Download PDF Version VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on:27 March 2017 ORGANIZATION UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) DUTY STATION: Kabul, AFGHANISTAN; travel to other provinces may be required FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Technical Advisor (Municipal Governance & Finance) – City For All (CFA) (Re-Advertisement) PROJECT City For All (CFA) GRADE: I-ICA 2 (P- 3 Equivalent)
Download PDF Version CONSULTANCY JOB OPENING 27 March 2017 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) DUTY STATION: Kabul, AFGHANISTAN; travel to other provinces may be required for programme familiarisation FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Chief of Party, City For All Programme (Re-advertisement) DURATION: 33 months max. upon initial appointment Contract will be
New York, 27 March 2017– The capital of United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, will host the Tenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) in 2020. UN-Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, as the convener of WUF, announced the decision on Thursday 23 March 2017 concluding the bidding process for WUF10. United Nations Under-Secretary-General
HONIARA, Solomon Islands 24 March 2017– The government of Solomon Islands has formally launched the Honiara Urban Resilience and Climate Action Plan (HURCAP) to enhance the capital’s resilience to climate change. With research contributions by RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, the document forms part of UN-Habitat’s Cities and Climate Change Initiative (CCCI) and follows the
This brief aims to help decision-makers across sectors in Myanmar incorporate climate change risks into planning and investment decisions by summarising key messages from a detailed technical analysis of climate change in Myanmar that is released alongside this report.
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Myanmar’s climate is projected to shift dramatically in the coming decades, having a lasting and significant impact on Myanmar’s ecosystems and, in turn, on human health, agriculture, food security, infrastructure, local livelihoods and the larger economy. The climate risk information in this report, developed in collaboration with the Department of Meteorology (DMH) and in consultation
Ramadi, 20 March 2017 –UN-Habitat recently handed over 489 housing units in Ramadi that were rehabilitated or installed under the project “Promoting Urban Recovery in Newly Liberated Areas in Iraq”. The project undertaken by UN-Habitat Iraq Programme, was generously funded by the Government of Japan. By the end of February 2017, approximately half of the
Bridging the Financing Gap By 2050, 70% of the world’s population will be living in cities. In Africa, twothirds of the projected total population of 2.5 billion will require urban services by 2063. Key development challenges that cities face include affordable housing, attractive real estate for new investors at competitive rates, jobs, transport within and
Mwanza, Tanzania 20 March 2017– UN-Habitat and the Government of Tanzania are hosting various activities in Mwanza to commemorate this year’s World Water Day. The activities and celebrations aim at sensitizing the communities on the importance of water resources, sanitation and a clean environment are being done through the Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation (LVWATSAN-Mwanza)
Cannes, 16 March 2017 – The success the City Prosperity Initiative (CPI) is reaching new heights with its presentation at the MIPIM, the world’s most prestigious real estate event hosting 25,000 participants this week at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. This concretises the engagement of a new type of partner in the initiative and
