23 November 2018, Marrakesh, Morocco – Addressing the Official Opening Ceremony of the Political Meetings discussions at the Africities8 Summit, UN-Habitat’s Deputy Executive Director Victor Kisob, said the Organization had been with Africities from the start working to “unleash the potential of African cities for the sustainable development of the continent.” Mr Kisob said the
Download FRENCH Version Purpose of CFP: To support the development of a national land policy, establishment of a land information system in the province of Ituri and mechanisms for securing community land rights as part of the larger ‘Programme to Support Land Reform and Strengthen Capacity of Land Administration in the Democratic Republic of Congo’.
23 November 2018, Marrakesh, Morocco – Local governments need to strengthen data collection, increase their revenues and improve technical capacity according to participants in a session on innovative experiences in local finance during the third day of the flagship Africities8 summit. The head of UN-Habitat’s Urban Economy and Finance Branch, Marco Kamiya, opened the
Next week, Kenya will be in the global spotlight as thousands of delegates from around the world will gather at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre for the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference. The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) congratulates the Government of the Republic of Kenya, Canada and Japan for co-hosting the first global conference
Abidjan, 13 November 2018 – Statisticians and urban planners from 15 Francophone countries have convened at a workshop held in Abidjan to Assess the feasibility of a global definition of city or urban area for monitoring and review of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for urban areas and the New Urban Agenda (NUA). This is
Marrakesh, Morocco, 22 November 2018 – The second day of the Africities 8 Summit featured a wide range of lively discussions on local government perspectives on gender, youth, transport, local strategies for financing, the environment, gender equality, transport, waste management, safe cities and many other topics. The session on “Planning and programming strategies for transition
Marrakesh, Morocco, 22 November 2018 – The second day of the Africities 8 Summit featured a wide range of lively discussions on local government perspectives on gender, youth, transport, local strategies for financing, the environment, gender equality, transport, waste management, safe cities and many other topics. The session on “Planning and programming strategies for transition
Submission Start Date: 20 NOVEMBER 2018 Submission Deadline Date and time: 5th DECEMBER 2018. 17.00 p.m. Nairobi time. Purpose of CFP: The assignment aims at working collaboratively with an institution that has experience in community mobilization and sensitization in urban areas in Cabo Verde in Praia, Sal Rei, Mindelo and Espargos. The institution will also
Marrakesh, Morocco 20 November 2018 – Thousands of local government experts are attending the Africities 8 summit to discuss improving people’s lives in Africa’s urban areas by adopting sustainable development policies. A flagship pan-African event organized by the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLGA) the Summit takes place every three years. The theme
One of the greatest challenges for climate change adaptation is how to build resilience for the billion urban dwellers who are estimated to live in what are termed informal settlements . These settlements have been built outside the ‘formal’ system of laws and regulations that are meant to ensure safe, resilient structures, settlements and systems.
