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Human Settlement

Returnees in Sinuni/Sinjar, Ninewah Governorate issued occupancy certificates

To ensure tenure security to Iraqui Yazidi people, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has handed over occupancy certificates for renovated houses to...

admin - September 14, 2017

Human Settlement

New Urban Agenda: Fresh reform heralds ‘UN-Urban’

If a recommendation by a Panel during a recent high-level meeting on new global approach to the rapidly urbanising world were to see the...

admin - September 7, 2017

Human Settlement

Lagos commences reconstruction of Oshodi-International Airport Road

The Lagos State Government on Monday, September 4, 2017 flagged off the reconstruction of a 10-lane Oshodi-International Airport Road, with a pledge to complete...

admin - September 4, 2017

Human Settlement

Report underlines need for National Urban Policy for Palestine

The first State of Palestine Cities Report calls for development of a National Urban Policy and recommends that more effort should be made to...

admin - August 31, 2017

Human Settlement

Flood submerges communities, radio station, market in Makurdi

Benue Radio Station, Wurukum Market and seven other communities were submerged following Saturday (August 26, 2017) night’s heavy downpour in Makurdi, the Benue State...

admin - August 28, 2017

Human Settlement

Untold story of IDP camps

Poverty, hunger, sickness, regret, rape, sorrow, misery, wretchedness, death pool; these are probably what first comes to mind when you hear “IDP camp” –...

admin - August 24, 2017

Human Settlement

Why ‘Liveable Cities’ rankings are wrong

Joel Kotkin, presidential fellow in urban futures at Chapman University and executive editor of newgeography.com, in this article published in Forbes.com says that the ranking...

Michael Simire - August 22, 2017

Human Settlement

Lagos is world’s second least liveable city, says report

Nigeria’s commercial capital city, Lagos, has been ranked second on the World’s Least Liveable Cities. War-torn Damascus in Syria takes the bottom spot, just below Lagos,...

Michael Simire - August 20, 2017

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