UN-Habitat and UNHCR launch a Settlement Profiling Tool to support infrastructure prioritization for the displaced

August 25th, 2020

25 August 2020 – After working closely together on coordinating infrastructure investments in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazaar in Bangladesh, UN-Habitat and the United Nations High…

Cities twinning to share waste management experience officially sign up online

July 20th, 2020

20 July 2020 – UN-Habitat’s Executive Director virtually opened the Signing Ceremony of the Waste Wise Cities Challenge, which brings together cities looking to improve management of their municipal…

UN-Habitat pairs cities striving to manage their municipal solid waste with expert counterparts

June 22nd, 2020

Nairobi, June 2020 – As part of its Waste Wise Cities, UN-Habitat is bringing together cities that are looking to improve the management of their municipal solid waste with mentor cities committed to…

First COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus discusses putting communities at the centre of the crisis response

May 7th, 2020

Nairobi, 4 May 2020  - Over 100 participants joined the first COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus session to discuss the importance of local communities in addressing the current crisis in informal…