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Training Course on “Skill Improvement in Project Management” was held in Tehran.

UN-Habitat, Tehran office, in cooperation with the Executive Organization for Public and Governmental Buildings and Infrastructures (EOPGBI), held the training course entitled “Skill Improvement in Project Management” on August 1, 2022. The participants were the managers of the EOPGBI, who are currently engaged in designing and constructing more than 20 hospitals all over the country. ...

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Renewal of Memorandum of Understanding between I.R. Iran & UN-Habitat

The new Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) was signed during the 11th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF11) in Katowice, Poland, 26-30 June 2022. A delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran headed by the Minister of Roads and ...

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WUF11 Closes With Calls for Urgent Urban Action

After five days of debate and discussion, with 400 events featuring 700 speakers from government, civil society, communities, academia, and the private sector, the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF11) in Katowice, Poland closed. New friendships and partnerships were formed, new agreements reached, and bold ideas formulated among the 17,003 people from 155 ...

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National Urban Policy Programme (NUPP) in I.R. Iran were presented and discussed during the 11th World Urban Forum (WUF11) networking event on 28 June 2022

The experience and findings of the National Urban Policy Programme (NUPP) in I.R. Iran were presented and discussed during the 11th World Urban Forum (WUF11) networking event on 28 June 2022. The pilot phase of the National Urban Policy Programme (NUPP): “Developing NUP and Smart City Strategies in Iran” started in 2017. In the first step, the “Diagnosis ...

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4th Training Course “Design and Implementation of Non-structural Components in Hospitals due to Seismic Considerations”

Training Course 4: Design and Implementation of Non-structural Components in Hospitals due to Seismic Considerations The fourth training course entitled ” Design and Implementation of Non-structural Components in Hospitals due to Seismic Considerations” was held to introduce the nonstructural components in hospitals and healthcare facilities as well as existing challenges in the design and implementation ...

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