Nairobi, 10 May 2017—Malaysia today made an equivocal statement that they were ready to host the ninth session of the World Urban Forum next year. At a press conference on the sidelines of the ongoing 26th Governing Council of UN-Habitat in Nairobi, Dato’ Halimah Mohamed Sadique, the vice minister for Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local
Nairobi, 10 May 2017—A new USD 11 million has been secured for the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme to empower African, Caribbean and Pacific countries transform the living conditions of slum dwellers. The Programme is an initiative of the Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, funded by the European Commission and implemented
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) “Program Support to Land Governance for Peace, Stability and Reconstruction in DR Congo Post Conflict through Community Participatory Land Use Planning in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri (DRC) – Phase 2016/2018 and other land governance and tenure initiatives” Call for expression of Interest from local NGOs DEADLINE for
Erbil, 7 May 2017- The government of Japan has extended an extra USD 9.7 million to UN-Habitat to address the shelter needs for those affected by the ongoing crisis in Iraq. The contribution allows UN-Habitat to continue the rehabilitation of damaged houses in areas liberated from the ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL),’
Nairobi 9 May 2017– The 26th Session of the UN-Habitat Governing Council provided the perfect opportunity for the 2nd Gender Forum. The Gender Forum brings together women and men passionate about sustainable development, gender equality and women’s empowerment. This year the theme was ‘Achieving Gender Equality in a Fast Urbanizing World.’ The Gender Forum provided
Nairobi, 8 May 2017—The 26th Governing Council of UN-Habitat opened in Nairobi with President Uhuru Kenyatta calling for the agency’s empowerment. Some 650 delegates representing governments, partners and stakeholders are already accredited and are attending the Governing Council. The Head of State further underscored the need to reform UN-Habitat to create smart towns and cities
CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 08 May 2017 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-Habitat DUTY STATION: Nairobi FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Consultant – Urban Climate Change Planning Consultant DURATION: 12 months CLOSING DATE: 12 May 2017 Result of Service Main Outputs A substantive input into a normative knowledge product Two sets of inputs to a technical working group of the Global
Nairobi, May 4, 2017 – On the doorstep of the 26th Session of UN-Habitat’s Governing Council, youth came together with experts from around the world to improve on public spaces and informal settlements. Participating in the Urban Thinkers Campus held in Nairobi, Kenya from May 3-4 2017, 16 global experts and youth from the Mathare
Yaoundé, 4 May 2017 – Over 40 government officials, including 16 women, representing 10 institutions attended a day-long training on national urban policy development processes in the capital of the Republic of Cameroon, Yaoundé. In the preparation of the training, Mr. Jean Claude Mbwentchou, Minister of Housing and Urban Development emphasized that the policy should
Nairobi, 3 May 2017 – As part of UN-Habitat’s support in the development of a sustainable approach to redevelop the current railway station area in Nairobi – just south of the Central Business District, UN-Habitat hosted a workshop on ‘Financing Urban Development’ at the UN Gigiri Complex which was organized in collaboration with different stakeholders.
