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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Youth News
UN-Habitat commits to localizing the Youth Peace and Security Agenda
NEW YORK, USA, October 2018 – Across the globe, one in four youths is affected by armed conflict or organized
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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 me
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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Launch of City Champions for UN Security Council Resolution on Youth, Peace and Security
April 2019, New York – The 2019 Youth Forum of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) hosted youth participants
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UN Habitat opens a ‘One Stop Youth Centre’ in Wau, South Sudan
Wau City, South Sudan, February 2019 – Young people in Wau, in the north west of South Sudan, will have
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UN-Habitat supports the spread of youth resource centres across East Africa
UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif and Rwandan Minister of Youth, Rosemary Mbabazi touring a training space at the Kimisigara
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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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UN-Habitat and Kenya’s Makueni county sign pledge to empower youth and improve lives
10 January 2019, Nairobi, Kenya – UN-Habitat and Kenya’s County Government of Makueni have signed a Memorandum of Understanding
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UN-Habitat and the County Government of Vihiga support capacity and skills development for women and youth
Nairobi, 19 December 2018 – UN-Habitat and the County Government of Vihiga in Kenya have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
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