Nairobi, 18 Sept 09
The UN-HABITAT Advisory Committee of the Opportunities Fund for Urban Youth-Led Development met for the first time at the organization headquarters in Nairobi on September 18, 2009.
Abuja, 9 Sept 09
Over 200 Nigerian police officers are gathered in Abuja for a training aimed at bettering their skills in maintaining law and order in urban areas.
Nairobi, 7 Sept 09
UN-HABITAT and Israel’s National Agency for International Development Cooperation – MASHAV have renewed their cooperation agreement.
Kitui,Kenya, 1 Sept 09
Some 30 youths drawn from Kenyan slums have started a training course in a low cost building technology, the result of partnership between UN-HABITAT and a local children’s home.
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.
UN Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya, 24 Aug 09
On Monday August 31st UNEP and UN-HABITAT, as Co-Chairs of the UN Inter-Agency Committee for the Decade on Education for Sustainable Development, are hosting a Symposium on Climate Change Education and Sustainable Cities in Nairobi.
Nairobi, Kenya, 24 Aug 09
UN-HABITAT has undertaken a worldwide photographic campaign to capture the contemporary dynamics of the city, with a special focus on the interactions between citizens and their urban landscape.
Nairobi, 27 Jul 09
Kenya’s Ministry of Lands has granted UN-HABITAT title to almost 55 acres to be used to build affordable housing and to improve the livelihoods of people living and working in slums.
