UN-Habitat at the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31)
October 12th, 2026
Building stronger homes along Cambodia’s changing coast
October 7th, 2026
Situated along Cambodia’s coastline, Boeng Kachhang in Koh Kong Province is a community shaped by life on and around the water. Around 155 families live in the informal settlement, where floating and…
World Habitat Day 2026 marked with call for ‘Adequate Housing for All’
October 5th, 2026
Muscat, 5 October 2026 — The need to place adequate housing at the centre of inclusive, sustainable and resilient cities came under the spotlight today as the United Nations marked the 40th…
Five housing initiatives recognized with the 2026 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award
October 5th, 2026
Muscat, 5 October 2026 — UN-Habitat today presented the 2026 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award to five winners from Brazil, Myanmar, Pakistan, Tunisia and the United Kingdom at the global observance…
How South-South cooperation is helping São Domingos tackle its housing challenges
October 1st, 2026
In São Domingos, a municipality of around 14,000 people in Cabo Verde, many families build or expand their homes themselves, often without technical guidance. Homes may grow incrementally as families…
UN-Habitat and Global Covenant of Mayors open call to host 2028 Innovate4Cities Conference
September 28th, 2026
Nairobi, 28 September 2026 — UN-Habitat and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) have opened a call for expressions of interest from national governments, GCoM signatory…
World Cleanup Day 2026 in Shaoxing focuses on food waste and cleaner cities
September 22nd, 2026
Shaoxing, China, 22 September 2026 — Governments, cities, international organizations, businesses and communities gathered in Shaoxing, China, on 20 September for the global observance of World…
UN-Habitat advocates for housing and urban climate action as leaders gather at UNGA81
September 21st, 2026
New York, 21 September 2026 — As leaders gather for the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week, attention is shifting from setting ambition to delivering it. For UN-…
Housing experts advance integrated approaches to adequate housing
September 4th, 2026
Nairobi, 3 September 2026 — How can governments ensure housing policies respond to the needs and rights of all? This question was at the centre of the intersessional meeting of the Open-ended…
Mayors’ Forum strengthens role of cities in land resilience at COP17 in Mongolia
September 3rd, 2026
Ulaanbaatar, 3 September 2026 — More than 200 participants from over 30 countries gathered on 21 August for the UNCCD COP17 Mayors’ Forum in Ulaanbaatar, where around 30 mayors, governors and other…
Urban October 2026
September 2nd, 2026
Stakeholders call for stronger action and collaboration on sustainable urbanization
August 25th, 2026
Nairobi, 25 August 2026 – More than 300 participants from 80 countries joined UN-Habitat’s third Global Stakeholder Dialogue on 11 August 2026 to discuss how stakeholders and UN-Habitat can translate…
UN-Habitat at UNCCD COP17
August 18th, 2026
“Now I feel safe”: From fragile shelter to a lasting home in Somalia
August 18th, 2026
For more than three decades, Mako Mohamed Mohamud Hassan lived with the fear that the place she called home could collapse at any time. At 67, she now has a permanent home where she feels safer, can…
South Africa and UN-Habitat inaugurate new country office
August 17th, 2026
Pretoria, 17 August 2026 — South Africa and UN-Habitat have inaugurated a new country office in Tshwane, strengthening cooperation on adequate housing, human settlements and sustainable urban…