Maroua, Cameroon, 14 August 2018—A total of 30 municipalities in northern Cameroon, a region badly affected by the activities of the terrorist group Boko Haram, have joined the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, being part of the 9,000 member strong grouping. Because of the activities of Boko Haram, all development interventions in
Chengdu, 14 August 2018— The Second High-Level International Forum on Sustainable Urban Development was recently held in Chengdu, organized by UN-Habitat and China Center for Urban Development (CCUD), implemented by Chengdu Municipal People’s Government. Mr. Yang Yu, Vice President of China Reform Daily and Special Commentator of China Central Television, served as the moderator during
Tabbaneh is a predominantly residential neighbourhood in eastern Tripoli, on the east banks of Abu Ali River. It falls within the jurisdiction of Tripoli Municipality, in Lebanon’s North Governorate. It is a low-income, disadvantaged neighbourhood, exhibiting a relative fragility in terms of historically rooted tensions affecting the security situation, weak public social and basic urban
Nairobi, 14 August 2018— On the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples- marked on 9 August- UN-Habitat made a clarion on all decision-makers – from national and local governments, to international and regional organisations – to ensure and realise the rights of all indigenous peoples in cities. This year’s theme – “Indigenous peoples’ migration
CONSULTANT TERMS OF REFERENCE 15 August 2018 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Nairobi FUNCTIONAL TITLE: PROJECT ASSISTANT, national CONSULTANT DURATION: September 2018 –September 2019 (12 months) BACKGROUND The Housing Unit develops strategies, policies, and programmes to provide access to adequate housing for
Nairobi 10 August 2018—A festive mood engulfed the usually staid United Nations complex in Nairobi when hundreds of young people, partners, top Kenyan government officials as well as UN employees gathered to celebrate this year’s International Youth Day. The Friday event was the climax of events held in Kenya to mark the day that celebrates
CONSULTANCT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 10 August 2018 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-Habitat DUTY STATION: Home-based FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Evaluation of the Future Saudi Cities Programme (FSCP) DURATION: Total eight weeks over September 2018 to December 2018 SUPERVISORS / REPORTING ARRANGEMENT Head of UN-Habitat HQs Evaluation Unit; FSCP coordinator MISSIONS TO Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: October
Regional Office for Africa Somalia Programme Date: 7th August 2018 Reference: UNHabitat/ Youth Political Empowerment Programme/RFQ/18/08/001; Subject: Request for Proposal for Baseline Assessment. UNHabitat requests your company to submit a proposal for provision of services to carry out the Baseline Assessment on the Youth Empowerment Programme as further described in the Terms of Reference attached
Download PDF Purpose of CFP: Improving access to employment opportunities is a part of UN-Habitat`s engagement in planning the development of Kalobeyei settlement. To this regard, an implementation partner is sought to support host communities trained in public works to access employment and business opportunities and facilitate training of other community members to engage in
Fukuoka 9 August 2018, Fukuoka – Thirty-two city leaders from 16 countries recently gathered for the 12th Asian-Pacific City Summit to discuss “sustainable cities and communities” addressing SDG11. The summit was co-organized by Fukuoka City and UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) on 1 – 3 August 2018. Mr. Soichiro Takashima, Mayor
