UN-Habitat, IICO partner to improve living conditions of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
August 5th, 2022
Kuwait, Palestine, 4 August 2022 – Some 50 houses are the first in line to be rehabilitated for non-refugee families living in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, thanks to an initiative of UN-Habitat and the…
Pre-COP27 workshop draws up three action plans
August 2nd, 2022
Cairo, 2 August 2022— A workshop recently held in Cairo under the aegis of the forthcoming 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference Partners (COP27) saw participants drawing up action points…
African delegates chart the way forward in creating clean cities
August 2nd, 2022
Tunis, 2 August 2022—A total of 566 participants drawn from 48 countries across the globe took part in a virtual exchange at which recommendations were made on achieving clean cities and shifting…
Gateway to sustainable, green and resilient urban development
July 28th, 2022
UN-Habitat Flagship Programme announces photo competition winners
July 22nd, 2022
Nairobi, 22 July 2022 -- UN-Habitat has selected the four winners of the Inclusive, Vibrant Neighbourhoods and Communities photo contest. The winners are: Laila El Gazuani - Marina du Bouregreg Skate…
Two Kenyan coastal counties co-design public spaces as part of the Go Blue Programme
July 22nd, 2022
Nairobi, 22 July 2022 -- The Go Blue Programme is an initiative by the European Union and the Government of Kenya, aiming to advance the Blue Economy agenda within coastal counties in Kenya, thus…
UN-Habitat provides Philippines with training to help comparable data production
July 20th, 2022
Manila, Philippines, 20 July 2022 – A workshop organized by UN-Habitat helps Philippines strengthen its capacity to adopt and integrate a new approach to consistently measure urban trends, which is…
UN-Habitat signs agreement to support Kenya’s sustainable development
July 19th, 2022
Nairobi, 19 July 2022 -- UN-Habitat’s technical expertise is helping a Kenyan county acquire the skills and knowledge needed to deliver effective sustainable planning to better serve the hosts and…
How Katowice, Poland, went from coal city to culture and conference hub
July 18th, 2022
By Laura Puttkamer “When I first came to Katowice in 1991, it was one of the most polluted cities in Europe,” remembers Jean-Christophe Adrian, then UN Habitat’s task manager for the Sustainable…
Annual Report 2021
July 18th, 2022
Nepal joins UN-Habitat and European Commission initiative on applying global definition of urban areas
July 14th, 2022
Kathmandu, Nepal, 14 July 2022 – Officials in Nepal, a country whose urban population has increased nearly four-fold in a decade, are better equipped to provide harmonised nationwide urban planning…
The 2022 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award nominations extended until 15 August
July 12th, 2022
UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency focusing on sustainable urbanization, has extended the deadline to receive nominations for its prestigious Scroll of Honour Award. The new closing date is 15…
Add your voice to the Katowice Declared Actions
July 8th, 2022
The Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum in Katowice ended with a call to act to advance sustainable development. The premier UN conference on urbanization took place on 26-30 June 2022 in…
Amman to launch the first report analysing SDGs at the local level in the Arab Region
July 7th, 2022
Amman, Jordan, 7 July 2022 – Crucial to the understanding the state of cities and building their resilience is up-to-date information, data and analyses of urban contexts and trends. The Greater…
UN Report: Intersecting global crises threatening SDGs, impacting food supplies, health, education, and security worldwide
July 7th, 2022
New York, 7 July 2022 - The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 reveals that the convergence of increased fighting, the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, and the long-term climate crisis, could…