5 February 2018, Nairobi, UN-Habitat Executive Director, Mme Maimunah Mohd Sharif today made her maiden visit to Kenya’s Mathare slums where she met with youth, women and civil society stakeholders implementing various community projects in the informal settlement. The Executive Director toured the Social Terrain Domain Model (SDTDM) project that is implemented by UN-Habitat and
Kuala Lumpur, 13 February, 2018 – Rapid unplanned urbanization combined with a multiplicity of hazards is this world’s reality. The increasing number and magnitude of threats facing our cities means that there is growing urgency to build urban resilient. Speaking at the opening of the World Urban Forum in Kuala Lumpur, UN-Habitat’s Executive Director stressed
NAIROBI, I March 2018 – UN-Habitat and the Youth Enterprise Development Fund have signed a Memorandum of Understanding initiating a partnership that will support economic empowerment of youth for sustainable urbanization. By providing entrepreneurial training, building and coordinating activities of youth centres to promote entrepreneurship, equipping youth with relevant and employable skills, and supporting them
