From survivor to community leader: Women strengthening disaster preparedness in Petrópolis
March 6th, 2026
"Everything I learn is to save my life, my family's, and my community's" When floods struck the Cuiabá Valley in Petrópolis in 2008, Cristina do Rosário was seven months pregnant. Within days of the…
From paper to reality: Planning dignified housing in Brazil
September 9th, 2025
Migrant children shape inclusive public spaces in Brazil
June 18th, 2024
Three Latin American cities in digital transformation drive
February 2nd, 2023
Astronomy Club promotes a new look at the skies and streets of Recife
January 18th, 2023
UN-Habitat Executive Director visits Colombia and Panama to visit officials, view projects
December 6th, 2021
Panama City, Panama, 4 December 2021 -- The Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, visited for the first time Colombia and Panama to discuss sustainable urban development,…
Inter-American Development Bank and UN-Habitat to explore synergies for the integration of refugees and migrants in Latin America
February 12th, 2021
Bogota, 10 February 2021 - During a recent workshop by the two organisations, the main topic was the use of technology as an aid to promote citizen engagement, and urban and housing development that…
Joint Statement, UNDP and UN Habitat World Cities Day 31 October 2020
October 30th, 2020
Our public health and climate crises are going to have to be tackled simultaneously—this may seem impossible, but cities show us how to do it collaboratively. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that…
Urban Thinkers Campus launches series on Forced Migration In Cities with an initial focus on Latin America
October 23rd, 2020
22 October 2020 – UN-Habitat’s Urban Thinkers Campus has launched a three-part series exploring forced migration in cities, jointly hosted by Cities Alliance and UN-Habitat. The first session…
COVID-19 must be addressed through international solidarity and cooperation
May 28th, 2020
UNSDG LAC Joint Statement 26 May 2020 - UN agencies part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG LAC) expressed their concern over the profound…
Participants at COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus discuss critical need for housing
May 11th, 2020
Nairobi, 7 May 2020 - The third online COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campuses, focusing on housing, was organized by the World Urban Campaign with Habitat for Humanity and Compass Housing Services, the…
Women’s leadership will be critical in the post-COVID-19 era #BeyondTheOutbreak
May 11th, 2020
6 May 2020 - The twelfth thematic live learning experience organized by UCLG and UN-Habitat provided an opportunity for local and regional women leaders from across the world to outline their key…