Barcelona, 2 Nov 11
Cities are on the rise as nations and states see their control and importance shrinking, delegates at a conference on 'learning cities' were told last month.
Gangwon , 15 Oct 11
Urban planners and decision-makers from 10 Asian countries concluded a course on cities and climate change adaptation. The course which focused on vulnerability assessment and climate change action plans helps cities improve their planning and response to climate change.
Nairobi , 12 Oct 11
Building on its existing collaboration with the International Urban Training Centre (IUTC) in the Korean Gangwon Province, UN-HABITAT's Executive Director, Dr. Joan Clos signed a new 5 year agreement with the Governor of Gangwon Province Moon-soon Choi to continue the agency's support to the Centre.
Nairobi, 28 Apr 11
Representatives of training institutions from 27 countries around the world convened in Nairobi to discuss the challenges and opportunities they face for building the capacity of their government and civil society counterparts to address the pressing development challenges of today.
Buchanan, Liberia, 8 Mar 11
Over 50 government officials gathered in Buchanan Liberia’s second largest city to assess the impact of local leadership training involving some 3000 county staff held over the past two years.
Gbarnga, Liberia, 20 Aug 10
At a workshop on Local Economic Development in Gbarnga this week, Liberia's Internal Affairs Minister Harrison Karnwea Sr. challenged local government participants to develop strategies that target the common man and woman.
Nairobi, 7 Sept 09
UN-HABITAT and Israel’s National Agency for International Development Cooperation – MASHAV have renewed their cooperation agreement.
Nairobi, 27 Aug 09
A group of 28 urban professionals from 18 countries in Africa, Asia and South America gathered in Nairobi from Monday for the third edition of ‘Sustainable Communities’ course on how to use city planning as a tool for sustainable development.
Durban, South Africa, 18 Mar 08
Senior officials representing governments, local authorities and NGOs from 29 African countries gathered in Durban last week for Africa’s first regional seminar
Geneva, 1 Nov 07
The Saudi Arabian government this week pledged US$1.59 million for the establishment of a new technical and vocational training centre for underprivileged Palestinian women living in the occupied West Bank.
Nadi, Fiji, 6 Jun 07
UN-HABITAT this week reached out to some of the remotest corners of the Pacific by bringing Small Island States of the Pacific Region some of the latest techniques and tools available to help raise the standards of local government service delivery.
Vancouver, Canada, 5 Jun 07
The Canadian Institute of Planners has bestowed UN-HABITAT and EcopLan International an excellence award in Planning in recognition of their work in Local economic development.
Nairobi, 11 May 07
UN-HABITAT recently completed a successful three-day system administration training for its staff and partners in Kenya as part of the launch of its distance learning programme.
Maseru, Lesotho, 4 May 07
Twenty-two national trainers today receive their certificates for successfully completing an intensive 5-day Trainers-of-Trainers (ToT) course on the UN-HABITAT training series on local elected leadership, held in Maseru, Lesotho from 30 April-5 May 2007.
Hongcheon, Republic of Korea, 3 May 07
As the damage from climate change grows increasingly apparent, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has praised a new centre in the Republic of Korea working to address the environmental impact of large cities.
Nairobi, 19 Apr 07
In a major breakthrough for young people living in poverty in developing countries around the world, governments this week approved a Norwegian proposal to establish a new UN-HABITAT Youth Fund to expand the agency’s youth programmes.
Kathmandu, 23 Mar 07
Some 50 city leaders and their local parties representing more than 10 countries visited the Nepalese capital this week for a training workshop on Localising the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through Innovative Leadership and Community Empowerment.
