Inclusive and forward-looking policies must drive urbanisation in Africa to deliver growth
January 6, 2023
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The Sports Climate Crises – A Need for Action
July 5, 2021
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 Sports Council. Deputy Chair UN Habitat’s Advisory Group on Gender Issues 2018 — ; We are witnessing an accelerating multiple, man-made climate, food and environment crisis. COVID-19 is only a warning of
Youth must be engaged in decision making about their communities and cities
July 5, 2021
ByMaimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director, UN-HabitatVolkan Bozki, President of the United Nations General Assembly First Printed by The Star In Summary They have the power and responsibility to bring about positive change in their communities. What is clear is that it is time for everyone to not only listen to young people, but give them
Youth Are Key In Fight Against COVID-19
March 29, 2021
Author: Raphael Obonyo, Public Policy Analyst As COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to wreak havoc around the world experts predict that African countries could be hardest hit. But African youth are not sitting idly by waiting for the worst to come; throughout the continent, they are hard at work providing solutions to help reduce the spread of
Africa’s Digital Economy: Opportunities and Obstacles during COVID-19
March 29, 2021
This blog post is part of a series where Portulans staff perform a more in-depth analysis of countries and regions covered by the Network Readiness Index. Digital is the keyword of the COVID-19 crisis. The Africa Report notes that in the past few months, “digitizing has moved from a good to have, to a survival game-changer in what has
Youth-Led Emergency Response In Kenya’s Informal Settlements
March 29, 2021
As of the writing of this article there are more than 30,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kenya. A limited testing capacity means that the real number of cases is likely much higher. Due to measures such as the lockdown of certain regions and a dusk-to-dawn quarantine, many people have lost their jobs and cannot
Letters: Youth Need Help To Navigate The COVID-19 Crisis
July 1, 2020
Written by Raphael Obonyo Covid-19 has not only caused the biggest public health crisis that the world has experienced since World War II, but the global pandemic will widely affect the society for the long-term. The impact will be from the economy to employment, to the way we interact and transact business. Away from economic
Youth or consequences: Put youth at the center of COVID-19 recovery
June 15, 2020
Youth should be at the center of pandemic recovery plans. They are not just victims but can be a cost-effective response to lead and contribute to mitigating the long-term health, economic, and social costs that their generation may experience most profoundly.
Kenya: Young people mobilize to prevent the spread of COVID-19
June 13, 2020
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 to protect their communities from the spread of COVID-19. The facilities they have put up have resulted in over 420,000 handwashes. The residents of Mathare, and the other one billion
COVID-19: When Virus Landed, We Lost Our Jobs And Livelihoods
June 12, 2020
AUTHORS BRIAN AMBANI (More by this Author) ALBERT MWAZIGHE (More by this Author) Summary Thousands of Kenyans who have lost their jobs and are counting on the stimulus package to revive the economy. The National Treasury has indicated that the 2020/21 budget is aimed at prioritising employment creation, youth empowerment, supporting manufacturing activities, enhancing health