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The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON, Swahili: Ofisi ya Umoja wa Mataifa Nairobi) in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is one of four major United Nations office sites [a] where numerous different UN agencies have a joint presence. Established in 1996, it is the UN's official headquarters in Africa.
The headquarters of the United Nations (UN) is on 17 to 18 acres (6.9 to 7.3 ha) of grounds in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It borders First Avenue to the west, 42nd Street to the south, 48th Street to the north, and the East River to the east. [4] Completed in 1952, the complex consists of several ...
Alma mater. University of New Hampshire (BA) King's College London (MA, PhD) Known for. 2022 speech about Russia's actions in Ukraine. Mbugua Martin Kimani[1] (born 1971) is a Kenyan government official and diplomat. [2] He has served as Kenya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations since December 2020. [3]
Convened by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the forum is a unique non-legislative platform and one of the most inclusive international gatherings on urban issues. The first WUF was held in Nairobi, Kenya in 2002 and has been held around the world ever since. It is organized biennially in different locations around ...
The US embassy in Nairobi was established the same day. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The original embassy ( 1°17′20″S 36°49′37″E / 1.289017°S 36.826880°E / -1.289017; 36.826880 ( Original US Embassy, Nairobi (1964-1998) ) ) was located on the western corner of Moi Avenue and Haile Selassie Avenue in central
The United Nations Support Office for AMISOM (UNSOA) was a field support operation led by the United Nations Department of Field Support (DFS). [1] It was located in Mogadishu and Nairobi in East Africa, focused on support of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). United Nations Security Council Resolution 1863 of January 16, 2009 ...
On 25 June 2024, thousands of protesters stormed the Kenyan Parliament Building in Nairobi in response to the passing of the Kenya Finance Bill 2024, part of a larger series of protests against the proposed tax increases. The protest escalated when the protesters set part of the building on fire. [4] Nineteen people died in Nairobi during the ...
Launched. 1999; 25 years ago (1999) Links. Website. www.citizen.digital. Citizen TV is a Kenyan free-to-air news and entertainment television channel owned by Royal Media Services. [1] It primarily broadcasts in English and Swahili. The channel was launched in 1999 and relaunched in June 2006. It also owns iNooro TV.