Children’s Corner Inaugurated In Mathare Informal Settlement
Nairobi, 20 June 2019 – There is a bright new playspace overlooking the Mulago Kubwa football pitch in the informal settlement of Mathare in Nairobi.
Nairobi, 20 June 2019 – There is a bright new playspace overlooking the Mulago Kubwa football pitch in the informal settlement of Mathare in Nairobi.
NAIROBI, May 2019 – While the international community recognises the important and positive role that young people play in maintaining and promoting international peace and security,
Garowe, Puntland, Somalia, February 2019 – In Somalia, it is extremely rare to see a woman working in the construction industry. However nearly two thirds
NEW YORK, USA, October 2018 – Across the globe, one in four youths is affected by armed conflict or organized violence. Many more are stereotyped
Nairobi–30 December 2017 – Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake, and Sara
AUTHORS Douglas Ragan, Chief of Youth & Livelihood Unit Sharmaarke Abdullahi, Programme Management Officer UN-Habitat Youth side event in partnership with UNODC at the 2019
UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif and Rwandan Minister of Youth, Rosemary Mbabazi touring a training space at the Kimisigara One Stop, Kigali, Rwanda. UNHabitat/2019
Garowe, Puntland, Somalia, February 2019 – In Somalia, it is extremely rare to see a woman working in the construction industry. However nearly two thirds
Nairobi, 19 December 2018 – UN-Habitat and the County Government of Vihiga in Kenya have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support capacity and skills
Attending the event were UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Brazil and Norway Ambassadors H.E. Fernando Coimbra and H.E. Elin Rognlie, Mathare Member of Parliament
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