Palestinian refugees return to their homes in refugee camp in Syria after more than ten years

August 23rd, 2022

Dera’a, Syria 23 August 2022-- After more than ten years away from their homes in the Dera’a Palestine refugee camp in Syria, Palestinian families return, as the houses and facilities in the camp are…

UN-Habitat, UNDP, FAO to launch Adaptation Fund Project to address climate change

October 26th, 2021

Damascus, Syria, 24October 2021 – National and sub-national government institutions and communities in four municipalities in the Rural Damascus area will soon benefit from a capacity building…

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…

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…