UN-Habitat data mapping ensures assistance reaches the most vulnerable in Brazil’s slums
June 3rd, 2020
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 2020 – Some 2,500 vulnerable and sick older people living in the slums of Brazil’s largest city, received hygiene kits to support them during the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
Ethiopia and UN-Habitat join forces to redesign outdoor markets to reduce COVID-19 risk
June 2nd, 2020
Addis Ababa, 3 June 2020 - The Ethiopian Government and UN-Habitat are working together to redesign overcrowded city markets and set up temporary markets to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in…
Uganda’s capital promotes cycling to protect against COVID-19
June 2nd, 2020
3 June 2020, Kampala, Uganda – Uganda has seen a booming demand for bicycles after the Government banned the use of public and private transport to curb the spread of COVID-19 except for essential…
Over 200 families in Cambodia affected by 2018 flooding receive housing with Japanese funding
June 2nd, 2020
Tboung Khmum Province, Cambodia, 30 May 2020 - Over 200 new and rehabilitated houses for families whose homes were damaged or destroyed two years ago by flooding were handed over to their owners in…
Community support is key to successful hand-washing stations to combat COVID-19 in Myanmar
June 2nd, 2020
Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar, 2 June 2020 – As part of COVID-19 prevention activities, UN-Habitat installed 27 hand-free handwashing facilities in key locations including markets and bus stations…
Habitat Professionals Forum (HPF) Statement On COVID-19 Pandemic
May 29th, 2020
Habitat Professionals Forum (HPF)1 stands for advocacy and knowledge exchange, raising awareness, solidarity and support among professionals in this difficult time, and it is deeply concerned by the…
UN-Habitat supports youth innovation in Kenyan Counties
May 28th, 2020
Nyeri, Kenya, 28 May 2020 - UN-Habitat is supporting a youth group in Kenya’s central highlands to produce innovative hands free handwashing stations which has won high praise from the county Deputy…
Young returnees in Iraq benefit from vocational training
May 28th, 2020
Mosul, Iraq, 28 May 2020 -- UN-Habitat in partnership with Peace Winds Japan recently completed vocational training of 33 young community members in Zanjilli neighborhood of West Mosul. This was part…
Prevention of Water-Borne Disease Outbreak through Emergency Repair and Upgrade of Damaged Wastewater Facilities
May 28th, 2020
Aden, Yemen 28 May 2020-- UN-Habitat recently held an opening ceremony to officially launch the project “Prevention of Water-Borne Disease Outbreak through Emergency Repair and Upgrade of Damaged…
Webinar: Urban-Rural Linkages in the time of COVID-19, Metropolitan Perspectives
May 28th, 2020
Nairobi, 14th May 2020 – Over 220 participants joined the second Urban-Rural Linkages webinar “Urban-Rural Linkages in the time of COVID-19: Metropolitan Perspectives” to learn about the role of…
COVID-19 must be addressed through international solidarity and cooperation
May 28th, 2020
UNSDG LAC Joint Statement 26 May 2020 - UN agencies part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG LAC) expressed their concern over the profound…
Experts discuss the central role of urban planning in the post pandemic recovery
May 28th, 2020
Nairobi, 27 May 2020 - The 8th COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus online session discussed planning and design for pandemic urban resilience. The webinar, which attracted over 380 participants, was…
UN-Habitat’s COVID-19 response in Philippines provides displaced families with easy access to markets with affordable food
May 27th, 2020
Marawi City, Philippines, 27 May 2020 – UN-Habitat has opened two satellite markets and several mobile stores around Marawi City to bring fairly priced food and essential goods closer to people,…
Africa: How Urban Mobility Can Come Back Stronger in a Post-Pandemic World
May 27th, 2020
Nairobi — With much of Africa currently in or beginning to emerge from COVID-19 restrictions, city dwellers have abandoned their typical travel habits. Where they once squeezed into shared vans and…
Guaranteeing equity and access to all in the post-COVID era #BeyondTheOutbreak
May 23rd, 2020
Despite the best efforts of many local leaders, our cities are generally not designed with everybody in mind. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of ensuring equal access, since…