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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...