Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 6 March 2019 -The Government of Japan and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) have exchanged no tes on a grant aid agreement for implementation of a project to support recovery and strengthen resilience of populations affected by floods. Aimed at providing safe and resilient shelter, the project will rehabilitate 200
Kisii, Kenya: The stakeholders in solid waste management in Kisii town, Kenya, provided inputs to the draft long term strategy for solid waste management in the town. The strategy was prepared UN-Habitat in consultation with Kisii town authorities. The Strategy Document is one of the three outputs under the ongoing UN-Habitat and Kisii County Project.
11 March 2019 NAIROBI – UN-Habitat is deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our dear colleagues who lost their lives on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 302, which crashed yesterday on its way to Nairobi. The latest information indicates several United Nations personnel died in the incident, and nationals of many of our Member States.
UN Headquarters, New York, Feb 26-28, 2019 – UN-Habitat has stressed the importance of local governments for integrating migrants and enhancing their access to housing, services and employment during a series of event on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration adopted in December 2018. The events in New York
The purpose of the Call for Expression of Interest is to solicit interest from national not for profit rural civil society organizations as Implementing Partners that wish to participate in UN-Habitat operation and contribute complementary resources (human resources, knowledge, funds, in-kind contributions, supplies and/or equipment) to achieving common objectives as outlined below and subsequently agreed
February 2019 – The UN-Habitat Executive Director has praised the One Stop Youth Resource Centres, spaces created by UN-Habitat, local government and youth during a busy month for the Centres. The first One Stop was opened on International Youth Day, August 12, 2002, in Nairobi, Kenya and was quickly followed by Centres in Kampala, Dar
BEIJING February 2019 –UN-Habitat is joining forces with Chinese partners to promote a dialogue on how artificial intelligence can ensure the efficient use of resources and better productivity in cities UN-Habitat will work with The China Academy of Urban Planning and Design (CAUPD), a research institution under the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development to look at the use
Download Full TOR CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 01 March 2019 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-Habitat DUTY STATION: Beirut, Lebanon FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Evaluation of the UN-Habitat Country Programme in Lebanon 2014 – 2019 DURATION: Four (4) Months SUPERVISORS / REPORTING ARRANGEMENT UN-Habitat Country Programme Manager Lebanon & Monitoring Evaluation Officer CLOSING DATE: 15 March 2019 Background and
Mogadishu, Somali’s capital city is one of the fastest growing cities in the world. It is currently experiencing an unprecedented rate of urbanization, often driven by relative peace, recurrent draught and floods, IDP influx and returnees from neighbouring countries and beyond. The city is on its way to re-establish a functioning government that provides for
