HabPost
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HabPost Issue 41- November 4th, 2021
How do we measure success? While often a complex question to answer, knowing whether we are successful as an organization in delivering on our mandate is crucial to stay relevant in the international fora. And a few tools exist to help us do just that — chief amongst them, results-basedmanagement (RBM) principles. Today in HabPost, our feature story highlights the reasons why RBM has grown in popularity over the years and why we at UN-Habitat are committed to pursuing this management approach — and the steps we’re taking towards it. Spoiler alert: the keyword here is “outcomes”. And if you want to become a New Urban Agenda nerd, don’t miss out on the second part of the online crash course, now looking at the means of implementation of the New Urban Agenda. More on this in the Did you know section
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HabPost Issue 40 - October 21st, 202
In today’s issue of HabPost, we embark on the Cities Investment Facility ship to unveil the ins and outs of a truly innovative, multi-stakeholder approach to addressing sustainable urban development. From unwrapping the concept to presenting the team pulling the strings behind the scenes, we invite you to take part in the movement and reach out to cities and communities to make full use of the open call for projects — hurry up, the deadline for submission is 8 November
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HabPost Issue 39 - October 7th, 2021
This week marks the official move to a new phase in the back-to-office (BTO) plans for colleagues in Kenya. Our feature story is dedicated to our colleagues at Headquarters and provides condensed guidance on the top things they need to know and do in preparation for a staggered return to the UN complex. All links and resources are in one place, so you need not look any further.
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HabPost Issue 38 - September 23rd, 2021
On 7 September, we connected for a Town Hall meeting where we discussed the recent results of the survey on racism at UN-Habitat. The results were nothing short of disturbing, and we must do better to be more inclusive and respectful within our organization. Our feature story this week summarizes our pain points and encourages us to look at ourselves, so that we may look after others. A Teams site was created where all work on anti-racism will be stored and discussed — connect to make your voice heard so that the recommendations don’t just accumulate dust on our virtual desk.
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HabPost Issue 37 - September 9th, 2021
We’re back after a short summer break and delighted to find our way to your inboxes again. This week, we hit the ground running with a special issue on climate change in anticipation of COP26: our lovely team of climate geeks has put together for us a stove of information on the cool efforts to protect a warming planet. In addition to the feature story on urban climate action and our usual Did You Know bite, we’ve thrown into the mix two success stories — one on Urban-LEDS and the other on climate change and resilience in Jordan — as well as a comprehensive climate calendar to follow what’s hot and news on ESSS 3.0. Don’t miss out!
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Habpost Issue 36 - August 5th, 2021
It’s that time of the year when our minds wander off, mentally preparing for a well-deserved break after months of hard labour. Roughly a month after the High-Level Political Forum, we thought we’d bring you highlights from UN-Habitat’s engagement at the Forum, and let our staff voice be heard. Throwback to over a week of debates and reflections on localizing the SDGs and recovering from COVID-19. But before we also slip away for the summer break, we wanted to invite you to take a look at the latest news, job opportunities, and importantly at some of the rules for contracting temporary workers as we often find ourselves unaware of the nitty-gritty of hiring.
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HabPost Issue 35 - July 22nd, 2021
SDG good practice, blockchain, and learning — this is what we’re bringing you today in this 35th issue of HabPost. We look at four projects from the Regional Office for Arab States (ROAS) and the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC) that have made the cut and landed into UNDESA’s SDG Good Practices database. The database is a stove of information on UN and non-UN entities’ exemplary contributions to the achievement of the SDGs — take a detour! We also take a dive into Blockchain and its application to sustainable urban development. Colleagues from the Innovation section have been sending us a lot to share with you these past few months, and we’ll continue to relay their messages and invitations to engage as long as innovation is the hype. Our guess is it’s here to stay. Finally, be ready to be back to school with the many learning opportunities availing themselves to you after the summer. Browse the Learning section of this issue to learn more and enroll!
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HabPost Issue 34 - July 8th, 2021
Last week, the Committee of Permanent Representatives of UN-Habitat — one of our three governing bodies — met for its first open-ended high-level midterm review since the rollout of our new governance structure. Over 300 participants including the President of the United Nations General Assembly, the President of the UN-Habitat Assembly, ministers and ambassadors participated in the meeting. In this issue, we provide a snapshot of what was discussed, the results of the meeting, and other resources for those of you who want to know more.
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HabPost Issue 33 - June 24th, 2021
This week, HabPost goes to Africa and explores the strategy and answer to COVID-19 of our Regional Office for Africa (ROAf). Read about it in our feature story, which includes links to resources you might find useful in your own work. We also continue with our series of information bites on innovation, with the hope that we can all be revolutionary, bold, and able to embrace innovation to meet the challenges of our times — just as SecretaryGeneral António Guterres has encouraged us to.
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HabPost Issue 32 - June 10th, 2021
We’re soon hitting the mid-year mark, and it’s time for the high level mid-term review of the Committee of Permanent Representatives. Coincidence? Very much so. Preparations for the meeting taking place every two years are under way, and some high-level guests might be joining in the event itself, providing our work greater visibility. Keep an eye out for more on this and explore some of the substance that will be discussed at the meeting in this issue of HabPost. We’re also pleased to announce that we are morphing the alert section of HabPost to make way for some top news that relate to us as an organization. We start this week exploring where UN-Habitat is mentioned in the news, and we’ll add links to stories and articles relating to the core of our work — our four domains of change — in future issues. Not to worry, we’ll bring back alerts whenever necessary.