UN-Habitat
 
Loading...
Countries
News
  Home » Countries » Europe & Former Soviet Union States » Turkey » News
News
 
display 10 | 20 | All | titles per page
1 - 23 of 23 titles
A new UN-Habitat City Resilience Profiling Programme  
Nairobi, 15 Nov 12
UN-Habitat announced on Thursday that it is seeking city partners to pilot a new integrated urban planning and management model to help cities build reslience against disasters such as the recent superstorm Sandy which crashed through coastlines from the Caribbean and north America's Atlantic seaboard, or tsunamis and earthquakes.
UN-Habitat participates in Debates on Tour-Turkey  
Istanbul, 31 Oct 12
UN-Habitat was recently invited to participate on Debates on Tour (DoT) organized by the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI).
Ban appoints Clos Secretary-General for Habitat III summit  
New York, 31 Aug 12
United Nations Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon on Friday appointed UN-Habitat's Executive Director, Dr. Joan Clos, Secretary-General for the Habitat III summit conference at which world leaders will gather to discuss the global urban agenda.
Driving the City Agenda in Rio  
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 19 Jun 12
UN-Habitat is holding a series of events to drive home to drive home the all important urban aspect of sustainable development at a time more than half the global population lives in towns and cities.
The Lebanon Municipal Forum 2012  
Beirut, 12 Jun 12
The winners of three prize-winning urban projects which came out on top at the Lebanon Municipal Urban Forum 2012, will be sent to the sixth session of the World Urban Forum in Naples in September to share their best practices.
UN-Habitat’s schools for displaced children in Mogadishu  
Mogadishu, 7 Jun 12
Five UN-Habitat schools completed a year ago in the Somali capital Mogadishu are today serving some 2,000 internally displaced children in five neighbourhoods thanks to Swedish funding and UNICEF backing.
Barcelona, Delft and Istanbul bid for UN-Habitat GWOPA Secretariat  
Nairobi, 10 May 12
UN-Habitat has received offers from three cities to host its Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA)
Secretary-General to press urban agenda at Rio +20  
New York, 24 Apr 12
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday told a high-level delegation of mayors, local and regional authorities that he would ensure rapid urbanisation around the world takes high priority on the Rio +20 agenda because the battle for sustainability would be won or lost in cities.
Clos visits Mayor of Istanbul  
Istanbul, 24 Mar 12
Taking advantage of a recent stopover in Turkey, UN-Habitat Executive Director, Dr. Joan Clos made a brief call on Istanbul’s Mayor, Mr. Kadir Topbas, who is also the President of the United Cities and Local Governments body (UCLG).
Green spaces for Gaza  
Gaza City, Palestine, 10 Aug 11
UN-HABITAT said this week that a newly restored park in an area damaged during a 2009 Israeli raid had inspired the building of more green spaces in the Gaza Strip as local residents and the agencies working with them to build back better.
A new roadmap for Iraq’s local government  
Amnan, 25 May 11

Key representatives of the Iraqi government including Mr. Istebraq al-Shauk, Senior Deputy Minister for Construction and Housing, Mr. Kamil Chadirchi, Deputy Minister for Administrative Affairs, and Mr. Ayad al Safy, Deputy Minister for Technical Affairs

Pushing for greener public transport and urban mobility  
Nairobi, 11 Apr 11
More than 50 representatives of local governments met in Nairobi on Sunday to discuss urban mobility and sustainable urban transport options
New Turkish envoy presents credentials to Tibaijuka  
Nairobi, 11 May 10
The new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Turkey to UN-HABITAT, Mr. Tuncer Kayalar, today presented his credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.
A new regional report for Arab cities  
Kuwait, 29 Apr 10
UN-HABITAT’s Kuwait Office convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting to start the preparation of a new regional report, The State of Arab Cities, in cooperation with the Arab Towns Organisation and the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development.
Turkish premier is winner of Rafik Hariri Memorial Award  
Nairobi, 1 Mar 10
TURKISH Prime Minister, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan is winner of the inaugural Rafik Hariri-UN-HABITAT Memorial Award.
A new start in Iraq  
Baghdad, 27 Jul 09
UN-HABITAT joined the government of Iraq on Monday to launch a new USD 70 million programme that will focus on urban governance, housing, infrastructure and basic services as the country recovers from years of conflict.
Arab Youth speak out on Urban Issues  
Aleppo, 8 Jul 09
Arab youth, researchers and practitioners from across the Middle East and North Africa convened in Aleppo, Syria last week to share lessons learned and best practices related to vulnerable and margnalized children and youth in the region.
UN-HABITAT’s first business awards  
Beijing, 4 Jun 09
An international jury has announced the first Habitat Business Awards for best practices.
UN-HABITAT signs partnership deal with International Water Association  
Istanbul, 25 Mar 09
UN-HABITAT and the International Water Association have signed an agreement to strengthen their cooperation in a renewed effort to attain the Millennium Development Goals.
Peter Swan: Remembering a valued colleague  
Nairobi, Kenya, 1 Dec 08
UN-HABITAT regrets to announce the passing of Mr. Peter Swan. An Australian national born in 1946, he suffered a heart attack at his adoptive home in Bangkok, Thailand on 23 November, 2008. Mr. Swan joined the agency in 1989 as officer in charge of its information division. During this period he was responsible for all video presentations at the Habitat II ‘City Summit’ in Istanbul.From 1995 to 1998 he served in Bangkok, as Coordinator of the Community Development Programme for Asia, before assuming responsibility for UN-HABITAT’s Cambodia programme in Phnom Penh.
New Turkish envoy presents credentials to Tibaijuka  
Nairobi, 12 May 08
The new Permanent Representative of Turkey to UN-HBITAT, Mr. Salim Levent Sahinkaya, on Friday presented his credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.
Local authorities for peace and social integration  
Nevsehir, Turkey, 26 Sept 05
Hundreds of delegates representing local authorities from around the world, governments, NGOs and academic experts gathered in Nevsehir this week to discuss peace and social integration in human settlements.
UN-HABITAT challenges architects on housing provision  
Istanbul, 3 Jul 05
UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka has challenged architects to be at the forefront in the race to improve living conditions of slum dwellers.
 
Site Map | Site Directory | Contact Us | Feedback | Terms & Conditions | Fraud and scam alert