Kabul, 14 April 2019 – The Government of Japan has disbursed a new contribution of USD544,642 to assist the Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, through the technical assistance of United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), for the Clean and Green Cities Programme (CGC) in Kabul. CGC has been operated by UN-Habitat in partnership with ...

19th February 2019, Kabul. The 4th Session of the City for All National Steering Committee (NSC) was convened today in Kabul to take decisions and discuss progress and challenges of the CFA national programme on land management, municipal governance, and strategic urban planning. Members of the NSC discussed the progress and challenges of the programme ...

22nd January 2019, Surkh Qoal (Bamyan). Increasing the accountability and transparency of local authorities is a key priority for the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.  The objective is to make institutions more responsive to the needs of the population and to involve communities in decision-making processes. Through the Afghanistan Urban Safety and Security ...

Kabul, 8 January 2019. The Kabul Municipality Nahia Manager for District 15 has awarded the City For All (CFA) Survey Team with a certificate “for accurate and well planned work in surveying and registering of properties”. CFA is a government programme which aims at surveying and registering informal urban properties in 12 cities. So far, ...

Kabul, 10 December 2018. UN-Habitat Afghanistan launched a social media campaign on the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism to end Gender-Based Violence.  16 different posters covering all UN-Habitat government related programmes were designed and launched during the 16 days of the world campaign.   The 2018 campaign, under the global banner Orange the World: #HearMeToo ...

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25 December 2018, Kabul. The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan continued to distribute land occupancy certificates (OCs) to residents of urban informal settlements in Kabul city. On 25th December 2018, 1000 households received occupancy certificates by H.E President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani during a ceremony at the 5th National Urban Conference in Kabul. This initiative ...

Kabul, 9th December 2018. UNHCR and UN-Habitat country offices in Afghanistan have collaborated in tackling the complex migration and displacement dynamics faced by the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Both agencies are focused on managing the reintegration of Afghans who have returned and those displaced to urban settlements by the continued conflict. Returns are taking place ...

Herat, 26 November. The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan inaugurated today the commencement of public works for the re-integration of returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Herat, a province of high return. Accessing suitable land and housing for internally displaced persons in Afghanistan is one of the top priorities by the Government ...

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