UN-Habitat Building Resilient Settlements for the Urban Poor in south-east Africa

April 19th, 2022

Lilongwe, Malawi, 22 April 2022 – As the impacts of climate change are increasingly felt across south-east Africa, an integrated approach is critical to strengthen climate action, improve urban…

UN-Habitat helps south-eastern African countries build urban resilience

March 31st, 2022

Zomba City, Malawi, 29 March 2022 – As nations continue to build back better from the COVID-19 pandemic, southeastern Africa has been rocked by a series of back-to-back storms. On the 23rd of January…

Germany among 30 countries reporting on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda

July 21st, 2021

Several national governments have showcased progress in implementing plans and commitments for sustainable urban development in cities after adopting the New Urban Agenda at Habitat III in 2016. The…

UN-Habitat launches climate resilience project in South Eastern Africa

July 13th, 2020

July 2020 - A two-day virtual inception workshop marked the official start of ‘Building Urban Climate Resilience in South Eastern Africa,’ the first multi-country project of UN-Habitat funded by the…