Geneva, Switzerland, 2 July 2016 – In a bid to raise financial resources aimed at tackling the slum challenge, the Up for Slum Dwellers- Transforming a Billion Lives Campaign was unveiled to the European Union countries for the first time. The campaign is an ambitious global public-private partnership being implemented through the framework of UN-Habitat’s World
UN-Habitat celebrated the opening of the demonstration units for the Jordan affordable housing at Ramtha-Al Sheyah Park on Sunday, June 19th 2016. These units were constructed in four different locations; Ramtha, Amman, Dhleil and Karak through the generous financial support provided by the Swiss Government for the Jordan Affordable Housing Programme. The units are to
Hong Kong 11 July 2016—The third Annual International and Comparative Urban Law Conference was recently held at the University of Hong Kong. The event which saw presentations by various experts was jointly organised by the Fordham Urban Law Center, the Centre for Chinese Law the University of Hong Kong and UN-Habitat. Read UN-Habitat’s Statement here.
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Turkana, 11 July 2016– UN-Habitat and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This MoU, signed by UN-Habitat’s Director of Regional Office for Africa Prof. Oyeyinka Oyebanji and UNHCR Country Representative for Kenya Mr. Raouf Mazou, will endorse on-going UN-Habitat’s contribution to a development of a
Geneva, 6 July 2016 – UN-Habitat’s Eduardo Moreno presented the key findings of the World Cities Report to members of the diplomatic community, media and international experts on municipal finance at a Europe launch of the organisation’s flagship report. Speaking during the International Conference on Municipal Finance and Urban Economy, Mr Moreno said that the report had
Geneva, 6 July 2016 – UN-Habitat Deputy Executive Director Aisa Kirabo Kacyira has said that urban safety will not happen by accident and requires hard work and action. She made the statement at the opening of an expert group meeting on urban safety in the new urban agenda, organised by UN-Habitat with support from the Habitat
At the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015, world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030.The SDGs build on the Rio+20 outcomes and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight anti-poverty
Download PDF VersionVACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 5 July 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Nairobi, Kenya FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Programme Support Expert DURATION: 5 working months CLOSING DATE: 18 July 2016 BACKGROUND UN-Habitat Somalia is implementing the Federal Government of Somalia – United Nations Joint Programme on Youth Employment together with UNDP, FAO and ILO under
Download PDF Version VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 5 July 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Hargeisa Somaliland FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Individual Contractor Agreement: Technical Support Consultant / Engineer (type of contract: consultancy) DURATION: 12 months CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 18 July 2016 BACKGROUND1.1 Hargeisa Water Supply Upgrading Project (HUWSUP)1.1.1 Hargeisa Water Supply Situation:
Download PDF Version VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 5 July 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Hargeisa Somaliland FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Individual Contractor Agreement: Technical Support Consultant / Engineer (type of contract: consultancy) DURATION: 12 months CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 18 July 2016 BACKGROUND1.1 Hargeisa Water Supply Upgrading Project (HUWSUP)1.1.1 Hargeisa Water Supply Situation:
