Wednesday April 12th, 2017
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Download PDF Version VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 11/04/2017 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Nairobi/ Kenya FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Programme Support Assistant (national) DURATION: 6 working months CLOSING DATE: 18 April 2017   BACKGROUND Prolonged instability in Somalia has culminated in widespread adverse social and economic consequences that have inhibited the development of the livelihood asset base
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Turkana – 30 March 2017. In 2016 UN-Habitat, supported by the Japanese government, began working on developing a Local Advisory Spatial Plan for the new KALOBEYEI Settlement. This was in close collaboration with UNHCR, Ministry of Land, Shelter and Urban Development and through participatory processes including workshops, focus groups and participatory meetings with the host
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New York, 10 March 2017 — At the 61st session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York (13-24 March 2017), the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Ms Amina Mohamed and other keynote speakers, reaffirmed the catalytic role that women and girls play in development. Importantly, the Deputy Secretary General
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Nairobi – March 27 2017, UN-Habitat in collaboration with the County Government of Kiambu and the Institute of Development Studies, University of Nairobi organized a workshop to disseminate the process and outcomes of the “Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan” initiative, recently concluded in Ruiru, one of the towns within the Nairobi Metropolitan Area. The “SUMP” in
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Download PDF Version VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 10 April 2017 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Nairobi FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Architect Consultant GRADE:   POST DURATION 08 Months CLOSING DATE:   20/04/2017   BACKGROUND The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to
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Berlin – 5 April 2017. The first Capacity Development based on the UN-Habitat MetroHUB methodology was held in Berlin, Germany for 19 Ugandan government officials.  The capacity development and learning exchange visit to Berlin was a tailor made programme for the participants from 14 Ugandan municipalities and the Uganda Ministry for Urban Development.  The Ugandan
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Invitación a Expresiones de Interés para ejecución del proyecto Sistemas de Responsabilidad Pública para medir, monitorear e informar sobre políticas urbanas sostenibles en Bolivia             Introducción  ONU-Hábitat es el programa de las Naciones Unidas que se enfoca en procesos de urbanización y vivienda adecuada desde la perspectiva del compromiso político para el planeamiento urbano sostenible,
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The clock is ticking. In the coming decades, with rapid urbanization and population growth, countries will be facing a major challenge: ensuring that the additional 3 billion city dwellers that the world is expecting by 2030 have access to adequate housing. This translates into a demand for 96,000 new affordable and accessible housing units every