Reports from COVID-19 webinars

• Chengdu hosts webinar on new economic opportunities during COVID-19

• UN-Habitat dialogue on the role of Artificial Intelligence and big data in combating COVID-19

• In May UN-Habitat and partner organizations held nine Urban Thinkers Campuses (UTCS) promoting the COVID-19 Campaign

• On 25 March, in collaboration with United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and Metropolis, UN-Habitat launched #BeyondTheOutbreak, a virtual live learning series

• Ongoing Global Water Operators Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA) webinar series “Water Utilities in the Fight Against COVID-19”

• The webinar series How to Continue Waste Management Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic explored in four sessions the impact of and possible responses to COVID-19 in solid waste management.

• The #AfricaUrbanTechSummit digital edition from 26-29 May which aired on Youtube Live via the Pangea Accelerator platform with follow up Facebook Live sessions on the UN-Habitat Facebook page.

• The Land Rights and COVID-19 webinar and discussion series UN-Habitat was on the panel for the Eviction Response during and after COVID-19 session on 27 May.

• The Global Network on Safer Cities partners’ webinar on 27 and 28 May

• The fifth session on 4 June on Urban-Rural Linkages in the time of Covid-19: Neighbourhood Governance and Community Response, jointly organised with the GCRF Centre for Sustainable Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods.

• The virtual Expert Working Group meeting on Global South experiences, challenges and opportunities for managing urban mobility during COVID-19 held on 5 May

• On 21 April two UN-Habitat staff were part of the panel in the Public Spaces are Essential Services

• The New Frontlines: Highlighting Actions to Promote Healthier Informal Communities Through Placemaking on 28 May

• The Local2030 Spotlight Series hosted by the Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General and which UN-Habitat is involved in as part of the Secretariat.