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…
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…
Ethiopia plans safer streets for pedestrians and cyclists during and after the pandemic
July 6th, 2020
Addis Ababa, June 2020 - The Ethiopian Government is moving to promote walking, cycling and public transport as congestion and air pollution continue to worsen. Earlier this month on World Bicycle…
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…
Ethiopia and UN-Habitat join forces to redesign outdoor markets to reduce COVID-19 risk
June 2nd, 2020
Addis Ababa, 3 June 2020 - The Ethiopian Government and UN-Habitat are working together to redesign overcrowded city markets and set up temporary markets to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in…
UN-Habitat joins forces with leading experts to propose urban solutions for internally displaced people
May 17th, 2020
15 May 2020; UN-Habitat has called for a “proactive urban response to displacement” in a joint paper on the growing phenomenon of urban displacement for the UN’s High Level Panel on Internal…
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.…