Young Somali women complete training in construction skills and ready to work
Garowe, Puntland, Somalia, February 2019 – In Somalia, it is extremely rare to see a woman working in the construction
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Peacebuilding
Four start-ups launched in Jubbaland following intensive training of youth in construction skills
Programme participants at the graduation ceremony in Kismayo, Jubbaland. March 2019 Kismayo, Somalia – As part of the Somalia Strengthening Institutions for Public
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High level visit puts spotlight on the resilience of young women and men
Nairobi–30 December 2017 – Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on
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Youth working for peace in Colombia
Colombian youth doing an “asset mapping” exercise of their community. November 2018, Bogota – Young women and men in Colombia
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Youth working for peace in Colombia
November 2018, Bogota – Young women and men in Colombia are working for peace. As part of the ‘Urban Peace
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Youth in Canada Launch Initiative to Strengthen Social Cohesion among Homes in Cities
What Does Home Mean to You? From traveling to Ecuador in the Andes and the Amazon Rainforest this summer, and
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Youth in Nigeria trained in renewable energy technologies and green entrepreneurship
Abuja, 12 January 2017 – The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria, conducted
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Young people create Youth DeclarACTION for New Urban Agenda
Quito, 14 October 2016 – Young people participating at the YoutHab Conference have gathered in Quito, Ecuador, to develop a “DeclarACTION” to seek
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Sport Beyond the Medals
September 19, 2016 :“Rebuilding cities after years of conflict includes building adequate sport spaces.” – Dana Podmolikova Sports related headlines have
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UN-Habitat supporting youth entrepreneurship in Kuwait
Kuwait City, 27 May 2016- Ms Ameera Al- Hassan, UN-Habitat’s assistant head of Kuwait office, presented an empowering presentation on youth
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