Recipient of a UN-Habitat project to supply clean water in northern Ghana lauds the benefits

July 29th, 2021

Tamale, Ghana 28 July 2021—Samata Abdullahi believes that installing a water tank in her Shichegu neighbourhood, courtesy of a project led by UN-Habitat in the Disaster Prone Communities in northern…

Residents of an informal settlement in northern Ghana get aid to better fight Covid-19

July 28th, 2021

Tamale, Ghana 27 July 2021—Residents of Ward K community in northern Ghana Tuesday received two hand washing stations and two water tanks through a United Nations initiative, a move that increases…

UN-HABITAT to lend Guinea expertise on land ownership, integrated city planning

July 28th, 2021

Conakry, Guinea, 28 July 2021 – The Guinean Government has officially asked for UN-Habitat’s technical expertise to organise a National Land Conference later this year, an invitation that the UN…

Mexican city puts “Placemaking” at the heart of post-pandemic recovery

July 27th, 2021

San Nicolas, Mexico, 26 July 2021 – Officials at this northern Mexican city are betting that a series of short-term, low-cost, and agile initiatives will create friendly and safe public spaces for…

Ethiopia Sprints Towards Sustainable Mobility Solutions

July 23rd, 2021

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 22 July 2021 – The estimated five million residents of this capital city now have an online platform to suggest to their government in which neighbourhoods and streets they…

Global CEO Alliance and UN-Habitat aim to support 1,000 cities to reach the Sustainable Development Goals

July 22nd, 2021

July 2021 - A new partnership between UN-Habitat and a community of business leaders aims to support 1,000  cities to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which could have a huge impact…

European Commission, European Investment Bank, UN-Habitat, partners launch report on "Financing Sustainable Urban Development”

July 21st, 2021

Brussels, Belgium, July 2021 -   As requested by the European Parliament, the European Commission, European Investment Bank and UN-Habitat, supported by the International Growth Centre, are working…

Germany among 30 countries reporting on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda

July 21st, 2021

Several national governments have showcased progress in implementing plans and commitments for sustainable urban development in cities after adopting the New Urban Agenda at Habitat III in 2016. The…

UN-Habitat strives to enhance partnership opportunities for area-based urban recovery projects in Heet

July 21st, 2021

In line with #SDG17, aspiring to strengthen development partnerships, UN-Habitat has successfully mobilized complementary resources for the transformation of the neighbourhood of Al Baker, located on…

UN-Habitat and Douala IV host the first stakeholder workshop for the urban planning and infrastructure in migration contexts (UPIMC) programme

July 20th, 2021

Douala, Cameroon, 19 July 2021 – The government of Cameroon, representatives of an under-developed commune in the country, and the international humanitarian community will soon benefit from improved…

UN-Habitat celebrates youth skills for the Creative Economy for International Skills Day

July 15th, 2021

15 July 2021 -  World Youth Skills Day, being celebrated today, celebrates the importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship. UN-Habitat is…

UN- Habitat and BRA conduct a conflict management training

July 15th, 2021

Mogadishu 15 July 2021, Mogadishu, Somalia-UN-Habitat in partnership with Banadir Regional Administration (BRA) delivered an 8-day conflict management training to 54 trainees comprised of BRA  and…

Restoration of the Nairobi River system to kick start citywide regeneration

July 14th, 2021

Nairobi, 14 July 2021 – UN-Habitat and the Kenyan Government signed an agreement that would provide United Nations technical expertise in a variety of multi-year projects to reclaim and renovate…

Adequate Housing Project to rehabilitate 600 homes in Aden launched

July 14th, 2021

Aden, 14 July 2021 – A consultation workshop marked the launch of “Adequate Housing Project” in partnership with the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Programme for Yemen (SDRPY), Alwaleed…

UN-Habitat launches Call for Expressions of Interest to support Waste Wise Cities, global programme

July 14th, 2021

Nairobi 15 July 2021 – UN-Habitat has launched Call for Expressions of Interest to support Waste Wise Cities, global programme. The Waste Wise Cities is a UN-Habitat programme with a global network…