Kampala, 17 May 13
The Commonwealth Local Government Conference was held this week in Kampala with thr thrust of addressing local authorities’ focused development.
Kampala, 17 May 13
On the sidelines of the ongoing Commonwealth Local Governments Conference in Kampala, UN-Habitat Executive Director Dr. Joan Cloas held meetings Wednesday with Ugandan ministers and other officials where he pledged the agency’s willingness to help the East African nation in dealing with urbanization issues.
Nairobi, 14 May 13
The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology is to be the first in the East Africa region to offer a Masters degree programme in Urban Studies.
São Paulo , 14 May 13
During a high level ceremony in which were present the Governor of the State of Sao Paulo, Geraldo Alckmin, the mayor of Sao Paulo, Fernando Haddad, and the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Brazil, Jorge Chediek, UN-Habitat signed an agreement on a new initiative aiming at strengthening the new strategy for metropolitan governance in the State of São Paulo.
Tampa, 10 May 13
The Habitat Partner University Initiative-HPUI held its 2nd Global Meeting on May 10-12, 2013 at the University of South Florida's Patel College of Global Sustainability.
Nairobi, 6 May 13
The Transition Authority of Kenya the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support sustainable urban development and management in the framework of the devolved system of Government.
Somaliland, 6 May 13
From 1991 until quite recently, Somalia was without an effective central government. The long-standing absence of authority in the country had a particular impact on education for girls.
Somaliland, 6 May 13
In December 2012, newly elected councillors and district mayors were inaugurated in most Somaliland districts. UN-Habitat, being a long-term development partner of these district authorities, received invitation letters to attend the inauguration ceremonies in Hargeisa, Boroma, and Burao. Abdirahman Adan Mahamoud and Asha Mohamed, two UN-Habitat staff from the Hargeisa office, attended the functions.
Somaliland, 6 May 13
After months of preparation related to beneficiary selection, design, and tendering processes, a new shelter project began in January 2013 in Bossaso, Puntland. The initiative involves 500 houses constructed with funds provided by the Government of Japan, 150 houses funded by the UN Common Humanitarian Fund, upgrading through building urban infrastructure, and training of selected beneficiaries in income-generating activities. Parts of the project will be done through cooperation agreements with a local NGO and the Bossaso Vocational Technical Educational Centre.
