UN-Habitat Outlines Five Resolutions in its Assembly

News UN-Habitat Outlines Five Resolutions in its Assembly The UN-Habitat Assembly that ended Friday passed five resolutions focusing on the implementation of the  New Urban Agenda Summary of First UN-Habitat Assembly in Figures China to host World Environment Day 2019 on air pollution These are the most innovative cities in the world These cities have the best quality of life Knowledge UN-Habitat Assembly Summary Highlights 27th - 31st May 2019 On Friday, the first UN-Habitat Assembly (UNHA 1) concluded its deliberations, adopting a Ministerial Declaration, five resolutions, and one decision to promote sustainable urbanization. ...Read more Opportunities Sustainable Development Leaders Scholarship (Deadline: 16th June 2019) The United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) and IE School of Global and Public Affairs (IEGPA) have jointly launched a Master in International Development, a worldclass training program for professionals who want to address the complex challenges highlighted by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The first cohort will begin classes in September 2019 in Madrid (Spain). Programme Officer - Child Friendly City Initiative (CFCI), Beijing (Deadline: 6th June 2019) Urban Economic Development Specialist, Brussels, Belgium (Deadline: 8th June 2019) Proposal Developer - Urban Planning and Transportation related, Home based (Deadline: 9th June 2019) Experts Pool: Senior Urban Specialist (Smart Cities), Manila (Deadline: 24th June 2019) IHS MSc in Urban Management and Development (Deadline: 1st July 2019) One Planet City Challenge (Deadline: 7th July 2019)   Events Climate Change Adaptation and Urban Resilience (25th June 2019) Join the annual European Urban Resilience Forum (former Open European Day), taking place on 25th June 2019 in Bonn, Germany. Become part of the unique exchange platform, where practitioners and policy makers from cities and regions of all sizes, representatives from national governments and European institutions, researchers, consultants, and financing institutions come together to discuss strategies and actions for adapting to climate change and building urban resilience. UITP Global Public Transport Summit (9th to 12th June 2019) 6th European Conference on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (17th to 18th June 2019) Climate Change Adaptation and Urban Resilience (25th June 2019) Velo-City 2019 'Cycling for the Ages' (June 25th to 28th 2019) The 10th Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation (26th to 28th June 2019) 2019 Urban Resilience Summit (8th to 11th July 2019) International Conference on Canadian, Chinese and African Sustainable Urbanization (ICCCASU) (11th to 15th July 2019) EcoCity World Summit 2019 (7th to 11th October 2019) 16th International Conference on Urban Health (4th to 8th November 2019) The Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (2020)