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CALL FOR PROPOSAL The purpose of the Call for Expression of Interest is to solicit interest from national not for profit urban civil society organizations as Implementing Partners that wish to participate in UN-Habitat operation and contribute complementary resources (human resources, knowledge, funds, in-kind contributions, supplies and/or equipment) to achieving common objectives as outlined below
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COLOMBO,  December 2018 –  UN-Habitat in partnership with the Government of Sri Lanka, launched the State of Sri Lankan Cities – 2018 report, the first ever comprehensive analysis of the country’s nine provincial capital cities, at a national event at the Bandaranaike Center for International Studies. The report highlights overall trends in the urban development,
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Articles of this bulletin: UN-Habitat Discusses with Governments and Experts How Best to Address Urban and Human Settlements Issues in National Adaptation Plans Leveraging Participatory Informal Settlements Upgrading for Climate Finance Planners for Climate Action Moving Forward in Advocating Better Planning and Joint Action Low-carbon, Climate Resilient in Nepal with the Global Covenant of Mayors
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On the back drop of the Intergovernmental Conference to adopt the Global Compact for Migration for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, UN-Habitat contributed to the 5th Mayoral Forum Mayoral Forum on Human Mobility, Migration and Development and organized a side event alongside the Intergovernmental Conference. Together with partners from the Centre for Mediterranean Integration (CMI),
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Today marks the seventieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which recognises, among other things, the universal right to adequate housing. UN-Habitat is mandated to promote socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements for all. In line with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and when called upon, we support governments,
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UN-Habitat commends the consultative efforts led by the International Organization for Migration and the Government of Morocco as world leaders adopt a Global Compact on Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration at the Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration, taking place in Marrakech, the Kingdom of Morocco. This is a historic moment, and UN-Habitat
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UN-Habitat’s Global Public Space Programme, launched in 2012, is now active in more than 30 cities across the world. The programme’s objective is to promote public spaces as a keystone for sustainable cities to ensure good quality of life for all. This is done through policy guides, capacity building, knowledge sharing, carrying out advocacy work
Monday December 10th, 2018
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APPEL A PROPOSITIONS L’appel à proposition a pour but de solliciter l’intérêt des organisations nationales de la société civile ou Université en tant que partenaire d’exécution souhaitant participer aux opérations de l’ONUHabitat en apportant des ressources complémentaires (ressources humaines, connaissances, fonds, contributions en nature, fournitures et/ou équipements) à la réalisation des objectifs communs comme indiqué
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10 December – UN-Habitat and several other organizations have signed an open letter, calling on urban policymakers to take immediate action ensure that their strategies keep global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.   Recently, the world’s leading climate scientists in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported on the impact that a rise
Friday December 7th, 2018
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CALL FOR PROPOSAL The purpose of the Call for Expression of Interest is to solicit interest from national non-profit rural civil society organizations or University as Implementing Partner with capacity to participate in UN-Habitat operation and contribute complementary resources (human resources, knowledge, funds, in-kind contributions, supplies and/or equipment) to achieving common objectives as outlined below