Urban thinkers look at the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on informal workers and small businesses
May 22nd, 2020
Nairobi, 21 May 2020 - A webinar looking at the wage gap, social security and small business during pandemics gathered over 90 participants in a lively debate with experts as part of the COVID-19…
Urban planning crucial for better public health in cities
May 20th, 2020
New WHO and UN-HABITAT sourcebook guides health and planning practitioners on putting health at the heart of urban and territorial planning Geneva/Nairobi, 21 May 2020 - As the COVID-19 pandemic…
A new publication by UN-Habitat and UCLG aims at bettering monitoring and evaluation
May 18th, 2020
Nairobi, 18 May 2020—UN-Habitat and its partners United Cities and Local Governments have released a new publication aimed at bettering monitoring and evaluations. Monitoring and Evaluating National…
UN-Habitat joins forces with leading experts to propose urban solutions for internally displaced people
May 17th, 2020
15 May 2020; UN-Habitat has called for a “proactive urban response to displacement” in a joint paper on the growing phenomenon of urban displacement for the UN’s High Level Panel on Internal…
Community organizations are indispensable partners in the COVID-19 crisis
May 15th, 2020
Nairobi, 15 May 2020 - The Sixth COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus session focused on the central role of community organizations in supporting the most vulnerable people in cities during the pandemic…
Housing is Both a Prevention & Cure for COVID-19
May 13th, 2020
By UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif and Leilani Farha, the former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, and Global Director of The Shift NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13…
Cities are on the front lines of COVID-19
May 12th, 2020
Across the globe, COVID-19 is threatening cities and communities, endangering not only public health, but also the economy and the fabric of society. COVID-19 is already having a deep,…
Urban Thinkers Campuses look at safety in cities and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic
May 12th, 2020
Nairobi, 12 May 2020 - As part of the COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus Series organized by the World Urban Campaign, two online events, which attracted over 125 participants, discussed safety in…
COVID-19 in Vulnerable Contexts: Spatial Profiling for Adaptive Responses in Kakuma-Kalobeyei
May 8th, 2020
Despite the inevitable nature of pandemics such as COVID-19, the health and socio-economic impacts have sent shockwaves through cities and towns globally revealing structural weaknesses in our urban…
Second COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus addresses water and sanitation challenges
May 7th, 2020
Nairobi, 6 May 2020 - Some 120 participants joined the second COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus session to discuss the challenges faced by the most vulnerable communities in accessing basic services…
Youth in Nairobi slum use murals to educate the community about COVID-19
May 6th, 2020
Nairobi, May 2020 – Young artists in Nairobi’s informal settlement Mathare are using their talent to educate residents about how to prevent COVID-19 through brightly coloured murals. A youth group,…
Over 135,000 handwashes at UN-Habitat-supported facilities in Nairobi’s informal settlements
April 28th, 2020
Nairobi, 28 April 2020 - UN-Habitat and its partners have engaged community members from the informal settlements of Mathare and Kibera to wash their hands over 135,000 times over the last month. "We…
UN-Habitat's Covid-19 support on multiple fronts in Kenya’s Kakuma-Kalobeyei refugee settlement areas
April 26th, 2020
Kalobeyei, Kenya 4 April 2020-- Since the first case of Covid-19 was detected in Kenya on 12th March, several international and UN agencies have contributed to ongoing UN Country Team (UNCT) and…
Cultural mobilization in the COVID-19 pandemic
April 24th, 2020
#BeyondTheOutbreak #CULTUREcovid19 Barcelona/Nairobi, 22 April 2020 - The latest online session in the Live Learning Series organized by UN-Habitat and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)…
UN-Habitat launches COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign targeting the world’s most vulnerable communities
April 23rd, 2020
Nairobi, Kenya 23 April 2020 – The continuing spread of the COVID-19 crisis threatens the most vulnerable in cities and communities, particularly the one billion people living in slums and informal…