Philanthropic architect commits to design 12,000 refugee homes in north Kenya
Kalobeiyei, 18 July 2017 – Renowned Japanese architect, Shigeru Ban, has signed an agreement with UN-Habitat to design as many as 12,000 new homes in the Kalobeiyei refugee settlement site in Northern...
View ArticleThe second preparatory meeting of Habitat III opens in Nairobi
Nairobi 14 April 2015—The second preparatory meeting (PrepCom2) of the Habitat III conference has opened in Nairobi with member states recognizing the growing role of cities in their respective country...
View ArticleKenyan journalists attend Urban Journalism Academy
Nairobi 16 April 2015—A group of Kenyan journalists drawn from various media houses on Thursday benefited from talks delivered at the Urban Journalism Academy. The journalists heard from their...
View ArticleWe are ready for WUF9, Kuala Lumpur declares
Nairobi, 16 April 2015 — The city of Kuala Lumpur, the host of the ninth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF9) in 2018 declared on Thursday that they were up to the task. At a press conference in...
View ArticleSecond Habitat III Prepcom Pushes One Step Closer To A New Urban Agenda
Nairobi, 17 April 2015 – The second Preparatory Committee for Habitat III – the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development – has closed with major decisions being taken on...
View Article25th session of UN-Habitat’s Governing Council kicks off
Nairobi, 17 April 2015—The 25th session of the Governing Council of UN-Habitat kicked off in Nairobi with calls to use urbanisation as an opportunity to harness the economic potential of cities for...
View ArticleIn Preparation for World Humanitarian Summit, a new Global Urban Crisis...
June 24, 2015, Barcelona, Spain. As part of the preparations for the World Humanitarian Summit, nearly 50 representatives of local governments, professional associations, academic and research...
View ArticleIndigenous peoples call for a seat at the urban table
Otavalo, Ecuador, 13 October 2016 – With just days to go until the opening of the Habitat III conference in Quito, stakeholders have come to together to discuss the importance of including indigenous...
View ArticleWomen promote inclusion in New Urban Agenda in first session of Habitat III
Quito, 15 October 2016 – The Women Assembly brought together grassroot women, gender champions, representatives from civil society, academia, international organisations and UN agencies to discuss the...
View ArticleHabitat III opens with calls for commitment, implementation of the NUA
Quito, 17 October 2016 – Making the New Urban Agenda a cornerstone of participatory, integrated and sustainable urban development is the core message from the opening of Habitat III, the United...
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