UN-Habitat
 
Loading...
Media Centre
Statements and Speeches
Publications
News
Events
Press Kits
Photos
Video clips
Contact Us
Interview  Request
  Home » Media Centre » News
News
 
Prev 1-10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21-30  Next
display 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | All | titles per page
181 - 190 of 1792 titles
I'm a city changer exhibition opens in Nairobi  
Nairobi, Kenya, 8 Jun 12
Art lovers, art critics, members of the public and a presidential aspirant all converged at a Nairobi lounge on Wednesday night to witness the official opening of a unique exhibition.
The exhibition by a talented Kenyan photographer Mutua Matheka aims at portraying the Kenyan capital in a positive light. He has taken artistic images of the major buildings forming the Nairobi skyline and he says he wants to inspire fellow Kenyans to appreciate the beauty of their city.
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.
DRC: Land reform is firmly on the agenda  
Kinshasa, 5 Jun 12
The Democratic Republic of Congo is committed to land reforms, the newly appointed Minister in Charge of Lands of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Professor Robert Mbwinga Bila, confirmed.
UN-Habitat Advisory Group on Gender Issues – request for nominations  
Nairobi, 4 Jun 12
UN-Habitat is seeking proposals for candidates to serve on its Advisory Group on Gender Issues established to advise the Executive Director on all matters related to gender mainstreaming in the agency's work. The Group will also provide strategic guidance and policy advice.
UN-Habitat trains female Pakistani lawyers on land rights  
Islamabad, 1 Jun 12
UN-Habitat is conducting training sessions on Housing Land and Property Rights in Pakistan for women lawyers at 11 different cities. The first one-day session was held in Islamabad on 1st June, 2012 in which 30 female lawyers have been invited to participate.
UN-Habitat and UNESCO hold advocacy seminar for Pakistani children  
Karachi, 31 May 12
UN-Habitat in collaboration with UNESCO this week held an advocacy seminar on 'Healthy Schools-Healthy Settlements' to encourage healthy hygiene practices among school children.
UN-Habitat signs Memorandum of Understanding with Fukuoka Local Partners  
Fukuoka, 30 May 12
Dr. Joan Clos, UN-Habitat Executive Director last week signed the 4th "Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Establishment of an Office of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme in Fukuoka" together with Fukuoka Prefectural Government, Fukuoka City, the Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation, and the Cooperating Committee of the UN-Habitat Fukuoka Office on 30 May 2012.
UN-Habitat and partners resettle Pakistan's flood victims  
Thatta, Pakistan, 30 May 12
UN-Habitat, the German manufacturer BASF and the government of Japan this week put a smile on the face of the villagers of Gul Mohammad Gandhro near Thatta, Sindh Province of Pakistan who were victims of the floods of 2010 by resettling them.
UN-Habitat hosts Climate Change workshop  
Colombo, 29 May 12
UN-Habitat in partnership with MaRGG, Management Resources for Good Governance and the Ministry of Environment of Sri Lanka recently held a workshop on Climate Change and Decentralization.
Countdown to World Urban Forum  
Nairobi, 24 May 12
As the clock ticks towards the opening of the sixth World Urban Forum in Naples, registration is ongoing and expectations are high that the turnout will be good. Organised jointly by UN-Habitat, the Government of Italy, the Campania Region and the City of Naples, the theme for this year's meeting is The Urban Future. Over 3,000 participants from 114 countries have already registered for the premier conference on cities and urban issues.
 
Site Map | Site Directory | Contact Us | Feedback | Terms & Conditions | Fraud and scam alert