UN-Habitat strengthens support to cities facing influx of internally displaced people
September 29th, 2021
Nairobi, 29 September 2021- On the eve of the report by the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement, UN-Habitat renews its commitment to furthering the…
Ethiopia Sprints Towards Sustainable Mobility Solutions
July 23rd, 2021
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 22 July 2021 – The estimated five million residents of this capital city now have an online platform to suggest to their government in which neighbourhoods and streets they…
Making Ethiopia’s streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists
May 17th, 2021
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia May 2021 – Over the past decade, road traffic deaths and injuries in Ethiopia have increased every year. Most people still live in rural areas but cities and towns account for…
UN-Habitat launches City Structure Plan and Solid Waste Management (SWM) project for Hawassa City, Ethiopia
April 16th, 2021
Hawassa, Ethiopia April 15, 2021- UN-Habitat and the city administration of Hawassa have jointly launched the Hawassa City Structure Plan. Through the Support to the Sustainable Development of the…
Ethiopia’s open air markets are redesigned with SIDA support to limit COVID-19 spread
August 25th, 2020
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 21 August 2020 – Ethiopia’s Minister of Urban Development and Construction Ms. Aisha Mohammed laid a cornerstone in a ceremony in the northern city of Bahir Dar to mark the…
UN-Habitat calls for cities to use pandemic as an opportunity to improve cycling and walking infrastucture
July 28th, 2020
24 July 2020 – The COVID-19 crisis has led to the number of deaths in road accidents in Ethiopia being cut by over half according to the country’s Transport Minister. Speaking during a webinar on An…
After the tragic landslide that killed 116, Koshe landfill in Addis Ababa is safer
July 5th, 2019
Addis Ababa, 5 July 2019 - Bethlehem Belachew walks the newly graded access road to the spot on the Koshe landfill where the dump truck is due to arrive. A hot wind blows plastic bags into the sky.…