The first-ever ministerial meeting on urbanization and climate change
November 16th, 2022
Many cities lack plans to guide digitalization
November 14th, 2022
Cities and climate change
November 14th, 2022
Meet 2022 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award winners: 15’min city project
November 7th, 2022
Head of UN-Habitat calls for greater local participation to achieve the SDGs
October 31st, 2022
World Cities Day 2022 celebrated in Shanghai, China
October 31st, 2022
Asia-Pacific states send strong message of commitment to the New Urban Agenda process
March 29th, 2022
Bangkok, Thailand, 28 March 2022- Representatives of 25 Asia-Pacific countries have set the tone for leaders from other parts of the world meeting at the United Nations General Assembly next month by…
The Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme meets in Nairobi
March 29th, 2022
Nairobi, 29 March 2022—The Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is convening its first session in 2022. The session takes place in Nairobi, Kenya from 29 to…
UN-Habitat co-designs handbook on working with children affected by displacement
November 30th, 2021
Nairobi, 30 November 2021 -- UN-Habitat has partnered with CatalyticAction, University College London’s Development Planning Unit and UNICEF to create a handbook for practitioners working with…
UN Secretary-General World Cities Day 2021 message
October 30th, 2021
Cities are hubs of innovation and human ingenuity — and potential centres for transformative action to implement the Sustainable Development Goals and build a zero-carbon, climate-resilient and…
International Union of Architects 2030 Award
October 12th, 2021
Paris, Nairobi, 12 October 2021 – The UIA, in partnership with UN-Habitat, today launches the UIA 2030 Award to promote the work of architects contributing to delivery of the UN 2030 Agenda for…
Innovate for Cities Conference to encourage climate-smart technologies to tackle global warming
October 10th, 2021
Nairobi, 8 October 2021 – Among the hundreds of events marking Urban October, UN-Habitat and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) are co-hosting a virtual week-long…
Third Urban Economy Forum focuses on urban recovery and housing
October 8th, 2021
Toronto, Canada, 8 October 2021 – Experts from more than 100 countries attending the third Urban Economy Forum (UEF 2021), run in collaboration with UN-Habitat, discussed how cities can deal with…
International dignitaries and celebrities attend Cameroon’s Global Observance of World Habitat Day 2021
October 4th, 2021
Yaoundé, Cameroon, 4 October 2021 – This year’s celebration of the Global Observance of World Habitat Day brought together ministers from various countries, mayors, heads of UN agencies, a Nobel…
UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Statement World Habitat Day 2021: Accelerating Urban Action for a Carbon Free World
October 1st, 2021
The climate crisis is widely recognized as the number one threat facing the world today. And it is our cities and towns which are responsible for much of the climate change, which is resulting in…