Cities Free from Violence Against Women and Girls
December 4th, 2020
By Princess Lamia AlSaud, UN-Habitat Goodwill Ambassador for Arab States and Secretary General of Alwaleed Philanthropies In many cities around the world, women and girls still have a lot to worry…
Member States pledge over USD 164 million for sustainable urbanization
December 4th, 2020
2 December 2020, Nairobi – Member States and other development partners pledged support of more than USD 164 million at a pledging conference organized by UN-Habitat. The funds will finance the…
UN-Habitat holds webinars to discuss Report on the impacts of Covid-19 on cities and communities
December 3rd, 2020
Nairobi, November 2020 – UN-Habitat is holding a series of webinars to validate the main recommendations of its upcoming Report on Cities and Pandemics: Towards a more just, green and healthy future…
UN-Habitat COVID-19 city tracker now includes daily pandemic worldview
November 30th, 2020
27 November 2020 - The UN-Habitat COVID-19 tracking platform, which collects data on the preparedness and response of cities and urban areas, has a new daily trending feature identifying COVID cases…
UN-Habitat urges governments to Partner and Pledge for Sustainable Urbanization
November 27th, 2020
26 November 2020, Nairobi – The UN agency focused on improving lives in cities and towns, UN-Habitat, is calling on Member States to partner on sustainable urbanization during a pledging session next…
Open call for cities to join competition to reduce urban greenhouse gas emissions and improve cities’ futures
November 9th, 2020
London, Nairobi, Stockholm - 9 November 2020 - The Climate Smart Cities Challenge is making an open call to city governments and agencies around the world to join an open competition that aims to…
Opinion: Housing must be at the heart of the COVID-19 response and recovery
November 2nd, 2020
30 October 2020 - Housing has always been a matter of life and death. Having a home is central for shelter against rain, storm, cold, or heat. It is also the first line of defense against extreme…
Addressing the Housing Affordability Challenge: A Shared Responsibility
October 31st, 2020
This story originally appeared in Urbanet on October 31 2020. October 31 2020 - On World Cities Day, Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director of UN-Habitat, presents some recommendations on how to…
World Cities Report 2020: The Value of Sustainable Urbanization
October 30th, 2020
NAIROBI, 31 October 2020 – Cities hold the key to the global recovery from the COVID-19 health crisis and the worst recession for decades, according to the flagship 2020 World Cities Report released…
Second Session of UN-Habitat’s Executive Board opens virtually
October 28th, 2020
Nairobi, 27 October 2020—The Second Session of UN-Habitat’s Executive Board began its three day meeting with the COVID-19 pandemic featuring as a key theme in discussions. Participants at the …
Urban-LEDS cities to test their pitch for Climate Financing at Daring Cities 2020 Conference
October 22nd, 2020
This story originally appeared in Urban LEDS on 22 October 2020. 22 October 2020 - One of the main bottlenecks identified why local governments continue to be unable to access climate finance is the…
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif On the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations
September 22nd, 2020
On this occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations, we must not forget the good work of past generations, whose commitment to peace and a ‘rules based’ co-existence of nations has lifted…
Esri enters into Memorandum of Understanding with UN-Habitat on using location intelligence to build sustainable communities globally
September 21st, 2020
17 September 2020, Redlands, California, USA - Esri, a global leader in location intelligence, announced today it entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with UN-Habitat. Under the agreement UN-…
40 Days Safer Cities Challenge
September 19th, 2020
Nairobi, 18 September 2020 - The 40 Days Safer Cities Challenge is an annual international campaign that starts on 21 September, the International Day of Peace, and runs until 31 October which is…