Message from Princess Lamia AlSaud, UN-Habitat Goodwill Ambassador for Arab States and Secretary General of Alwaleed Philanthropies
March 7th, 2022
“International Women’s Day: In order for us to have a more sustainable future, we must first empower women to enable them to become positive change-makers in society.” As the world heals from the…
Global Urban Monitoring Framework Endorsed by the UN Statistical Commission
March 7th, 2022
4 March 2022 - The United Nations Statistical Commission has endorsed the implementation of the global urban monitoring framework (UMF) as part of the harmonised United Nations system-wide strategy…
IPCC Report: Cities are hotspots of climate impacts, but also a crucial part of the solution
March 2nd, 2022
28 February 2022: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has just released its latest report: Climate Change 2022, Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. The report confirms that the…
UIA 2030 AWARD stage 1 regional finalists announced
February 25th, 2022
Paris, 25 February 2022 – The Union of International Architects (UIA), working in partnership with UN-Habitat, has announced the results of the first stage of the inaugural edition of the UIA 2030…
UN-Habitat and partners to drive urban sustainability during large real estate event in Cannes
February 16th, 2022
Nairobi/Cannes, 16 February 2022 – UN-Habitat and the world’s leading real estate events organiser have partnered to put more focus on the larger context of urban change in real estate development…
Call for entries: UN-Habitat Better Cities film festival at WUF11
February 16th, 2022
Nairobi, 16 February 2022 -- The UN-Habitat Better Cities Film Festival returns to the Eleventh World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland, 26-30 June 2022. Organised in partnership with First+Main Films…
The City We Need Now! Africa Campaign towards Africities 2022
February 15th, 2022
Nairobi, 15 February 2022 – UN-Habitat, United Cities and Local Governments Africa (UCLGA) and the County Government of Kisumu today launch The City We Need Now! Africa Campaign. The regional…
The City We Need Now! Middle East Campaign launched in Dubai
February 12th, 2022
Dubai, 11 February 2022 – The City We Need Now! Middle East Campaign this week called for urgent action to accelerate the implementation of the New Urban Agenda. Led by the Middle East Cities Center…
UN-Habitat expands COVID-19 Prevention in Kenya’s Mathare and Kibera Informal Settlements
February 9th, 2022
Nairobi, 9 February 2022 – Nearly 5,000 school children in two informal settlements in the Kenyan capital are better protected against COVID-19 as a result of an UN-Habitat initiative to expand mask…
UN-Habitat, partners to launch webinar on women’s land rights, promoting peacebuilding
February 3rd, 2022
Nairobi/Cairo, 3 February 2022 – UN-Habitat and partners will organize a webinar this month that will provide a wide array of government officials and stakeholders with the knowledge and key messages…
Open call for digital platforms providers to join challenge on e-government and public participation
February 2nd, 2022
Barcelona/Nairobi, 3 February 2022- UN-Habitat invites global public and private solution providers who offer digital platforms for public participation to present their solutions at a series of…
People-Centred Smart Cities: cities invited to join challenge on e-government and public participation
February 2nd, 2022
Barcelona/Nairobi - 2 February 2022 - UN-Habitat invites cities and local governments to join and evaluate pitch sessions from public and private solution providers that build digital platforms for…
ONU-Habitat apoya el desarrollo integrado y estratégico sostenible en Inhambane, Mozambique
February 2nd, 2022
Inhambane, Mozambique, 2 de febrero, 2022 -- Los funcionarios provinciales de Inhambane se están beneficiando de un proyecto dirigido por ONU-Habitat y sus socios que los equipará con mejores…
UN-Habitat supports integrated and strategic sustainable development in Mozambique
February 2nd, 2022
Inhambane, Mozambique, February 2, 2022 – Provincial officials in this southern province are benefitting from a project run by UN-Habitat and its partners that will equip government officials with…
Open call for cities and experts to join and participate in the pilot project of a digital rights governance framework
February 1st, 2022
Barcelona/Nairobi, 1 February 2022 - UN-Habitat, the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights, United Cities and Local Governments and Eurocities, in partnership with Open Society Foundations, are…