Beijing 30 April 2019—Riding on the new Belt and Road Sustainable Cities Alliance announced by President of China Xi Jiping, UN-Habitat has announced more collaborations. These will be done in the framework of China Belt and Road Initiative which will now be extended with joint engagements through the new Belt and Road Sustainable Cities Alliance.
On 25 April 2019, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) handed over 502 rehabilitated houses and Occupancy Certificates to returnees in Sinjar District, Ninewa Governorate. Extensively damaged during the ISIL occupation, these houses were rehabilitated as part of a larger project funded by the Government of Germany through
The implementation of the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals largely depends on the adoption, enactment and enforcement of urban legislation that can deliver results. Current experience shows that both developed and developing countries face several challenges in designing and enforcing effective legislative frameworks for sustainable urban development. There is an urgent need
CONSULTANCT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 29 April 2019 Full details of the evaluation are provided in the attached Terms of Reference. ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-Habitat DUTY STATION: Home-based FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Mid-Term Evaluation of Accelerating Climate Action through the Promotion of Urban Low Emission Development Strategies (URBAN-LEDS II) DURATION: One month, spread over three months, June 2019
CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 29/04/2019 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION Nairobi FUNCTIONAL TITLE Climate Change Planning Consultant CONTRACT TYPE IICA 1 DURATION 8 months CLOSING DATE 06 May 2019 BACKGROUND The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements development and
Mogadishu, 29 April 2019—Young men and women of Mogadishu are seeing signs of hope and relief following the completion of the One Stop Youth Centre which creates a safe space for them. Banadir Youth Association (BARYA) Chairman Abdikafi Makaran said “The One Stop Youth Centre is first of its kind in Mogadishu and very important
April 2019, New York – The 2019 Youth Forum of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) hosted youth participants from around the world to interact with policy and decision makers under the theme “Empowered, Included, and Equal.” UN-Habitat, in partnership with UNODC hosted a side event following the opening ceremony, highlighting the positive and
Shanghai, 26 April 2019— UN-Habitat convened an expert seminar of city leaders, planners, architects, academics and entrepreneurs in Shanghai Baoshan on how Artificial Intelligence could be a viable solution to urban challenges such as mobility, safety, efficiency, and inclusiveness. With the rapid development of new technologies such as 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and
Nairobi, April 2019 – Gambian award-winning music star Sona Jobarteh, recently visited development projects undertaken by the youth in Nairobi slums and left saying she would like to replicate them back home . Ms Jobarteh, who visited Kenya as a guest of UN-Habitat, looked at the Dandora Transformation League project, the Mathare Enviromental Youth Group
CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 26 April 2019 TERMS OF REFERENCEFOR THE MID-TERM EVALUATIONOF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE SUPPORT PROGRAMME ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-Habitat DUTY STATION: Home based FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Mid-Term Evaluation of the Municipal Governance Support Programme (MGSP) DURATION: One and a half months spread over three months June – August 2019 SUPERVISORS / REPORTING ARRANGEMENT
