UN-Habitat recognizes projects in Lebanon, Syria and Egypt for innovative approaches
June 7th, 2021
Nairobi, June 2021 – The question of how innovations help deliver improved basic services in cities under pinned a review of basic service innovation projects being implemented by UN-Habitat and…
Statement from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif On World Environment Day
June 5th, 2021
5 June 2021: “Ecosystems Restoration”, the theme of this year’s World Environment Day is one of the most critical issues of our time as we battle the Climate Crisis and the current Covid-19 Pandemic…
EU cash transfer supports unemployed father injured in Mogadishu blast
June 3rd, 2021
Mogadishu, June 2021 - Sheikh Abdi Ibrahim, a father of five children, is one of the beneficiaries of the cash transfer being implemented by DRC though the support of UN-Habitat and funded by the…
Turkey’s First Lady honoured as a Champion of UN-Habitat’s Waste Wise Cities programme
June 2nd, 2021
Ankara, Turkey 2 June 2021 – The Executive Director of UN-Habitat, the UN agency focused on sustainable urbanization, has honoured Turkey’s First Lady, Ermine Erdogan as a Champion of the Waste Wise…
Celebrating UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration-World Environment Day 2021 World Environment Day 2021
May 28th, 2021
On World Environment Day 2021 Celebration event, UN-Habitat launched Waste Wise Cities Tool (WaCT) in Pakistan for restoration of urban and marine ecosystem, in collaboration with Ministry of Climate…
A Personal Immersion Journey Through Social Data Collection
May 24th, 2021
Cidade de Deus, Brazil 24 May 2021-- Maria do Socorro is a living institution in Cidade de Deus (City of God) – Brazilian informal settlement internationally known thanks to the film named after it.…
UN-Habitat expands its response to urban internal displacement as the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre releases its latest Report
May 22nd, 2021
Nairobi, 22 May 2021 - The launch of the “Global Report on Internal Displacement 2021” by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) underlines the scale of internal displacement situations…
UN-Habitat and University of Michigan identify biodiversity solutions to climate change in Manizales, Colombia.
May 22nd, 2021
Manizales, Colombia 22 May 2021 – UN-Habitat, in partnership with the University of Michigan is supporting the Colombian city of Manizales to mainstream biodiversity solutions into its planning on…
Seven leading urban experts join UN-Habitat’s Stakeholder Advisory Group Enterprise
May 21st, 2021
Nairobi, May 2021 - UN-Habitat’s Executive Director, Maimunah Mohd Sharif has selected seven new members to join the Stakeholder Advisory Group Enterprise (SAGE) which advises her on engaging…
UN-Habitat, Spanish cooperation lends support to Maputo
May 20th, 2021
Maputo 20 May 2021 - The Government of Spain, through the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AECID), recently approved a subsidy of EUR 1.305 million to promote Climate…
Capacity building for strengthening the resilience in cities
May 20th, 2021
Ouagadougou 20 May 2021-- As part of the project "Strengthening the resilience of local authorities in Burkina Faso in the face of massive population displacements and the Covid-19 pandemic", funded…
Expert Group Meeting focuses on People Centred Urban Governance
May 20th, 2021
Nairobi, 20 May 2021 - UN-Habitat’s Policy, Legislation and Governance Section (PLGS) recently organized an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Urban Governance. The objective of the EGM was to share…
UN-Habitat, the European Union and Somaliland’s Berbera Municipality creating a beachfront for everyone to enjoy
May 17th, 2021
Berbera, Somaliland, 17 May 2021- UN-Habitat held a ground-breaking ceremony to launch the Berbera Beach Development which will provide recreational facilities for all and boost the local economy.…
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 celebrates IDAHOT, promoting safe places for the LGBTI community
May 17th, 2021
Nairobi, 17 May 2021-- On the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), UN-Habitat joined with the international community to support the LGBTI community. This year the…