Roadmap for Preah Sihanouk Province toward the development of smart, inclusive, and sustainable city
December 23rd, 2021
Sihanoukville, Cambodia, 23 December 2021 - “Our commitment is to help government fulfill its obligation of providing space for civic participation and reducing social exclusion as well as poverty. …
UN-Habitat trainings on sustainable development planning to serve as benchmark for locally-led sustainable settlement solutions
December 22nd, 2021
Kismayo, Somalia, 22 December 2021 – Building on similar successful steps, UN-Habitat has held training workshops to provide guidance and capacity building on settlement planning so stakeholders can…
The 2021 World Habitat Awards winners announced
December 20th, 2021
Nairobi, 16 December 2021 – A project that develops and provides permanently affordable housing for people on low incomes in Brussels and a housing rights project in Beirut that provides an online…
Validation workshops on Strengthening Urban-Rural Linkages held in Zanzibar
December 20th, 2021
Zanzibar, 20 December, 2021- As part of the UN Development Account (UNDA) funded project “Leaving No Place Behind – Strengthening Urban-Rural Linkages in selected countries in Africa”, UN-Habitat and…
The EuskalHiria Congress finishes highlighting urban regeneration as tool for a green socio-economic recovery
December 15th, 2021
Vitoria, Spain, 15 December 2021 -- The need to intervene in the territory and in inhabited environments to achieve a green socio-economic recovery was the focus of the 20th edition of the…
UN-Habitat’s African Clean Cities Platform convenes stakeholder dialogue to improve Kinshasa municipal solid waste management
December 14th, 2021
Kinshasa, Democractic Republic of Congo, 14 December 2021 – A stakeholders discussion gathering organised by UN-Habitat has identified the need for greater public awareness of solid waste management…
UN-Habitat supports Kisumu for their car-free day to raise awareness on walking and cycling
December 10th, 2021
Kisumu, Kenya, 10 December 2021 – To ensure equitable and sustainable mobility, the Kenyan city of Kisumu will implement a car-free day in the city on Saturday, December 11th. Sponsored by the County…
UN Secretary General’s Quadrennial Report 2022 Preparations Underway
December 9th, 2021
Nairobi, 9 December 2021-- UN-Habitat organised a virtual write shop with a wide range of stakeholders to provide inputs for the 2022 Report of the Secretary-General on progress on the implementation…
UN-Habitat in call for stories on accessibility to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 9th, 2021
Nairobi, 9 December 2021—To mark this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which is commemorated on 3 December each year, UN-Habitat has made a call for stories on accessibility in…
UN-Habitat initiates project to improve integration for migrant workers and local communities in Greater Abidjan
December 8th, 2021
Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 8 December 2021 – A multi-year UN-Habitat project launched last month is expected to expand opportunities for migrant workers and host communities living in vulnerable…
UN-Habitat participates at Kenya’s devolution conference, roots for more resilient cities
December 6th, 2021
Wote Town, Kenya 2 December 2022-- Cities in Kenya and across Africa are experiencing and will continue to experience severe effects of climate change and there is need to build their resilience to…
UN-Habitat Executive Director visits Colombia and Panama to visit officials, view projects
December 6th, 2021
Panama City, Panama, 4 December 2021 -- The Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, visited for the first time Colombia and Panama to discuss sustainable urban development,…
UN-Habitat hosts community planning session to understand the realities of daily life in Dadaab
December 3rd, 2021
Dadaab, Kenya, 3 December 2021 - UN-Habitat, working with local officials and the local host and refugee community, is helping develop a future development strategy for one of the world’s largest…
UN-Habitat launches People-Centred Smart Cities playbooks
December 3rd, 2021
Barcelona, 3 December 2021 – UN-Habitat launched a series of strategic guideline options on how governments and local officials can develop smart cities that are more inclusive, sustainable and…
UN-Habitat co-organises shelter and resettlements fora for MENA, Africa
December 1st, 2021
Nairobi, 1 December 2021 – More than one hundred participants from more than two dozen countries exchanged ideas and experiences on global shelter and settlements response and challenges which can…