Young artists in Nairobi’s Mathare informal settlement learn new skills from an award winning film maker
June 29th, 2021
Nairobi, June 2021 - An award winning film maker Lisa Russell facilitated a workshop on the creative economy at the Mathare One Stop Youth Centre in the informal settlement in Kenya’s capital. In…
UN General Assembly President in Kenya to attend UN-Habitat high level review
June 28th, 2021
Nairobi 28 June 2021 – The President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Mr. Volkan Bozkır, is visiting Kenya and will attend a high level review of UN-Habitat’s work critical…
UN-Habitat Executive Director calls for holistic urban recovery in Lebanon during her first official visit
June 24th, 2021
Beirut, June 2021. During her first official visit to Lebanon, UN-Habitat’s Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif called for urban issues to be factored into crisis response and recovery…
Post World Refugee Day Celebrations: Planning Sustainable and Inclusive Settlements for All
June 23rd, 2021
Turkana County, Kenya - 23 June 2020 More than a year has passed since COVID-19 was first reported in Kenya, in early 2020. Last year, instead of singing and dancing, refugees from Kenya had joined…
Young innovators hack solutions to marine plastic litter in the Philippines
June 22nd, 2021
Manila, 22 June 2021 - Seasoned hackers, tech enthusiasts, and young innovators hacked solutions to the country’s pressing marine plastic litter problem at the Plastic 3R Hacks PH Grand Finals early…
UN-Habitat organizes a discussion on economic connectivity, urbanization, refugees and migration along East Africa’s Regional Economic Corridors
June 17th, 2021
June 2021 - In collaboration with Kenya’s North Rift Economic Bloc (NOREB), Turkana County and Cities Alliance, UN-Habitat organized a regional virtual workshop on “Sustainable Economic Development…
UN-Habitat improves water distribution and sewer networks Aden, Yemen
June 14th, 2021
Aden, Yemen June 2021 - Residents of six districts in Aden - Al Manquleen, Al Rawdha, Sheikh Othman, Teqaneia, Bir Fadhl and Sirah districts – will see major improvements in water and sewage services…
UN-Habitat, local government and the EU join forces to combat Gender-Based Violence in Mogadishu through COVID-19 awareness forums
June 14th, 2021
Mogadishu, Somalia June 2021- UN- Habitat through the Benadir Regional Administration (BRA), Directorate of Health and Human Services held a training on the prevention and response to Gender-Based…
UN-Habitat and UK hold dialogue on changing weather in India
June 10th, 2021
Hyderabad, India, June 2021 - To mark World Environment Day, the British Deputy High Commission in Hyderabad and UN-Habitat India partnered to arrange a virtual panel discussion “Changing weather…
Local authorities in Heet, Iraq celebrate the handover of UN-Habitat projects funded by the European Union and Alwaleed Philanthropies
June 10th, 2021
Heet, Iraq, June 2021 - Establishing durable solutions for displaced families remains critical more than three years after the ousting of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Damaged and…
Advancing the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus in African cities impacted by rapid urban population growth and displacement
June 9th, 2021
June 2021. As part of the ICLEI Rise Africa Action Festival Session, UN-Habitat and the Mayors Migration Council (MMC) hosted a session addressing the importance of the humanitarian-development-peace…
UN-Habitat’s Urban Lab Complete Successful Mission to Khorog, Tajikistan
June 9th, 2021
Khorog, Tajikistan, June 2021: The UN-Habitat Urban Lab completed a two week visit to Khorog to explore ways to turn it into a resilient town for Phase I of the Integrated Spatial Plan for…
Parliament’s URBAN Intergroup, UN-Habitat and partners convened a policy briefing on financing sustainable urban development
June 8th, 2021
European Parliament, Strasbourg, France 26 May 2021 - As requested by the European Parliament, the European Commission, European Investment Bank and UN-Habitat, supported by the International Growth…
UN-Habitat builds schools to withstand floods and cyclones for 100,000 children in Mozambique
June 8th, 2021
Nampula, Mozambique, June 2021 – Before UN-Habitat began building resilient local school buildings in Muchaleque, in the northern Nampula province, children were force to leave school or study…
UN-Habitat rehabilitates family home damaged in conflict in northern Iraq
June 8th, 2021
Mosul, Iraq, June 2021 – Oumar and his family are among nearly one thousand households who saw their homes rehabilitated by UN-Habitat with funds from the European Union. Oumar inherited his house…