Nairobi, 1 Jul 09
Experts from all over the world converged in Nairobi today for a three-day meeting to review reports on a global assessment of gender mainstreaming in local governance.
Nairobi, 11 Jun 09
The first tripartite African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP), European Commission and UN-HABITAT conference ended yesterday with a resounding call to the international community to pay greater attention to the issues of sustainable urbanization.
Nairobi, 1 Apr 09
Almost fifty Governing Council delegates attended a briefing on how to get free access to environmental research through the On-line Access to Research on the Environment initiative.
Nairobi, 26 Jun 08
In early 2008, UN-HABITAT provided additional material support to Boroma Municipality, as part of the broader Urban Development Programme for the Somali Region.
Nairobi, 5 Feb 08
The Dar es Salaam citywide strategy is one of the City Alliance’s first generation projects. The proposal for support was submitted in 2003 and after an elaborate consultative process, the programme was approved in 2004 and a grant agreement signed in October 2004.
Edinburgh, Scotland, 8 Nov 07
The way that cities are growing today is not sustainable, the Commonwealth Association of Planners said in a statement this week calling on governments to “rethink” before it is too late.
, 22 Aug 07
For the first time, city profiles that include the new Rapid Urban Sector Profiling for Sustainability (RUSPS) themes: Basic Urban Services and Local Economic Development were published. Additionally, one of the profiles contains a seventh theme, Cultural Heritage, because of its high relevance for Rosetta.
Jinja, Uganda, 2 Aug 07
The government of Uganda has launched a national Urban Campaign with a pledge to promote policies that would give more access to housing and services for the urban poor.
