The ceremony of commencement of the implementation of the improvement of non-structural component models was held at the Ayatollah Tabarsi Hospital in Mazandaran province, I. R. Iran with the presence of the H.E. Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development, the H.E. Ambassador of Japan to Iran and the officer in charge of the United ...

Funded by the Government of Japan, the “EMERGENCY SUPPORT TO SAFER HOSPITALS AND SETTLEMENTS” project called “BEHTAB phase II” has initiated a set of procedures that aims at evaluation, design, and retrofitting implementation of hospitals and health facilities in I.R. Iran.  It includes extensive structural and non-structural analyses, retrofitting of existing health facilities, and several ...

The National Urban Policy Programme (NUPP) remains a pivotal tool towards promotion and achievement of transformative, inclusive, green, productive and resilient urban development. Since 2016, NUP has done this through shared responsibility and deliberate consultation between UN-Habitat and respective countries globally. This joint initiative aims at contributing to the successful implementation of the New Urban ...

The meeting was held on February 28, 2023, at the BHRC, which was attended by the representatives of UN-Habitat, MoHME, PBO, EOGPBI, BHRC, and, TDMMO, and discussed various issues related to the “Second International Conference on Improving the Resilience of Hospitals & Critical Facilities” international conference. Participants outlined the latest measures taken in their organization ...

“Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable” is one of the 17 global goals, which have been designed to be a “shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. Support for resilient hospitals as important infrastructure in cities and urban regions is the focus ...

Ali Nabian, the Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development (MRUD) and the CEO of the Executive Organization of Government and Public Buildings and Infrastructures (EOGPBI), in an interview with the MRUD news, gave explanations about the retrofitting program of some hospitals in cooperation with UN-Habitat and said: “The EOGPBI and UN-HABITAT have signed an ...

UN-Habitat, Tehran office, in cooperation with the Executive Organization for Public and Governmental Buildings and Infrastructures (EOPGBI), held the training course entitled “Seismic Retrofit of Non-Structural Components in Hospitals” on February 6, 2023. The following topics were discussed in this session: Introducing different types of non-structural components The behavior of non-structural components in the past ...

Following the successful completion of the National Urban Policy Programme (NUPP) in I.R. Iran, the high-ranking urban policy-makers, academicians, UN-Habitat representatives in Tehran as well as professional bodies in Iran gathered on January 30 at Iran Urban Regeneration Corporation to present the achievements of the first phase of NUPP and to discuss the possibility of ...

UN-Habitat, Tehran office, in cooperation with the Executive Organization for Public and Governmental Buildings and Infrastructures (EOPGBI), will hold the training course entitled “Seismic Retrofit of Non-Structural Components in Hospitals” on February 6, 2023. The following topics will be covered in this session: Introducing different types of non-structural components and their behavior in an earthquake ...

Honourable Minister, I have the honour to congratulate you on your appointment as the new Minister for Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran and wish you all possible success in your new role. I very much appreciate the support of your Ministry to UN-Habitat’s work, specifically under the existing MoU and ...

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) presents its compliments to the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to UNHabitat and has the honour to convey its condolences to the family, the Government and the people of Iran following the demise of Honourable Rostam Ghasemi, former Minister of Ministry of Roads and Urban ...

The “Pilot phase of the National Urban Policy Programme: Developing National Urban Policies and Smart City Strategies in I.R. Iran” started in 2017 in partnership between UN-Habitat and the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development (MoRUD) and financial support of the Republic of Korea. This Programme included several steps such as preparation of the “Diagnostic ...