Tuesday February 26th, 2019
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The concept Mobility of Care was coined in 2008 by Professor Inés Sánchez de Madariaga as a result of a research project she carried out for the Spanish Ministry of Infrastructure (Sánchez de Madariaga, 2009). This research project involved a gender analysis of the main Spanish transport surveys. The objective was to identify gender bias
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Public transportation is a necessary service for accessing economic, educational and social opportunities. Yet public transportation around the world has been found to be unequivocally less safe for women than for men. Historically, the public transportation industry in many African cities has been overwhelmingly male-dominated, but as more women seek employment, they are venturing into
Monday February 25th, 2019
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Al Hudaydah, Yemen, February 2019 – Japan is contributing USD 800,000 to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Yemen to provide shelter for those displaced by conflict and to rehabilitate damaged homes belonging to some of the most vulnerable population. The project will benefit around 310 vulnerable families, living in conflict-affected neighbourhoods and
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In 2017, the newly elected Government of Argentina requested support from UN-Habitat to develop a policy to support balanced regional development of its large territory, and foster inclusive development of its cities. With 91 per cent of Argentina urbanized, the project was aimed at harnessing urbanization and enhancing its benefits, working in close collaboration with
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NAIROBI, 25 February 2019 – This week Planners for Climate Action (P4CA) a global cooperative initiative convened by UN-Habitat, is launching their new website to engage the global community of planners. The website will allow people to discover what P4CA is all about; who they are, what they do, their events and how to get
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Wau City, South Sudan, February 2019 – Young people in Wau, in the north west of South Sudan, will have a place to relax, learn and come together following the opening of a One Stop Youth Centre with funding from Japan. The new One Stop Youth Centre provides a space for conflict resolution forums as
Tuesday February 19th, 2019
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Yangon City, Myanmar, 18 February 2019 – A grant aid agreement signed between Mr. Ichiro Maruyama, Japan’s Ambassador to Myanmar and Mr. Bijay Bahadur Karmacharya, Country Programme Manager in Myanmar for UN-Habitat aims to improve management of rubbish in Yangon City. The USD 5.5 million project will support the introduction of the Fukuoka method to
Monday February 18th, 2019
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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on 12 February 2019 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Nairobi with travel to Somalia FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Programme Officer DURATION: 9 months CLOSING DATE: 22 February 2019 BACKGROUND UN-Habitat has been active in the Somalia urban sector for more than 25 years and is currently implementing a portfolio of interventions that
Monday February 18th, 2019
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Marawi City, Mindanao, Philippines, February 2019 – From early morning, families whose homes were destroyed in the heavy fighting in Marawi in the southern Philippines almost two years ago, began returning to the city for the groundbreaking ceremony for their new houses. They came from evacuation centres and transitory shelters, some travelling up to three
Monday February 18th, 2019
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Khartoum: 17 February 2019: Japan has pledged a contribution of USD 700,000 to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Sudan’s project “Emergency Support to IDP Return in Alsalam Locality, South Darfur State” for a period of one year running from March 2019 to March 2020. The project will benefit some 17,100 returned Internal
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