Tuesday January 29th, 2019
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The impacts of climate change are beginning to impact people’s wellbeing and livelihoods across the world, and as they are both principle emitters of emissions and centres of innovation, cities must be at the centre of climate action. This Enhancer helps identify trends, vulnerabilities, and synergies within an urban system, providing a basis on which
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Rapid urbanization as well as the gradual rise in standards of living have sparked the demand for services and with it, the construction of new infrastructure. Given that infrastructure is intrinsically tied to all aspects of urban life, improving infrastructure should ideally lead to increased individual or community resilience. This Enhancer explores the intrinsic link between infrastructure and
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Lebanon, 23 January 2019 – Findings of the Tabbaneh Neighbourhood Profile indicate that Tripoli was one of the regions in Lebanon most affected by the Middle East refugee crisis. The findings also reveal the dire need for a hub that acts as a socio-cultural space for youth and women. The Abjad Centre situated in Bab
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Purpose of CFP: To support the development of a national land policy, establishment of a land information system in the Province of Maindombe and mechanisms for securing community land rights as part of the larger  Programme to Support Land Reform and Strengthen Capacity of Land Administration in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Submission Start Date: 24 January
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Download PDF The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) hereby solicits your proposal for the above subject, in accordance with this document and annexes attached. This Call for Proposal (CFP) consists of this document and the following annexes: CFP Instructions and Guidelines Technical Proposal Template Budget Proposal
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Rio de Janeiro, January 18, 2019 – The City of Rio de Janeiro and UN-Habitat have joined hands to improve living conditions for the poorest of the poor in the largest favelas (slums) of Rio. Implemented in collaboration with the Instituto Municipal de Urbanismo Pereira Passos – IPP over a two-year period, the project will
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Gaza, 17 January 2019 – UN-Habitat and UN Women have concluded a two-year programme to advance the human rights of women and youth in the Gaza Strip and improve their capacity to participate effectively in post-conflict reconstruction and recovery. Funded by the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium, the programme has been implemented jointly by
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Download PDF Version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on 17.01.2019 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT Office for Europe DUTY STATION: Brussels (office-based) FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Urban governance expert DURATION 12 months (with possibility of extension up to 29 months) CONTRACT TYPE: Consultant CLOSING DATE: 31.01.2019 BACKGROUND UN-Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, is mandated by the UN General
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10 January 2019, Nairobi, Kenya – UN-Habitat and Kenya’s County Government of Makueni have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to empower youth and women, improve planning, provide housing and basic services among other issues. The MoU was signed by Professor Kivutha Kibwana, Governor of Makueni County and Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director of
Monday January 14th, 2019
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Tunis, 09 January 2019 – Within the framework of its partnership with Libya’s Urban Planning Agency (UPA), UN-Habitat started a ten-day training course in Geoinformation System (GIS) mapping on urban planning for 18 civil servants from different branches of UPA across Libya, and the municipalities of Benghazi, Ubari, Al Kufra, Sebha, Sirte and Janzour. Funded