UN-Habitat and the European Union to help Burkina Faso’s cities supporting large numbers of displaced people
March 4th, 2021
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - 25 February 2021; With over one million internally displaced people in Burkina Faso, the European Union has launched a project to support four of the cities most impacted…
Youth discuss creative climate action in interactive meetings
March 3rd, 2021
February 2021 - Over the past few months the Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea has been hosting the #Youth4ClimateLive Series with Connect4Climate - World Bank Group and the Office of UN…
Voluntary Local Reviews are changing the way we think of SDG localization and the approach to the National Reviews
March 2nd, 2021
Madrid, Spain, 25 February 2021 - UN-Habitat and UCLG, with the support of the Madrid City Council, brought together representatives from local, regional and national governments, United Nations…
UN-Habitat and JICA surveys to assess impacts and challenges of COVID-19 on Kenyan and Ugandan urban areas
March 2nd, 2021
Nairobi, 2 March 2020— UN-Habitat has announced that, in collaboration with JICA , it will conduct a survey on the impacts of COVID-19 on the cities of Nairobi and Mombasa in Kenya and Kampala in…
UN-Habitat partner with sister agencies to support durable solutions for IDPs in Somali Region, Ethiopia
February 27th, 2021
Jigijiga, Ethiopia 25 February 2021—UN-Habitat, International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) recently launched the first Stakeholder Consultation…
Beirut explosion, six months on. UN-Habitat’s response and what lies ahead
February 23rd, 2021
By Taina Christiansen, Head of the UN-Habitat Lebanon Country Programme Beirut, Lebanon, 26 February 2021 - More than six months have passed since the Beirut Port explosion, which changed the city…
Urban Girls and women redesign their cities using digital tools
February 22nd, 2021
23 February 2021 - The vision of a group of young women to turn their crime ridden neighbourhood in Sweden into a thriving, safe area has led to the creation of a digital toolbox called Her City on…
Conference discusses development progress in the Arab region through good land governance and increased land tenure security
February 22nd, 2021
Cairo, Egypt, 22 February 2021 –The challenges and solutions related to good land governance and land tenure security will be discussed at the second Arab Land Conference in Cairo this week. The…
UN-Habitat helps Chengdu scoop top urban planning prize
February 22nd, 2021
Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China - Chengdu has been awarded China’s most prestigious urban planning prize - The ‘Outstanding Urban Planning and Design Award’. This recognises work by the Chengdu…
Improving the well-being of host and refugee communities in Maraach, Lebanon
February 19th, 2021
Maraach, Bourj Hammoud, Lebanon, 19 February 2021 - UN-Habitat, funded by Polish Aid, is providing support in several areas to improve living conditions in the overcrowded neighbourhood of Maraach in…
Urban Impact: Climate action, urban monitoring and country activities
February 18th, 2021
Issue 12 of Urban Impact, a quarterly newsletter published by UN-Habitat, includes the latest initiatives on climate action and opportunities for partners to access funding, support stakeholder…
UN-Habitat mission to Kenya’s lakeside city Kisumu aims to strengthen cooperation
February 18th, 2021
Kisumu, Kenya, February 2021 – A delegation from UN-Habitat visited Kenya’s lakeside city of Kisumu to discuss ways of increasing cooperation. UN-Habitat has been supporting the preparation of…
UN-Habitat and Turkana County hold workshop to look at the future for Kenya’s Kakuma and Kalobeyei refugee camps and host communities
February 18th, 2021
Lodwar, Kenya, 18 February 2021 - UN-Habitat and the Turkana County Government hosted a workshop looking at various surveys focused on Kakuma Refugee Camp and Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement in…
UN-Habitat Conducts Socio-Economic Surveys in Turkana West, Kenya
February 18th, 2021
Turkana West, Kenya 18 February 2021-- Since 2015, UN-Habitat has been providing technical support to refugee-assistance programming in Turkana West, Kenya. Initially, the agency spearheaded the…
Third Urban Economy Forum launch highlights housing, urban recovery, practical approaches and local communities for urban prosperity in a post COVID-19 world
February 18th, 2021
February 2021 Toronto, Canada – The third Urban Economy Forum (UEF 2021) which will be held on 4 and 5 October to mark World Habitat Day was launched during the first Steering Committee Meeting. The…