UN-Habitat shares the vision to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. Increasing international cooperation is vital to achieving this.

Partnerships for sustainable urban development involves a wide network of actors, including Member States, international organizations, international and regional associations of cities, NGOs, the private sector, civil societies and specialized funding bodies.

UN-Habitat also promotes UN system-wide inter-agency coordination as a critical component of its partnership strategy. UN agencies within their specialized mandates have the expertise and responsibility to respond to issues affecting urban and rural dwellers as a result of rapid urbanization.

Housing For All Campaign

Housing For All Campaign

The Housing For All Campaign show-cases and advocates on key actions to promote housing for all and promote alliances and initiatives that will help increase housing for all in order to improve future resilience of cities and communities
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40 Days Safer Cities Challenge

The 40 Days Safer Cities Challenge is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 21 September, the International Day of Peace, and runs until 31 October.
Take action for cities

Take action for cities

Welcome to the covid-19 campaign to take action in solidarity to the most vulnerable in cities and communities.
Waste Wise Cities Campaign

Waste Wise Cities

UN-Habitat launched "Waste Wise Cities Campaign" with a Call to Action to address the increasing challenges of Municipal Solid Waste Management
World Habitat Day

World Habitat Day

World Habitat Day offers an opportunity to focus on the state of our towns and cities, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter. It is also intended to remind the world that everyone has the power and the responsibility to shape the future of our cities and towns.
World Cities Day

World Cities Day

World Cities Day was established in 2013 as the day to raise awareness on global urbanizations trends. The first global celebration of the World Cities Day was in Shanghai, China on 31 October 2014, under the sub-theme Leading Urban Transformations.
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World Urban Campaign

The World Urban Campaign (WUC) is an advocacy and partnership platform to raise awareness about positive urban change in order to achieve green, productive, safe, healthy, inclusive, and well planned cities. Its goal is to place the Urban Agenda at the highest level in development policies. It is coordinated by UN-Habitat and driven by 180 partners and networks  from around the world. 
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World Urban Forum

The World Urban Forum is one of the most inclusive international gatherings on urban challenges. This, combined with high-level participation, makes it unique.

Partner with us

UN-Habitat strives to establish strategic partnerships with organizations that advocate for sustainable urbanization. It also partners with organizations that can implement and monitor national urban policies and programmes.