Colombo, 24 Mar 14
An international conference on post emergency shelter reconstruction ‘Restoring Communities through Home-Owner-Driven Reconstruction: from post-Emergency to Development’ kicked off Tuesday morning in the capital city of Sri Lanka, Colombo.
Nairobi, 21 Mar 14
Nearly 25,000 people have registered as participants for the Seventh Session of the World Urban Forum that will take place in Medellin, Colombia in early April.
Nairobi, 21 Mar 14
Kenya is targeting to build some 300,000 new housing units in the next three years the Minister for Lands Housing and Urban Development Mrs. Charity Ngilu disclosed on Wednesday.
Nairobi, 20 Mar 14
Deputy Executive Director for UN-Women, Lakshmi Puri, has called for increased empowerment for women when it comes to accessing mobility.
Nairobi, 20 Mar 14
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has expressed its interest in increasing the number of UN Volunteers it engages. UN-Habitat Executive Director Joan Clos made the comments at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two bodies, which formalised their commitment to work together in coming years.
Ogori, Nigeria, 18 Mar 14
Eight Nigerian cities are lined up as the first beneficiaries of far reaching structural and urban plans as a result of cooperation agreements with UN-Habitat.
Nairobi, 17 Mar 14
The Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) – a global alliance of partners contributing to poverty alleviation through land reform, improved land management and security of tenure - is developing context-specific tools and approaches to facilitate access to land for women.
Nairobi, 17 Mar 14
UN-Habitat’s Deputy Executive Director, Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, will chair an important session on access to urban mobility for women and girls at the 58th session on the Commission for the Status of Women.
