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    CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Urban Basic Services Trust Fund Strategic Plan 2019-2024 Supporting the Implementation of SDGs and the New Urban Agenda   ORGANIZATION: United Nations Human Settlements Programme DUTY STATION: Home-based with missions to Nairobi FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Consultant, Urban Basic Services Trust Fund Strategic Plan 2019-2024 – Supporting the Implementation of SDGs and
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On Friday 15th of March 2019, upon request of Madame Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-Habitat, the Secretary-General António Guterres endorsed the Guidance Note of the Secretary General on “The United Nations and Land and Conflict”. This is a milestone in the journey towards a sustained and coherent engagement of the UN
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March 2019 Kismayo, Somalia – As part of the Somalia Strengthening Institutions for Public Works Project RAJO (SSIPWP) and Youth Employment Somalia (YES), 280 young Somali women and men have graduated from three months of comprehensive training to empower them with knowledge and skills for careers in the construction sector, a booming industry across Somalia
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Baalbek, Lebanon, 25 March 2019– In the old tiny alleys of Baalbek, enthusiastic workers dig into the rich caves of what is commonly known as Mogher Tehine, an archaeological site encompassing natural caves and manmade tunnels built centuries ago. The name itself literally means “flour caves” in Arabic, and it was derived mainly from the
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Ref. No. : AOC/CFP/MON/2019/002 Subject: UN-Habitat ROAP Call for Proposal for Mongolia FRUGA – for Engaging Implementation Partner   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)
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Nairobi, 22 March 2019 – As the World Water Day is marked today, it is worth noting that billions still lack safe water and sanitation facilities. These people are being left behind for reasons related to their gender, ethnicity, culture and/or socioeconomic status, among others. Exclusion, discrimination, entrenched power asymmetries, poverty and material inequalities are
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Kaluga, Russia, 15 March 2019 – UN -Habitat and the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities Sector of the Russian Federation (Minstroy), the Kaluga Region Government, and a non-profit organization Digital economy have jointly convened an international forum on Smart City: Application guide in the Russian city of Kaluga. The Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Ms.
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Nairobi, 20 March 2019— On the last day of the just concluded 4th UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), 24 young men and women from the Mathare Environmental Conservation Youth Group (MECYG) hosted Precious Plastics, a group of young Kenyans who process plastic waste and turn it into market ready products. Precious Plastics trained members of MECYG
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Nairobi, 19 March 2019—UN-Habitat Executive Director Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif and Prof. Wu Jiang, the Executive Vice President of Tongji University last week jointly launched two publications on rehabilitation of polluted urban rivers and guidelines for net zero carbon villages in Yangtze Delta Region. The event that took place in Nairobi saw the Executive Director
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Vacancy Announcement Download PDF Version| Download CV Template   Post Title Field Engineer Issue Date 17 March 2019 Deadline 31 March 2019 Expected starting date April 2019 Type of Contract Consultancy contract under Stars Orbit Company Duration Consultancy contract under Stars Orbit Company Location Sinjar Municipality – Ninewa Governorate   Background and Objectives According to