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This paper focuses on the growing urban economic challenges facing both developing and industrialized countries. Cities are clearly the engines of growth for most national economies. The paper identifies the dynamic conditions of urban economies and suggests areas deserving policy attention and increased research. It focuses on three foundational components of the urban economy: employment,
Friday April 15th, 2016
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Maputo 13 April 2016—UN-Habitat Deputy Executive Director, Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, recently visited Mozambique to further strengthen the relations between agency and the Government plus key partners such as the European Union, the World Bank and sister United Nations agencies that are Delivering as One. During her visit, Dr. Kacyira discussed the challenges and opportunities
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Nairobi 13 April 2016–The English version of the International Guidelines on Urban Territorial Planning (IG-UTP) has been downloaded over 100,000 times from the UN-Habitat website, making these Guidelines the most popular publications ever  in less than a year of the date of publication.Figure 1: Top ten downloaded publications from UN Habitat websiteThe total count does not include
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Toronto, 13 April 2016– A roundtable discussion on the prospect to connect the monitoring of urban Sustainable Development Goals to UN-Habitat City Prosperity Initiative (CPI) was held in Toronto, Canada. The meeting was hosted by International City Leaders (ICL), and the International Centre for Urban Management (ICFUM), supported by UN-Habitat and UNDP. The meeting was
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Toronto, 13 April 2016– A roundtable discussion on the prospect to connect the monitoring of urban Sustainable Development Goals to UN-Habitat City Prosperity Initiative (CPI) was held in Toronto, Canada. The meeting was hosted by International City Leaders (ICL), and the International Centre for Urban Management (ICFUM), supported by UN-Habitat and UNDP. The meeting was
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Nairobi, 13 April 2016 – Over 100 participants from Nairobi County recently gathered at the UN Headquarters in Nairobi to validate the recently concluded Nairobi Open Public Spaces Assessment and Inventory. This is the first ever inventory of the public spaces in the capital city of Kenya. During the occasion that was attended by high
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Download PDF Version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 12 April 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: NAIROBI FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Knowledge Management Assistant DURATION:   CLOSING DATE: 19 April 2016 BACKGROUNDThe United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the United Nations agency for Human Settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially
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Bossaso, 11 April 2016– The Bossaso “Lot 2” road project commenced on 12 October 2015 and was completed in February 2016. This road construction project, funded by Italian Cooperation, provides a vital link in the ongoing improvement of transportation infrastructure around Bossaso Port in Bossaso, Puntland State of Somalia.UN-Habitat worked closely with the Bossaso Municipality,
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Pretoria, 11 April 2016—On the sidelines of the Habitat III Thematic Conference on Informal Settlements, held in Pretoria, South Africa, the Government of the Republic of South Africa and UN-Habitat, jointly hosted the Women’s Caucus for engendering the Conference Declaration.The panelists included South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Ms. Zoliswa Kota-Fredericks; Ms. Rose Molokoane