Nairobi, 12 Oct 12
UN-Habitat Executive Director Dr. Joan Clos will from Monday accompany members of the agency’s Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR) on a working tour to Mozambique.
Nairobi, 10 Oct 12
Siemens Stiftung, a lead partner of the World Urban Campaign, has announced the jury members for its newly established "empowering people. Award"
Nairobi, 4 Oct 12
In order to support the implementation of tangible actions that will help in the improvement of the living conditions for slum dwellers, Burkina Faso, Niger and Kenya recently made financial contributions to the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme. French
Embu, Kenya, 3 Oct 12
Traditional dances, songs by a local a choir as well as a march past by a Kenya’s National Youth Service Band marked the international celebrations of this year’s World Habitat Day that were marked in Embu town, some 110 kilometers to the east of the capital Nairobi.
Kinshasa, 3 Oct 12
UN-Habitat’s land reform programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo has received a major shot in the arm following two additional fundings.
Nairobi, 3 Oct 12
UN-Habitat and the Swedish Ax:son Johnson Foundation on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will form a basis of partnerships in the lead up to the Habitat III conference.
Nairobi, 1 Oct 12
On this year’s World Habitat Day, UN-Habitat is proud to announce the Urban Youth Fund grantees for 2012, totaling $750,000 for forty-one youth-led projects in thirty-six countries.