The Sports Climate Crises – A Need for Action
By Erik Berg Chairman, Habitat Norway. Retired diplomat and development worker Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Former President of Asker Football and Member of the Municipal
By Erik Berg Chairman, Habitat Norway. Retired diplomat and development worker Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Former President of Asker Football and Member of the Municipal
Reprinted from Plastik Rafiki Through a collaboration between Plastiki Rafiki, the International Office of Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Human Settlements (UN-Habitat) Youth and
Friday, 12 June 2020 | Nairobi | UN-Habitat | Doug Ragan | https://iseek.un.org/article/kenya-young-people-mobilize-prevent-spread-covid-19 Youth groups in Mathare, one of Kenya’s largest slums, have banded together
The COVID-19 pandemic is significantly affecting the world’s most vulnerable groups, including the one billion people living in informal settlements and slums worldwide. These areas
The COVID-19 pandemic will hit the world’s most vulnerable people the hardest including the one billion people living in informal settlements and slums worldwide. These
Mathare during COVID-19 smaller 1 April 2020, Mathare, Kenya – Last month 10-year old Tabitha Muthoni was first in line to wash her hands at
Nairobi, 20 June 2019 – There is a bright new playspace overlooking the Mulago Kubwa football pitch in the informal settlement of Mathare in Nairobi.
September 19, 2016 :“Rebuilding cities after years of conflict includes building adequate sport spaces.” – Dana Podmolikova Sports related headlines have plastered almost every front page
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