Rio de Janeiro, 18 Jun 12
Over 2,000 young people from 120 countries at the weekend joined hands for a big Youth Blast, to ensure the voices of young people and their concerns are brought as high as possible onto the agenda of Rio +20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.
Bangkok, Thailand, 17 Jun 12
A group of 20 urban professionals from 8 South East Asian countries and from Kenya gathered at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok 7 June at the start of a special eleven-day course on Sustainable Communities – Urban Environmental Management.
Nairobi, 15 Jun 12
The city changer dialogues on http://www.worldurbanforum.org/ are the online kick-off for the sixth session of the World Urban Forum.
Nairobi, 15 Jun 12
In this event key components affecting the wealth of cities are explored, including human and social capital and the role of creativity in laying the foundations for wealth generating activities which involve all urban actors.
Nairobi, 15 Jun 12
To date, the Habitat Partner University Initiative comprises more than a thousand individual members, as well as more than eighty universities with different levels of engagement.
Nairobi, 15 Jun 12
This year's research’s roundtable will focus on the broader challenges of urban research and how to address emerging issues through internationally coordinated, anticipated research, that ensures results are mainstreamed into relevant practice and university curricula in a timely matter.
Nairobi, 15 Jun 12
The World Urban Forum exhibition, of which the university exhibition is a part, will showcase some of the world’s premier cities and innovations in urban development.
New York, 12 Jun 12
A bicycle from a Nairobi slum is to be displayed permanently at the United Headquarters in New York as the global body moves to highlight the benefits of cycling as a sustainable means of urban transport.
Nairobi, Kenya, 12 Jun 12
UN-Habitat through the Global Water Operators Alliance (GWOPA) and WaterLinks will host a seminar on the sidelines of the Singapore Water Week to run on 2-6 July 2012.
