UN-Habitat
On a Visit to the State of Palestine, Dr. Clos Holds Talks with the Prime Minister and Local Government Minister
United States of America
UN Habitat Executive Director Dr. Joan Clos undertook a one day mission to Palestine starting 6th of September where he [...]
Africa Urban Agenda Programme
Kenya
Urbanization in Africa is progressing rapidly. The continent’s rate of urbanization soared from 15 percent in 1960 to 40 percent in 2010, and [...]
Urban Dialogues Open Up Electronic Platform for Debate On New Urban Agenda
Kenya
A new electronic platform allowing people from all over the world to contribute to the debates around the New Urban [...]
Egypt Launches its First National Urban Forum
Kenya
Egypt last week held its first ever National Urban Forum, which enabled meaningful, public discussion on urbanization challenges and opportunities [...]
UN-Habitat Takes Part in Velo-City 2015 Conference
Kenya
UN-Habitat participated in the “Velo-City 2015 Conference, held in Nantes, France from 2-5 June 2015, organised by the “European Cycling Federation” (ECF). [...]
The Caribbean Holds Fifth Urban Forum
Kenya
The fifth edition of the Caribbean Urban Forum held in Castries (Saint Lucia) drew to a close on Friday 12 June [...]
UN-Habitat Executive Director meets Ecuadorian President on Habitat III
Kenya
UN-Habitat Executive Director Dr. Joan Clos last week undertook a two day mission to Ecuador where he held high level [...]
UN-Habitat Side Event at Bonn Climate Change Conference
Kenya
UN-Habitat hosted a side event at the Bonn Climate Change Conference where participants discussed cities as well as the new [...]
Korea to Host First International Conference on National Urban Policy
Kenya
Republic of Korea will host the First International Conference on National Urban Policy at Songdo in Incheon City 23-24 November 2015. [...]
Partners Launch Global Exchange Platform on National Urban Policies
Kenya
Seventeen representatives from nine global organizations recently met in Nairobi and agreed to set up a Global Exchange Platform on [...]
Representatives from Arab Countries Meet in Cairo on Sustainable Urbanization in the Region
The League of Arab States Ministerial Council for Housing and Construction Executive Bureau meeting has been held in the Egyptian [...]