Kabul 15 November 2016- UN-Habitat recently signed an MoU with Kabul Municipality on the Clean & Green City (CGC) Programme aimed to cooperate with Kabul municipality to invest in labor intensive urban clean- up, repair, improve parks/beautification, and basic solid- waste management activities. The event was attended by the Deputy Mayor of Kabul Mr. Masiullah Mahboob,
Download PDF Version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 24 November 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Home-based, with mission as required FUNCTIONAL TITLE: GLTN Strategy Development Coordinator DURATION: 60 days spread over 6 months LEVEL P5 Level equivalent CLOSING DATE: 9 December 2016 BACKGROUND which is a network of over seventy international institutions that was
Download PDF Version VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 24 November 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION UN-Habitat, Somalia Programme DUTY STATION Home based with travel to Somalia FUNCTIONAL TITLE Land Certificate Programme Consultant CONTRACT TYPE Consultant (SSA) POST DURATION 6 months (4 work months within 6 months) CLOSING DATE 9 December 2016 BACKGROUND Somaliland and Puntland, among
Bossaso, 24 November 2016 – Bossaso Municipality, in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland, launched its first ever urban development plan at a town hall meeting this month. The planned city extension will accommodate urban growth and bring public services closer to communities in Puntland’s economic hub. The plan is the first one that adopts the
Cameroon, 24 November 2016 – The Special Council’s Fund for Mutual Assistance, FEICOM in its French acronym, celebrated its second edition of the Cameroon National Award for local councils. In close collaboration with UN-Habitat and under the leadership of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and the technical support of the Ministry of Housing and Urban
Download PDF Version VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on 16th November 2016 Project: Making Cities Sustainable and Resilient Duty station of assignment Dakar (Senegal) Functional Title: Urban Resilience Officer Contract type: Individual Contract (Consultancy Assignment) Duration: Six months (with possibility of extension) Closing date for applications: 9th December 2016 BACKGROUND Fast growing cities and urban areas of
Download PDF Version VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 18.11.2016 PROJECT: Making cities sustainable and resilient DUTY STATION OF ASSIGNMENT: Barcelona, Spain FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Project Assistant CONTRACT TYPE: Individual Contractor Agreement DURATION: 6 months (with possibility for extension) CLOSING DATE: 4th December 2016 Background Fast growing cities and urban areas of the world are engines of growth
Goma, 23 November 2016 – UN-Habitat, in close collaboration with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has launched a USD 12 million land programme that seeks to promote peace and stability. The unveiling ceremony of the Community Participatory Land Use Planning programme in September was well attended by participants of different institutions including
Nairobi, 16 November 2016– On the occasion of the World Summit of Local and Regional Governments – 5th UCLG Congress and the Habitat III Conference, the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments (GTF), UNDP and UN-Habitat have announced the launch of the virtual platform: www.LocalizingTheSDGs.org The 2030 Agenda defines a new development framework that
Ramallah 14 November 14, 2016– UN-Habitat in partnership with the State of Palestine Ministry of Local Government, and with technical support from the Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem launched a new publication that documents the spatial plans prepared with Palestinian communities in the Israeli controlled Area C of the West Bank. The publication documents a significant amount
