peace activities commemorating year one since the Marawi Siege broke out, UN-Habitat signed memoranda of understanding with the Islamic City of Marawi and with national government agency Social Housing Finance Corporation, respectively, formalizing the
Jalalabad, 30th May 2018- The provision of public spaces in a city is one of the constituent elements of sustainable urbanization. Qualitative public spaces are key drivers for inclusiveness, social cohesion and gender empowerment. The city of Jalalabad, in the Eastren part of Afghanistan, has recently inaugurated the first Women’s Park in town. The design
Kabul, 31 May 2018. Deba is an 11-year-old school girl from Kabul. Last week she participated in a community workshop in Kabul where residents were asked to identify priority development projects for their locality. For Deba it was very clear: she drew the school that she wants for her and her friends. “This is the
Call for Expressions of Interest for Cooperation Partners for Agreement of Cooperation Providing Capacity Building on Gender-Sensitive Public Transport in Kenya Date first published: 5 June 2018 Deadline for submissions of EoI: 15 June 2018 Introduction Addressing the mobility challenge calls for a paradigm shift in urban planning, encouraging compact cities and mixed-land use as
