Nairobi, 19 December 2018 – UN-Habitat and the County Government of Vihiga in Kenya have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support capacity and skills development for women and youth through youth empowerment and economic opportunity. It provides a framework for UN-Habitat and the County Government of Vihiga to promote sustainable human settlements development in
Nairobi, December 27, 2018 – UN-Habitat and the County Government of Meru in Kenya have come together to provide training in construction, soft entrepreneurship and leadership skills to 60 youth selected from a group of 1,000 in the Meru Youth Service. The training included production of Stabilized Soil Blocks (SSB) made by mixing soil, water
Download PDF Version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 21 December 2018 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION UN-Habitat, Somalia Programme DUTY STATION Mogadishu – Somalia FUNCTIONAL TITLE Project Coordinator CONTRACT TYPE Temporary Appointment (P3) POST DURATION 6 months CLOSING DATE 14 January 2019 BACKGROUND The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is mandated by the UN General Assembly to
Download PDF Version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on:21 December 2018 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION UN-Habitat, Somalia Programme DUTY STATION Nairobi/ Kenya (with travel to Somalia) FUNCTIONAL TITLE Project Manager (Land) CONTRACT TYPE Temporary Appointment (P2) POST DURATION 12 months CLOSING DATE 14 January 2019 BACKGROUND UN-Habitat has been active in the Somalia urban sector for more than
Download PDF Version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT (Three Postions) Issued on 24 December 2018 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-Habitat office in Tehran, Iran DUTY STATION: Sanandaj, Kermanshah, Tabriz (1 consultant in each city); Home based with possible domestic travel FUNCTIONAL TITLE: City Consultant (Slum Upgrading Tool Testing) DURATION 2 months over three calendar month- Output-based CONTRACT TYPE: UNOPS
Download PDF Version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT End-of-Project Evaluation Project for City Resilience (PCR) in Afghanistan Issue Date: 11 December 2018 ORGANIZATION: UN-Habitat DUTY STATION: Home-based, Mission to Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Expert, Evaluation of Project for City Resilience GRADE: UNOPS / IICA POST DURATION & START DATE: Total 6 weeks over two
QENA, Egypt –19th December 2018 The Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities represented by the General Organization for Physical Planning (GOPP) and the Governorate of Qena have launched together with UN Habitat Egypt Office and the Embassy of Switzerland in Egypt the “Hayenna Integrated Urban Development project”. Hayenna project aims at enhancing urban development
Download PDF Version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 14 November 2018 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Nairobi FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Senior SharePoint Analyst and Developer DURATION: 6 Month CLOSING DATE: 31 December 2018 BACKGROUND The United Nations Human Settlements Program, UN-HABITAT, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General
10 December marks Human Rights Day and the end of the 16 days of Activism against Gender Based Violence, this year focused on the theme of #HearMeToo. As part of this, the UN-Habitat Gender Equality Unit has curated a sound installation in the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON), fusing the sounds of the city
Nanjing, China, December 14, 2018 – Formulation of a new vision for Nanjing City aimed at positioning it as a Leader in Innovation in a Beautiful Ancient Capital was launched at an international forum on the Nanjing 2035 International Forum on Urban Development hosted by Nanjing Municipal People’s Government and UN-Habitat. Secretary of the Municipal
