About Us

The Permanent Mission of The Republic of Kenya to the United Nations Human Settlement Program (UN-HABITAT) was established in 1979  with the mandate of performing diplomatic, representational and multilateral duties pertaining to human settlement matters on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Kenya.

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The Mission represents Kenya's interests within the UN system, working in partnership with other member states to enhance UN-HABITAT functions and roles as the principal UN body in the field of urbanization and human settlements.

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Vision: To be a champion for all matters pertaining to strengthened international relations with a particular focus on Sustainable Urbanization and Human Settlements.

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Mission: To advance and promote the interest of Kenya with respect to negotiations on Human settlements and governance aspects of UN-Habitat.

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Mandate: To perform diplomatic representational and multilateral duties on behalf of the Government of Kenya with the Secretariat of UN-Habitat and other relevant international entities.

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Core Values: 

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Patriotism

Team Spirit

Commitment

Professionalism

Discipline

Integrity

Equity

Respect of Nature

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