CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 19 February 2018 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT Somalia Programme (YES, Midnimo, EU-Reinteg, DSI) DUTY STATION: Nairobi/Kenya with travel to Somalia if security permits FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Infrastructure Projects Expert DURATION: 6 working months START DATE: 1 March 2018 CLOSING DATE: 26 February 2018 BACKGROUND UN-Habitat has been active in the Somalia urban
Kuala Lumpur, 20 February 2018 – Public space was one of the key areas at the recent World Urban Forum 9 in Kuala Lumpur, focused on improving the quality of urban life and wellbeing, safety and microclimate. Through a partnership with Canon, UN-Habitat`s Public Space Programme conducted a campaign for encouraging both participants at WUF
20 February 2018 – UN-Habitat and Dubai Municipality are pleased to jointly announce the winners of the 2017 edition of the Dubai International Award for Best Practices. The Award recognizes outstanding initiatives that are making valuable contribution to sustainable urban development along the priority areas of the New Urban Agenda. There are a total of
Kochi/ Hai Phong 19 February 2018— The cities of Kochi in India and Hai Phong in Vietnam have started the implementation of the Urban Pathways Project which aims to support Low Carbon Plans for urban basic services. To deliver on this as well on the New Urban Agenda various stakeholders met in two different meetings
Kuwait City 19 February 2018—As part of events marking 10 years of its work in Kuwait, UN-Habitat has signed an agreement with the Boulevard which is under the Al Salmiya Group for Enterprise Development Company which to host celebratory event on Public Space March 15th and 16th in Kuwait City. This year’s celebrations to be
The Executive Director of UN-Habitat conveys to you her wishes of a Happy Chinese New Year, the Year of the Dog, celebrated today on 16th February. May this year bring good fortune and strong collaboration as we join efforts to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and New Urban Agenda
Source: unhabitat.org
Download PDF Version VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on 14 February 2018 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-Habitat DUTY STATION: Nairobi FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Archives Assistant (GS-4) DURATION Two Years CLOSING DATE: 23 February 2018 BACKGROUND UN-Habitat Archives and Records Management Programme ensures proper record keeping system and archiving of documents to support institutional memory and encourage organization
Focus put on youth livelihoods and participation in decision-making During the World Youth Festival (WYF) where over 20,000 youth from 150 countries gathered in Sochi, Russia, UN-Habitat met with the National Youth Council of Russia to discuss possible joint activities to address the endemic issues of employment and the meaningful participation of youth in
Investing in informal settlements and slum upgrading can leverage the socio-economic potential of sustainable urbanization and transformation leading to “inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable communities and cities” worldwide. In African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries especially, large scale interventions in informal settlements and slum upgrading have not taken off considerably to achieve transformational reduction in
Kuala Lumpur, 9 February 2018 –The UN-Habitat Executive Director today announced the theme of World Cities Day 2018: Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities. The announcement was made at the World Cities Day Forum held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during the Ninth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF9) currently underway. The Executive Director was joined
