UN-Habitat improves water distribution and sewer networks Aden, Yemen

June 14th, 2021

Aden, Yemen June 2021 - Residents of six districts in Aden - Al Manquleen, Al Rawdha, Sheikh Othman, Teqaneia, Bir Fadhl and Sirah districts – will see major improvements in water and sewage services…

New UN-Habitat Report examines the future of one of the fastest growing cities in the Arab region threatened by armed conflict and displacement

April 12th, 2021

Aden, 7 April 2021 – Over the last few years the city of Marib has become a model of peaceful co-existence in Yemen’s conflict, against all adds. The city’s recent descent from safe haven to…

Over 12,000 internally displaced people supported with housing and sanitation in Yemen with funding from Japan

November 5th, 2020

Al Hudaydah, Yemen, September 2020 – More than 12,300 people were supported by UN-Habitat’s project for  internally displaced people (IDPs) in Al-Hudaydah Governorate in Yemen thanks to funding from…

Rapid City and Neighborhood Profiling in Yemen – Laying the ground for a better informed and coordinated urban recovery in Yemeni Cities

November 4th, 2020

Aden 03 November 2020 - UN-Habitat organized a High-Level virtual meeting to celebrate the closure of “Rapid City and Neighborhood Profiling” project. Funded by the European Union, and in partnership…

Qatar Fund For Development supports UN-Habitat to remove and reuse debris in Yemeni city

September 9th, 2020

Sa’ada City, Yemen, 9 September 2020 – The Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD) has contributed USD 2 million to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) to clean up debris and…

Yemeni residents paid to repair their homes destroyed by fighting under UN-Habitat project

July 20th, 2020

Qataba, Al-Hudaydah Governorate Yemen, July 2020 – When fighting broke out in Yemen’s West Coast Districts at the end of 2017, most of the people living in Qataba town fled and their houses were…

Workshop discusses State of Yemen Cities Report

July 17th, 2020

Aden 18 July 2020 --  UN-Habitat together with local partner, Science and Technology Center (STC) -University of Aden, held a workshop in Aden to discuss the State of Yemen Cities Report covering.…

Prevention of Water-Borne Disease Outbreak through Emergency Repair and Upgrade of Damaged Wastewater Facilities

May 28th, 2020

Aden, Yemen 28 May 2020-- UN-Habitat recently held an opening ceremony to officially launch the project “Prevention of Water-Borne Disease Outbreak through Emergency Repair and Upgrade of Damaged…

EU-funded urban profiling and recovery planning workshop looks at Yemen’s Al Hawtah

April 22nd, 2020

Aden, Yemen March 2020 - A two day workshop, aimed at looking at the needs of  Al Hawtah city  brought together stakeholders and government partners involved in the response in the city. They aimed…

Developing five City Profiles for conflict-affected cities in Iraq, Libya, Yemen and Syria

December 5th, 2019

Cairo, 5 December 2019 – Since 2018 UN-Habitat has been working to develop five City Profiles for conflict-affected cities in Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Syria and Yemen. Urban profiling guides…