New Council on Urban Initiatives puts cities at the crossroads of addressing urgent grand challenges through innovation
November 5th, 2021
London, 5 November 2021 -- Joined by the mayors of Barcelona, Bogota and Freetown, UCL IIPP collaborates with UN Habitat and LSE to launch the Council on Urban Initiatives to help reimagine how…
The first SDG Cities Conference in Shanghai announces seven pilot projects
November 5th, 2021
Shanghai, China, 4 November 2021 –The first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Cities Conference co-hosted by UN-Habitat and the Municipality of Shanghai aimed at supporting 1000 cities become…
Placemaking Week Nairobi 2021: For the love of Nairobi River
November 5th, 2021
UN-Habitat joined the Placemaking Network Nairobi in the Placemaking Week Nairobi 2021, organised as part of Urban October. Themed around accelerating urban action for a carbon-free world,…
UN-Habitat facilitates formulation of sustainable urban development strategies in DRC
November 5th, 2021
Beni, the Democratic Republic of Congo – 5 November 2021--The municipal authorities of the secondary city of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo will soon benefit from an integrated urban…
New city-focused climate innovation competition launched
November 3rd, 2021
Dubai/Nairobi/Stockholm, 3 November 2021 -- UN-Habitat and Sweden today launched the Climate Smart Cities Challenge at the Swedish Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai to accelerate the shift to climate…
Using innovation and technology to harness solutions for inclusive and resilient cities
November 3rd, 2021
Nairobi/London, 3 November 2021 – National and local officials, policymakers, urban planners, donors, and entrepreneurs have become ever more conscious that cities and communities around the world…
China international forum on urban-rural linkages highlights health, territorial approaches
November 1st, 2021
Songyang County, Lishui City, China, 1 November 2021 – International experts from more than a dozen countries attending an urban-rural linkages forum discussed the importance of incorporating health…
Global Observance of World Cities Day 2021 in Egypt calls for action on climate change
October 31st, 2021
Luxor, Egypt, 31 October 2021 – Participants in the first Global Observance of World Cities Day (WCD) in the Middle East and North Africa region included the Egyptian Prime Minister, heads of UN…
UN Secretary-General World Cities Day 2021 message
October 30th, 2021
Cities are hubs of innovation and human ingenuity — and potential centres for transformative action to implement the Sustainable Development Goals and build a zero-carbon, climate-resilient and…
The path from poverty to prosperity runs through city streets
October 29th, 2021
Shanghai, China, 29 October 2021 – International and local leaders, academics, business leaders, investors and civil society activists today opened the first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)…
UN-Habitat and Expo 2020 Dubai to highlight climate resilient cities at World Cities Day
October 29th, 2021
Dubai/Luxor, 29 October 2021 – UN-Habitat and Expo 2020 Dubai will celebrate World Cities Day with three exciting events highlighting this year’s theme Adapting Cities for Climate Resilience. The…
As cities adapt for climate resilience, don’t forget the internally displaced
October 29th, 2021
Geneva, 29 October 2021 -- As the world moves towards World Cities Day 2021, the plight of internally displaced persons (IDPs) cannot be left unaddressed, many of whom are living in urban areas…
The 4th Global WOPs Congress: work towards universal access to water and sanitation
October 29th, 2021
Bonn, Germany, 26 October 2021 - UN-Habitat’s Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA) launches a podcast series where water and sanitation professionals reflect on the challenges and…
Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif, World Cities Day 31 October 2021
October 28th, 2021
The World Cities Day this year, falls on the first day of the UN Climate Meeting in Glasgow, and we are all realising that the climate crisis is a threat to all. We can trust that countries around…
UN-Habitat and partners discuss ways to accelerate investment for sustainable urban development
October 26th, 2021
Pretoria, South Africa, 26 October 2021 – Leading up to the expected visit to South Africa by UN-Habitat Executive Director later this year, the Human Settlements Programme and South African…