The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change joins as co-sponsor for the Innovate4Cities climate change conference
September 21st, 2021
Nairobi, 21 September 2021 - The co-hosts of the upcoming international Innovate4Cities (I4C) Conference, UN-Habitat and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), are delighted to…
UN-Habitat and Cameroon to host Global Observance of World Habitat Day 2021 in Yaoundé, Cameroon
September 21st, 2021
Nairobi/Yaounde, 22 September 2021 – UN-Habitat and the Government of the Republic of Cameroon have announced that the Global Observance of World Habitat Day will take place in the capital Yaoundé on…
UN-Habitat, partners, open registration for Shelter Academy training
September 16th, 2021
Nairobi, 16 September 2021 – UN-Habitat and its partners have opened the registration process for the five-day, hybrid, Shelter Academy training that will increase knowledge and improve responses to…
Informal settlement in Myanmar receive COVID-19 Response assistance
September 16th, 2021
Yangon, Myanmar, 16 September 2021 – Continuing its COVID-19 response, recovery and prevention efforts to protect the most vulnerable people in peri urban and densely populated areas, a UN-Habitat…
2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners announced
September 16th, 2021
Nairobi, 17 September 2021 - The winners of this year’s UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour awards, one of the world’s most prestigious prizes presented to those working on sustainable urbanization, have…
Multi-agency UN project to be catalyst for developing sustainable, resilient livelihoods
September 14th, 2021
Amman, Jordan, 14 September 2021 – A multi-agency United Nations project will create a safe and green public space in the Jordan Valley area to enhance the socio-economic conditions of vulnerable…
UN-Habitat launches updated version of its Environmental and Social Safeguards System
September 13th, 2021
Nairobi, 13 September 2021 - UN-Habitat has launched the latest version of its Environmental and Social Safeguards System (ESSS 3.0) to ensure sound environmental and social performance throughout…
UN-Habitat calls for urgent humanitarian support for Afghanistan’s overwhelmed cities
September 13th, 2021
Nairobi, 13 September 2021 – UN-Habitat has called for an immediate response to the growing humanitarian needs in Afghanistan, particularly in urban centres where most people have been fleeing and…
From climate ambitions to results: register now for the global Innovate4Cities Climate Change Conference 11 - 15 October 2021
September 13th, 2021
The dynamic international conference which brings together cities, climate change, innovation, and science – the Innovate4Cities (I4C) Conference – is now open for registration. The global virtual…
Infrastructure Value Chain Analysis in Baidoa Could Help Strengthen Economic Opportunities
September 13th, 2021
Baidoa, Somalia, September 2021 – Policymakers, investors and partners in Somalia’s South West State interim capital City can now benefit from a UN-Habitat study that has identified the construction…
Northern Ghana project led by UN-Habitat comes to a close, providing resilient infrastructure
September 13th, 2021
Tamale, Ghana, 8 September 2021—A three-year joint United Nations project, led by UN-Habitat, to provide resilient and flood prone water supply infrastructure in northern Ghana has come to a close…
UN-Habitat, continuing digital transformation, launches new online, interactive New Urban Agenda course
September 13th, 2021
Nairobi, 13 September 2021 – Cities and communities around the world are increasingly pondering whether they will have to cope with recurring bouts of COVID-19 variants or if they will be able to…
Nairobi billboards live-stream air pollution on the “International Day of Clean Air for blue skies”
September 8th, 2021
Nairobi billboards live-stream air pollution on the “International Day of Clean Air for blue skies” Nairobi, 9 September 2021 -- Clean air is an essential need for life. Yet, according to the World…
Launch of the #Housing2030 study results: a toolkit for affordable housing
September 7th, 2021
Geneva, 7 September 2021 – UN-Habitat, together with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and Housing Europe, will launch the results of the #Housing2030 initiative next month…
UN-Habitat Tunisia addresses urban and environmental marginalization of migrants
September 2nd, 2021
La Marsa, Tunisia, 2 September 2021 -- Maeva and Cédric are Cameroonian and Ivorian, respectively. They first met Momen and Nour, both Tunisians at the premises of the association Al Badil -…