Nairobi, 24 Jun 09
We have updated our Participation Guide! With an eye-popping and user-friendly design, the guide is now easier to navigate and shorter to print. In it you will find all the information needed to plan your agency’s participation in a quick to access, pocket size format.
Bonn, Germany, 19 Jun 09
The goal of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014, DESD), for which UNESCO is the lead agency, is to integrate the principles, values, and practices of sustainable development into all aspects of education and learning.
Nairobi, 12 Jun 09
The Government of the People’s Republic of China and UN-HABITAT have pledged to further strengthen the existing cooperation between them.
Nairobi, 8 Jun 09
Over the past years, the urban population has continued to rise at unprecedented rates as more and more people move from rural to urban areas in search of better opportunities and “living standards”, majority of who are the youth.
Bahrain, 7 Jun 09
UN-HABITAT's flagship report, the State of the World’s Cities is now available in Arabic, thanks to funding and support provided by the Government of Bahrain.
Nairobi, 5 Jun 09
UN-HABITAT held its first Civil Society Organization (CSO) Dialogue Series event on Friday, June 5, 2009. The series is intended to be an arena for Nairobi-based CSOs to discuss matters that are important to the global civil society organizations in an informal environment.
Chiang Mai, 3 Jun 09
Experts from four major international agencies met in Thailand on June 1-3 to review progress in the preparation of the first State of Asian Cities Report.
Sorsogon, Philippines, 30 May 09
In early May 2009, Tropical Depression “Dante” caused severe damage in Sorsogon City and its environs, including loss of live. 2000 houses were damaged, two bridges (one critically connecting Sorsogon with the rest of Luzon Island) destroyed and in some parts of Sorsogon rice crops were also destroyed.
