Egypt and UN-Habitat kick start preparations for strategic urban plans for two Egyptian cities
March 19th, 2021
Cairo, 9 March 2021 - Chairman of the General Organization for Physical Planning, Egypt and UN-Habitat kick off preparations of the strategic urban plans for the cities of Abu Zanima and Ras Sidr…
Government of Egypt, UN-Habitat and partners celebrate riverbank filtration project in three Governorates
March 12th, 2021
Luxor, Egypt 10 March 2021 - UN-Habitat Egypt, Coca-Cola Egypt, Global Environment & Technology Foundation (GETF), and the Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Local Communities (MoHUUC)…
Conference discusses development progress in the Arab region through good land governance and increased land tenure security
February 22nd, 2021
Cairo, Egypt, 22 February 2021 –The challenges and solutions related to good land governance and land tenure security will be discussed at the second Arab Land Conference in Cairo this week. The…
UN-Habitat and Switzerland launch new programme on Urban Planning and Infrastructure in cities hosting migrants
January 13th, 2021
14 January 2021 - UN-Habitat is partnering with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to improve access to reliable services and socio-economic opportunities for migrants and…
UN-Habitat completes the preparation of Markaz Al Badari Strategic Plan
January 12th, 2021
Assiut Governorate, Egypt 20 January 2021—UN-Habitat has successfully assisted the General Authority for developing Urban Planning's strategic plan of the project Badari Center Scheme in Assiut…
A new plan for a socially, environmentally and economically sustainable Ras Al Hekma water-front city in Egypt
December 10th, 2020
Cairo, November 2020 - UN-Habitat, in collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, recently conceptualized the Ras El-Hekma Waterfront New City to achieve a…
New Bureau members of UN-Habitat’s Executive Board are elected
July 29th, 2020
29 July 2020 - UN-Habitat’s Executive Board has elected the new members of its Bureau, which is responsible for organizing Board meetings, facilitating transparent decision making and guiding the…
Arab cities share experiences on disaster preparedness and emergency response during COVID-19
July 28th, 2020
Cairo, 27 July 2020 – A best practices webinar for Arab cities to discuss the lessons learned in responding to COVID-19 at the city level and exchange effective emergency preparedness and response…
UN-Habitat and partners bank on new technology for water provision to Egypt’s vulnerable populations
July 7th, 2020
Bani Morr and Abu Tig Assiut, Egypt, 12 August 2020 – UN-Habitat and its partners are supporting an innovation aimed at providing water to Egypt’s vulnerable populations which could help prevent the…
Egypt to adopt the Citywide Urban Upgrading Approach
May 23rd, 2017
Cairo, 21 May 2017 - As Egypt continues to exert all efforts for enhancing living conditions of its inhabitants, and in line with the Egyptian development vision 2030 and its urban development…
Egypt to adopt the Citywide Urban Upgrading Approach
May 23rd, 2017
Cairo, 21 May 2017 - As Egypt continues to exert all efforts for enhancing living conditions of its inhabitants, and in line with the Egyptian development vision 2030 and its urban development…