Mission and objectives

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. UN-Habitat established presence in Yemen in 2018. Since then, UN-Habitat has supported the local authroities and people of Yemen to develop Rapid City and Neighbourhood Profiling for 8 cities (Sana, Aden, Taiz, Sada’a, Ma’arib, Al-Huta, Marib and Zinzibar). The city profiling reflects on the context of Yemen that is suffering from protracted armed conflict since 2015. It includes an analysis on the damage assessment and effect of war on the political, social and economic conditions. The profiling feeds into the national and city recovery plan. UN-Habitat Yemen is also focusing on helping the most vulnerable, most affected population in a number of cities to rehabilitate damaged housing and community infrastructure facilities and systems; starting with Al-Hudaydah and expanding to other most affected cities, with the aim to provide safe, adequate and dignified living conditions. Given the huge influx of IDPs to urban settings looking for safe heaven, they usually lose their Housing, Land and Property documentations, hence UN-Habitat and GLTN is working jointly with UNCHR, and UN Women to start an initiative to increase Access for Women to HLP rights.

Context

UN-Habitat is implementing a GCF readiness project focused on climate change mitigation. The project called ‘Supporting Yemen’s Low Emissions Development through the preparation of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), while enhancing required capacities and project pipeline in support of reducing emission’ will deliver a National Determined Contribution (NDC) to be submitted to the UNFCCC in May 2026. The NDC 3.0 should be designed from end of April and May 2026

Task Description

Under the guidance of the project team leader, the Online Volunteer will be expected to: - Design the NDC 3.0 report for Yemen (70-80 pages) in English - Design a 1-4 page summary of the deliverables under the project - Provide editable source files for all designs (e.g., PSD, AI, or Canva links). Ensure that all materials follow UN-Habitat’s brand guidelines and are adapted for different platforms, Incorporate best practices for engagement and clear, culturally sensitive messaging.

Competencies and values

Living conditions and remarks