UN-HABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Programme [to 22 August 2015]
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Slum residents contribute to participatory design of community hall
Nairobi, 21 August 2015 – In a landmark project initiated by UN-Habitat and coordinated by the Global Network for Sustainable Housing, the University of Cambridge has engaged a team of researchers to design a community centre in…
Posted August 21, 2015

UN-Habitat goes live with global French website
Nairobi, 20 August 2015: As part of its advocacy, outreach and communications strategy started in 2012, UN-Habitat launched its global website in French today, alongside two new social media channels Twitter and Facebook reporting globally on UN-Habitat’s…
Posted August 20, 2015

Swiss support in Cuba to benefit one million people
Havana, 11 August 2015 – Citizens of thirteen municipalities of Cuba will benefit from an agreement signed between representatives of the Swiss Development Cooperation and UN-Habitat to improve housing infrastructure and living conditions. In addition, the cooperation…
Posted August 12, 2015

UNI portal to provide new outlook for partnerships with academia
Nairobi, 10 August 2015 – A new portal launched by UN-Habitat promotes universities becoming closer partners of cities, actively engaged in problem solving, thus closing the gap between academia and practice and encouraging collaborative learning. The portal,…
Posted August 10, 2015

UN-Habitat releases International Guidelines on Urban Territorial Planning
Nairobi, 10 August 2015– UN-Habitat has released guidelines to provide national governments, local authorities, civil society organizations and planning professionals with a global reference framework that promotes more compact, socially inclusive, better integrated and connected cities and territories…
Posted August 10, 2015