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Posted on: 08 Mar 2016
New travel services by BCD Travel :We are pleased to inform you that after one month of renovation, the BCD travel office on the upper concourse has been completed. BCD travel will maintain two locations on the UN compound as well as at the JKIA-office: 
Posted on: 08 Mar 2016
Dear Colleagues, I would like to provide you with an update on the new staff selection and managed mobility system which came into effect as of January this year. You may recall that the 'mobility population' includes staff members in the Professional and higher categories up to and including the D... Read more
Posted on: 08 Mar 2016

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CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Issued on: 03 March 2016

ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:

UN-HABITAT

DUTY STATION:

Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya

FUNCTIONAL TITLE:

Project Assistant

DURATION:

6 month (with possibilities of...

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Posted on: 08 Mar 2016

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CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Issued on: 03 March 2016

ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:

UN-HABITAT

DUTY STATION:

Nairobi, Kenya

FUNCTIONAL TITLE:

Project Administrative Assistant

DURATION:

6 month (with...

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Posted on: 08 Mar 2016

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Terms of Reference for Consultancy

Issued on 4 March 2016

Organization:

UN-Habitat

Duty Station:

Nairobi

Functional Title:

Monitoring and...

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Posted on: 08 Mar 2016

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CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Issued on: 03 March 2016

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ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:

UN-HABITAT

DUTY STATION:

Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya

FUNCTIONAL TITLE:

Associate Urban Management Consultant

DURATION:

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Posted on: 07 Mar 2016

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TERMS OF REFERENCE 

CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 

Issued on: 23rd February, 2016 

ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:

Urban Economy Branch, UN-HABITAT

DUTY STATION:

Home-based (with frequent...

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Posted on: 07 Mar 2016
All non-electronic LPs, regardless of expiration date, that have not yet been submitted for physical cancellation, are known to Interpol, and considered similar to a stolen travel document. As a consequence, staff and retirees risk possible delays at border crossings should they continue to use... Read more
Posted on: 01 Mar 2016

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CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Issued on: 1st March 2016

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ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:

UN-HABITAT

DUTY STATION:

NAIROBI

FUNCTIONAL TITLE:

Finance Assistant (2 positions)

DURATION:

6 Months

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Posted on: 01 Mar 2016
Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to introduce Christine Musisi as Director, External Relations Division of UN-Habitat Christine comes with 20 years of international experience in the development field, having worked in varying contexts, including countries in transition, post-conflict settings, and... Read more
Posted on: 29 Feb 2016

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CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Issued on: 26 February 2016

ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:

UN-HABITAT

DUTY STATION:

Nairobi, Kenya with some travels

FUNCTIONAL TITLE:

Consultant: Learning Management System (LMS) developer to...

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Posted on: 29 Feb 2016

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CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Issued on: 26 February 2016

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ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:

UN-HABITAT

DUTY STATION:

Nairobi

FUNCTIONAL TITLE:

Consultant: GIS Web Developer to develop a prototype web version of the Social Tenure Domain Model tool.

DURATION:

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Posted on: 22 Feb 2016
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is currently looking for qualified candidates for the  position of Chief of Section (Knowledge Services), P5 in Addis Ababa. Posting Period: 12 February 2016 - 11 April 2016  
Posted on: 22 Feb 2016
Slums are an ongoing and dominant feature of Cameroon’s urban centres. More than half of Cameroonians now live in towns and cities (53% or around 13 million of Cameroon’s estimated 23 million)2 and an estimated 60% of those are living in informal settlements and slums3. With an urban growth rate of... Read more
Posted on: 22 Feb 2016
Les bidonvilles sont une des caractéristiques dominantes et régulières des centres urbains du Cameroun. Plus de la moitié des Camerounais vit aujourd’hui dans des villes (53%, soit environ 13 millions sur le nombre estimé de 23 millions de Camerounais), et environ 60% d’entre eux vivent dans des... Read more
Posted on: 21 Feb 2016
Avec plus de la moitié (environ 56%2) de la population urbaine vivant dans des établissements informels et des bidonvilles, et un taux de croissance urbaine de 4,34%3, la capacité et l’engagement de la Constitution kenyane de 2010 pour faire face au défi du logement abordable et des bidonvilles du... Read more
Posted on: 17 Feb 2016
It is my pleasure to introduce Mr. Juan Luis Arango, a national from Colombia. Mr. Arango has joined the Urban Economy branch as an intern for 6 months. Juan Luis has a Bachelor of Economics from one of the leading universities in his native country, the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá,... Read more
Posted on: 17 Feb 2016
Please join me in welcoming a new staff member to the Urban Legislation Unit, Marie-Pia Tixier. Marie-Pia holds a double major degree in law and legal translation (English and Spanish languages - Institut Superieur d'Interpetation et de Traduction, Paris) . She then obtained a masters degree in... Read more
Posted on: 16 Feb 2016

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CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Issued on:  16 February 2016

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ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:

UN-HABITAT

DUTY STATION:

Nairobi

FUNCTIONAL TITLE:

Programme Support  Officer

DURATION:

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Posted on: 16 Feb 2016

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CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Issued on:  16 February 2016

ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:

UN-HABITAT

DUTY STATION:

Nairobi

FUNCTIONAL TITLE:

International Consultant –
Assistant Project Coordinator...

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Posted on: 15 Feb 2016

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CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Issued on: 15 February 2016

ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:

UN-HABITAT

DUTY STATION:

Nairobi

FUNCTIONAL TITLE:

...

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Posted on: 15 Feb 2016
Deans, senior lecturers of architecture schools and chairs of professional bodies of East Africa on 4th and 5th February 2016 congregated in the Kenyan town of Machakos to discuss education for sustainability in architecture and urban planning. The meeting saw teaching staff of the different... Read more
Posted on: 11 Feb 2016
With more than a half of the urban population living in informal settlements and slums (around 56%) and an urban growth rate of 4.34% , the capacity and commitment of Kenya’s 2010 Constitution to address the country’s affordable housing and slum challenge is brought into focus
Posted on: 11 Feb 2016
Technical Note 01: Guidelines for green building design Technical Note 02: Climate and Architecture Technical Note 03: Sun Shading Technical Note 04: Natural Ventilation Technical Note 05: Energy and Cost Savings Technical Note 06: Renewable Energy Projects Technical Note 07: Energy and Resource... Read more
Posted on: 11 Feb 2016
UN-Habitat, Urban Energy conducted a two-day media workshop from 2nd -3rd February 2016 at Machakos County in Kenya with an emphasis on Green building/architecture and journalist reporting across the East African region. The workshop brought together 26 participants drawn from Kenya, Uganda,... Read more
Posted on: 08 Feb 2016

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CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Issued on: 9 February 2016

ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:

UN-Habitat

DUTY STATION:

Nampula - Mozambique

FUNCTIONAL TITLE:

Urban Planner

DURATION:

7...

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Posted on: 08 Feb 2016

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CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Issued on: 9 February 2016

ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:

UN-Habitat, Urban Planning and Design Branch

DUTY STATION:

Nairobi, Kenya

FUNCTIONAL TITLE:

Senior and Junior Urban Planner

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Posted on: 08 Feb 2016

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CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
 Issued on: 9 February 2016

ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:

UN-HABITAT

DUTY STATION:

Consultant’s home base (Kathmandu)

FUNCTIONAL TITLE:

Adviser Urban Basic Services (South Asia)

DURATION:

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Posted on: 07 Feb 2016
The Secretary-General hereby promulgates the present supplement to the Financial Regulations and Rules of the United Nations, which consists of
Posted on: 04 Feb 2016
Introducing the 2016 NIEN series of Brown Bag Meetings, we are pleased to invite you for a brown bag meeting on the topic of evaluations that make a difference presented by Ms Martha McGuire. Topic:  "Exemplary Evaluations that Made a Difference:  Stories from Around the World" Objectives: To... Read more