Somalia, 27 Oct 10
Jowhar has traditionally been an agricultural and production hub for south central Somalia, particularly Mogadishu. Rice, sugarcane, and banana cultivation and fired clay brick and other building construction material production were once key sectors in the region. With the ongoing civil war, however, the entire national infrastructure has collapsed, along with these economic lifelines.
Somalia, 27 Oct 10
Good local governance cannot work if due attention is not given to gender equality and women’s empowerment.UN-HABITAT, working under the UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery, is making sustained efforts to incorporate gender issues in its work with partners.
Somalia, 27 Oct 10
Early this year UN-HABITAT launched a project entitled Participatory District Rehabilitation in Mogadishu. It has received much positive attention, and the agency is currently seeking funding for a continuation in 2011. The project, which builds on interventions and partnerships in Mogadishu dating back to 2006, falls within the framework of the UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery.
San Jose, Costa Rica, 26 Oct 10
UN-HABITAT launched its Global Energy Network for Urban Settlements (GENUS) in Latin America this week at a meeting convened to help find innovative solutions for waste management and ways of converting waste into a source of energy.
Ouagadougou, 25 Oct 10
Representatives of the United Nations, the Swedish police, and some 40 national experts, government officials and academics joined Professor Georges Compaoré of the University of Ouagadougou
Brussels, 25 Oct 10
Land issues are at the heart of many of today’s violent conflicts. In countries as diverse as Afghanistan, Colombia, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Timor L’Este, unequal access to land and insecurity of tenure remain critical challenges to peace.
Now a new initiative by the UN and the European Union (EU) will support countries to address land and natural resource issues more systematically within an overall framework of conflict prevention and peace-building.
Nairobi, 22 Oct 10
The National Water & Sewerage Authority (NAWASA) and Grenada Solid Waste Management Authority (GSWMA) in October brought experts from around the world to discuss the problems of water and sewerage provision in the Caribbean.
Shanghai, 19 Oct 10
The Government of Baja California and its partners this month showcased their first sustainable city on the United Nations Pavilion at the Shanghai 2010 World Expo.
