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Gaza, 13 December 2016 With financial support of the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium, UN-Habitat and UN Women have launched a new innovative Programme to advance women’s and youth’s rights to participate in reconstruction and recovery efforts in Gaza.   Implemented in cooperation with the Palestinian Housing Council, AISHA Association for Women and Child
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  Untitled Document Download PDF Version   CONSULTANCY JOB OPENING Issued on: 5 December 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-Habitat Headquarters, Evaluation Unit and Urban Planning and Design Branch DUTY STATION: Home-based with missions as required FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Evaluation of UN-Habitat’s City Planning and Design Strategy, including the Public Space Programme and Urban Planning and Design Lab,
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Download PDF Version VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 15/12/2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Nairobi/ Kenya with travel to Somalia if security permits FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Socio-economic and livelihood expert DURATION: 6 working months CLOSING DATE: 30 Dec 2016 BACKGROUND Prolonged instability in Somalia has culminated in widespread adverse social and economic consequences that have inhibited the
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The Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation, Isabella Lövin, visited the Mogadishu One Stop Youth Centre on 1 December 2016 along with a high-level delegation from the Government of Sweden. Mogadishu government and UN-Habitat representatives accompanied the Swedish visitors. Mrs. Lövin and her delegation met Somali youth participating in the Shaqeyso training programme, which UN-Habitat
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United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Call for Expressions of Interest (EoI) for Cooperation Partners for Agreement of Cooperation Supporting African Cities in Inventorying Greenhouse Gas Emissions Date first published: 14 December 2016 Deadline for submissions of EoIs: 28 December 2016 1. Background The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat is the United Nations programme
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Kigali, 6 December 2016 – Over 40 government delegates representing directorates of physical planning,  and land administration and management from 17 Eastern and Southern African countries agreed to explore ways of integrating and enhancing collaboration, coordination and dialogue when implementing land and urban policies. This was during a workshop co-convened by the Regional Centre for
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Kalobeyei, 7 December 2016 – Through strengthening the county urban planning function and the preparation of an integrated settlement plan for the Kalobeyei Refugee Settlement in Kenya, UN-Habitat is demonstrating sustainable approaches to human settlement development and harmonious integration of refugee populations and host communities. UN-Habitat has been working on a series of analyses that
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Tehran, 7 December 2016 – UN-Habitat and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Tehran and Iran’s Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, held a joint workshop on “Housing Finance & Construction Technology: Challenges and the Way Forward” at IRIB International Conference Center. This workshop was sponsored by the Embassy of Korea and Korean
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We are failing more than one billion people across the world. Every day that goes by with thousands and thousands of families without an acceptable place to call home is a day when we have collectively failed to deliver on people’s universal Right to Adequate Housing. It’s the girl who has to miss school because
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Stairwells, street crossings, uneven sidewalks, narrow doorways, small bathrooms, signing a lease… For many of us, none of these are major challenges. But for those whose movements depend on a wheelchair and those who live with a visual impairment or a mental disability, these minor inconveniences can quickly become insurmountable barriers and impede their access