Alerts
- Monthly Journal Articles on Human Settlements (February & March 2024) - Monthly Journal Articles on Human Settlements
- Establishing a municipal solid waste collection and recovery system in Korogocho, Nairobi, Kenya. - UN-Habitat is launching a call to identify a suitable implementing partner that will support the setup of a municipal solid waste collection and recovery system in the informal settlement of Korogocho in collaboration with Nairobi City County. The call will involve a non-profit organization operating in Kenya, preferably with experience in low informal settlements and in solid waste management. Non-profit organizations (referred below as implementing partner, or IP) are invited to submit proposals that should contribute to the achievement of the following overall project outcome: improve the collection and recycling of municipal solid waste through enhanced stakeholders’ coordination, capacity building and infrastructure improvements in Nairobi.
- Establishing a municipal solid waste collection and recovery system in Korogocho, Nairobi, Kenya. - UN-Habitat is launching a call to identify a suitable implementing partner that will support the setup of a municipal solid waste collection and recovery system in the informal settlement of Korogocho in collaboration with Nairobi City County. The call will involve a non-profit organization operating in Kenya, preferably with experience in low informal settlements and in solid waste management. Non-profit organizations (referred below as implementing partner, or IP) are invited to submit proposals that should contribute to the achievement of the following overall project outcome: improve the collection and recycling of municipal solid waste through enhanced stakeholders’ coordination, capacity building and infrastructure improvements in Nairobi.
- Establishing a municipal solid waste collection and recovery system in Korogocho, Nairobi, Kenya. - UN-Habitat is launching a call to identify a suitable implementing partner that will support the setup of a municipal solid waste collection and recovery system in the informal settlement of Korogocho in collaboration with Nairobi City County. The call will involve a non-profit organization operating in Kenya, preferably with experience in low informal settlements and in solid waste management. Non-profit organizations (referred below as implementing partner, or IP) are invited to submit proposals that should contribute to the achievement of the following overall project outcome: improve the collection and recycling of municipal solid waste through enhanced stakeholders’ coordination, capacity building and infrastructure improvements in Nairobi.
- Provision of technical services (to prioritize infrastructure works including water, sewerage, and Solid Waste Management) in Aleppo and Jableh Syria" - UN-Habitat- Syria Programme - The project “Provision of Technical Services (to prioritize infrastructure works including water, sewerage, and solid waste management) in Aleppo and Jableh Syria.”. this project is part of the Integrated Post-Earthquake and Early Recovery Project that was initiated by the UN-Habitat after the destructive earthquake that hit the country in February 2023, and aims to prioritize infrastructure works including water, sewerage, and solid waste management in Aleppo and Jableh, Syria. The project is part of the integrated activities and will participate in the recovery of the most affected areas as part of the integrated approach that will be implemented by the UN-Habitat-Syria program
What's New
There are on billion slum dwellers worldwide and it is estimated that an additional 3 billion people will need adequate housing by 2050 as population increases and people continue to move to cities.
According to the World Bank and Government of Iraq’s Damage and Needs Assessment of Affected Governorates (2018), more than 138,000 houses were damaged or destroyed across the country during the conflict with ISIL. Statistics reveal that housing has experienced the bulk of the damage, impacting...
Read moreThe United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.
Pending Tasks and Alerts by Office
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Title | Originating Office | Deadline | Responsible Office |
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adf | Management Advisory and Compliance Division | 12 May 2016 | |
Internal Audit Work Plan for 2015 | Management Advisory and Compliance Division | 31 Dec 2016 |
Global Solutions Division (2)
Title | Originating Office | Deadline | Responsible Office |
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Audit of project management and project approval process in UN-Habitat | Management Advisory and Compliance Division | 31 Dec 2016 | Global Solutions Division |
Audit of UN-Habitat Project Office in the Democratic Republic of Congo | Management Advisory and Compliance Division | 31 Dec 2016 | Global Solutions Division |
Policy, Legislation and Governance (1)
Title | Originating Office | Deadline | Responsible Office |
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Audit of Urban Legislation, Land and Governance in UN-Habitat | Management Advisory and Compliance Division | 31 Dec 2017 | Policy, Legislation and Governance |
Land, Housing and Shelter (1)
Title | Originating Office | Deadline | Responsible Office |
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Audit of UN-Habitat Housing and Slum upgrading programme | Management Advisory and Compliance Division | 31 Dec 2016 | Land, Housing and Shelter |
Management Advisory and Compliance Division (2)
Title | Originating Office | Deadline | Responsible Office |
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Audit of Umoja implementation in the Nairobi-based entities: UNON, UNEP and UNHABITAT | Management Advisory and Compliance Division | 31 Dec 2016 | Management Advisory and Compliance Division |
Audit of management of benefits and allowances at UNEP, UN-Habitat and UNON | Management Advisory and Compliance Division | 31 Dec 2017 | Management Advisory and Compliance Division |