UN-Habitat and Ministry of Internal Affairs kick start the National Urban Policy formulation in Liberia
November 30th, 2021
Monrovia, Liberia, 29 November 2021 -- UN-Habitat and the Government of Liberia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) held a meeting at the Monrovia City Cooperation Hall to initiate the formulation…
Fostering hope in El Jazzar Street, Sabra, Beirut by improved living conditions
November 29th, 2021
Beirut, Lebanon, November 2021 – UN-Habitat rehabilitated 22 building facades, improved street mobility and safety, and access to basic urban services for residents living in El Jazzar Street, Sabra…
UN-Habitat helps rehabilitate Dar Al-Consul - from ancient ruins to modern Palestinian centres
November 26th, 2021
East Jerusalem, State of Palestine, 26 November 2021- UN-Habitat has concluded an eight-year renovation and rehabilitation project in the Old City of Jerusalem that has improve the living conditions…
Biodiversity, resilience and quality of life in cities
November 26th, 2021
Madrid, Spain, 25 November 2021 – As part of the World Cities Day celebrations, UN-Habitat and Fundación Biodiversidad organised a session titled "Biodiversity, resilience and quality of life in…
Climate Resilience: Renaturalisation strategies facing desertification in cities
November 26th, 2021
Madrid, Spain, 25 November 2021 - Madrid City Council and UN-Habitat organised a debate to exchange ideas to combat the heat island of cities in commemoration of the World Cities Day. The Urban…
UN-Habitat helps flood victims move into permanent houses with access to services
November 25th, 2021
Sanamxay District, Attapeu Province, Lao PDR, 25 November 2021 – “When the flood came, my husband was holding my hand so we could die together,” says Kinnavanh Xayasy, recalling the devastating day…
G20 mandates OECD and UN-Habitat to help intermediary cities tackle climate change and achieve their SDGs
November 23rd, 2021
23 November 2021 – The G20 Italian Presidency launched the G20 Platform on SDG Localisation and Intermediary Cities (G20 PLIC) and the G20 Rome High-level Principles on City-to-City partnerships…
Flood resilience building through local community action in ger areas of Ulaanbaatar city, Mongolia
November 23rd, 2021
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 22 November 2021 – While UN-Habitat has declared themes and missions such as Build Back Better, Adapting Cities for Climate Resilience, and encouraging cities to adopt…
UN-Habitat and Cameroon hold training under ‘Leaving No Place Behind’ initiative
November 23rd, 2021
Yaoundé, Cameroon, 23 November 2021 - UN-Habitat and the Government of Cameroon recently held a training for the Cameroon UN Country Team aimed at strengthening the capacities of the members on the…
UN-Habitat informal settlement youth group partner wins digital art award at COP26
November 23rd, 2021
Nairobi, 22 November 2021 – A UN-Habitat partner group in one of Nairobi’s biggest informal settlements has received an award on the sidelines of the recently-concluded UN climate change conference…
UN-Habitat helps unlock the hidden potential of Kenya’s refugee camps through regeneration
November 22nd, 2021
Kakuma-Kalobeyei, Kenya, 22 November 2021 – To promote urban resilience, self-sufficiency and communities’ integration in one of Kenya’s longest-standing and major refugee camps, UN-Habitat is…
UN-Habitat project in Burkina Faso: Kongoussi, My city without plastic bags!
November 19th, 2021
Kongoussi, Burkina Faso, 19 November 2021 -- The city of Kongoussi organised a week of activities to raise awareness of the negative impacts of waste, specifically plastic bags, with the city’s mayor…
Equitable future cities hold answers to pollution, climate and nature breakdown
November 18th, 2021
Nairobi, 18 November 2021 – Global cities are key to overcoming the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and pollution. A new vision of future cities is detailed in a report released today by the UN…
Busan, UN-Habitat and OCEANIX set to build the world’s first sustainable floating city prototype as sea levels rise
November 18th, 2021
Busan, Nairobi and New York, 18 November 2021 -- The Busan Metropolitan City of the Republic of Korea, UN-Habitat and OCEANIX today signed a historic agreement to build the world’s first prototype…
UN-Habitat Executive Director calls for national governments to act to decarbonize cities
November 18th, 2021
Glasgow, Scotland, November 11, 2021 - UN-Habitat’s Executive Director, Maimunah Mohd Sharif participated in one of the “COP26 Dialogues: Sustainable Cities” broadcast from United Nations…