The lecture seeks to highlight the impact of the housing sector on the development of cities and the attainment of the Sustainability Developments Goals (SDGs). It will also unveil the state of housing in Mexico and its opportunities and challenges for compliance with the 2030 Agenda. AUDIO: Carlos Zedillo – “Good Housing Makes a Good
Nairobi, November 7, 2018 – Poor design, low quality of construction, exclusion from central planning processes, and inadequate access to basic services expose many city residents to serious environmental and health hazards. Over the last 10 years natural disasters alone have rendered over 23 million people homeless and displaced another 240 million, with the poorest
Join a webinar discussion on Sustainable Urban Mobility in Action: Planning the cycling city led by UN-Habitat and Despacio, Bogotá, Colombia on Tuesday 6 November 2018 from13:00 to 15:00 UTC. The Urban Pathways Project , launched in 2017 in Berlin, Germany, by UN-Habitat, the Wuppertal Institute of Climate, Energy and Environment and UN Environment aims
Posting Title: Digital Content Creator Department/Office: United Nations Human Settlements Programme Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 01 November 2018 – 21 November 2018 Job Opening Number: 18-United Nations Human Settlements Programme-106353-Consultant Staffing Exercise N/A Result of Service Deliverables • Digital communication strategy for UN-Habitat’s corporate communication • Standards, templates and guideline document for consistent
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, November 2018– – Over 150 participants, ranging from government officials across ministries and from Myanmar’s States and Regions to representatives from academia, private sector, civil society and development partners, gathered in Nay Pyi Taw to celebrate the achievements of Myanmar Climate Change Alliance (MCCA) and discuss next steps. The MCCA programme
Liverpool, UK 31 October 2018 – World Cities Day was marked by an unprecedented 70 cities globally this year with the main event co-hosted in the British city of Liverpool by the local council, UN-Habitat and the city of Shanghai. Ministers, mayors, national and local government officials, leading academics, journalists and representatives of Non-Governmental Organizations
The Kingdom of Saudi is one of the most urbanized countries in the world. 8/10 people here live in urban areas. The New Urban Agenda encourages National Urban forums for qualitative and quantitative implementation of global goals. The Saudi Urban Forum offered a great opportunity for the localization of sustainable development goals. The event organized
Nairobi 1 November 2018— About 20 participants from Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and Rwanda participated in Africa’s first Bike Share workshop which was recently held in Nairobi, Kenya. The participants learnt from the experience of the two pilot bike share systems in Nairobi – the University of Nairobi campus bike share project (30 bicycles) as well
Cape Town, 1 November 2018– For the first time, African government officials, representatives of NGOs and street enthusiasts came together to learn from and share experiences on the concept of Open Streets and Placemaking in Cape Town, South Africa, from 22-28 October, 2018. The Open Streets Exchange was organised by Open Streets Cape Town (OSCT)
This lecture will explore how a unique perspective on economic inequality, in this case using a drone, is vitally important to combat what has been described as “the defining challenge of our time”. AUDIO: Johnny Miller- “Unequal Scenes” Issues which the lecture addresses Economic inequality throughout the world, and especially in developing countries, is oftentimes
