Kalobeyei 31 August 2016– UN-Habitat is working in agreement with the County Government, UNHCR and the local community to support planning for integrated refuges and host communities and developing a spatial plan for Kalobeyei New Settlement that will be sustainable, inclusive and resilient. UN-Habitat is working on the spatial planning component for the new settlement
Bamenda, Cameroon, 31 August 2016–In August 2016, UN-Habitat and the Government Delegate of Bamenda City Council, Mr.Vincent Nji Ndumu, launched the Bamenda Public Space and Market Place Programme. Present at the event were representatives of the five regional Ministries including the Ministries of Housing and Urban Development; Public Works; Environment and Nature Protection; Lands, Surveys
Nairobi, 29 August 2916—A side event at TICAD6 explored ways in which to address the mounting problem of solid waste management in African countries. Titled ‘Toward Clean and Healthy Cities in Africa’, the side event heard that although the developed world treated solid waste as a treasure trove which could yield economic returns, in many
Jerusalem 29 August 2016– On the day marking two years since the 26 August 2014 ceasefire which ended the most devastating round of hostilities in Gaza since the beginning of the occupation in 1967, 16 heads of United Nations agencies in Palestine call for the uninterrupted and predictable flow of material and increased funding to
Download pdf version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 25 August 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: Land and GLTN Unit, UN-Habitat DUTY STATION: Home Based with the possibility of travel FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Consultant: Consultant to develop a guide for the practical application of the continuum of land rights. DURATION: 15 September 2016 – 14 March 2017 (25 working
Nairobi, 27 August 2016—A side event at the ongoing TICAD VI meeting saw the importance of integration getting top priority. Officials from Japan’s Ministry of Infrastructure, Lands and Tourism- the organizers of the side event said the integration of land planning and infrastructure especially with transport system, was the way to go if optimum results
Nairobi 27 August 2016 —The 6th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) opened in Nairobi on Saturday with heightened optimism that it will help unlock Africa’s full development potential. This optimism was not misplaced considering that the government of Japan pledged to give some USD 10 billion towards infrastructure development in the African
Mexico City, 25 August 2016—Studies have showed that complex urban dynamics that respond to high land prices and lack of affordable housing in the center of the cities are forcing residents of large metropolis to relocate sometimes even 2 hours away from their jobs. According to the same studies, this state of affairs is having
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), is seeking development partners and a host city to become the home of UN-Habitat Urban Center of Excellence and be the seat of an international knowledge, practice and innovation center with the mission to enhance global capacity to design, plan and manage sustainable cities, promote urban prosperity and
UN-Habitat collaborates with the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies-IHS and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in the international training program focusing on slums, informal settlements and policies and approaches to upgrade existing settlements and prevent informal urbanization in cities in the Developing World. The course takes place from 10 to 28 July
