Young Kenyans mobilize to prevent the spread of COVID-19
June 16th, 2020
June 2020, Nairobi - Youth groups in Mathare, one of Kenya’s largest slums, have banded together to protect their communities from the spread of COVID-19. The facilities they have put up have…
OPINION: COVID-19 demonstrates urgent need for cities to prepare for pandemics
June 15th, 2020
Joint Piece by UN-Habitat Executive Director and UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction Cities and towns need to deepen understanding of their risks from disease outbreaks, as for…
Hygiene kits reach most vulnerable urban populations in Beirut
June 15th, 2020
Beirut, Lebanon, 12 June 2020 – UN-Habitat is rolling out a series of COVID-19 projects in some of the most vulnerable urban neighbourhoods in Lebanon to help communities mitigate the effects of the…
Water and sanitation bodies exchange experiences to fight COVID-19
June 15th, 2020
Bonn, Germany, 12 June 2020 – The world’s water and sanitation organizations have come together to share challenges and solutions in webinars organized by the UN-Habitat-led Global Water Operators’…
Thousands join UN-Habitat’s online webinars to identify innovative solutions for cities during and after COVID-19
June 12th, 2020
Nairobi, June 2020 – UN-Habitat turned the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic into a learning opportunity to bring together thousands of experts and partners to discuss challenges,…
COVID-19 Campaign Survey uses crowdsourcing to map urban impact of virus
June 12th, 2020
Nairobi, 12 June 2020 - UN-Habitat has just launched the COVID-19 Campaign Survey - a crowdsourcing survey open to everyone living in an urban area to collect data on the impact of COVID-19 in…
Virtual roundtable highlights the impact of COVID-19 on Canada’s urban economy
June 12th, 2020
Toronto, Canada, June 2020 – Canada’s Finance Minister highlighted the impact of COVID-19 on women, youth and vulnerable communities during a virtual roundtable on the impact of COVID-19 on Canada’s…
Enhancing Access to Services for Migrants in the Context of COVID-19 Preparedness, Prevention, and Response and Beyond
June 11th, 2020
The UN Network on Migration’ working group on Access to Services, co-led by UN-Habitat in cooperation with WHO has launched a policy brief entitled Enhancing Access to Services for Migrants in the…
Innovative new platform tracks cities’ readiness and response to COVID-19
June 10th, 2020
Nairobi, 10 June 2020 – Over 2,500 cities and urban areas have been affected by COVID-19 and collecting data on their preparedness and response is key to ending the pandemic. UN-Habitat is launching…
Kenya’s public minibuses helps drive the COVID-19 prevention message home
June 9th, 2020
Nairobi, 9 June 2020 – Kenya’s brightly decorated minibuses, a popular form of public transport, are carrying messages and images on COVID-19 prevention around the capital. Under the UN-Habitat…
First COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus Series ends with key recommendations
June 9th, 2020
Nairobi, June 2020 - The first COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus Series organized by UN-Habitat ended successfully at the end of May with a set of key recommendations produced through a rich dialogue…
Journalists discuss the challenges of reporting during pandemics in COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus
June 8th, 2020
Nairobi, 29 May 2020 - About 120 participants joined the ninth COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus session to exchange on challenges of reporting during the pandemic. Organized by the World Urban…
Youth in Fiji raise awareness in informal settlements on COVID-19 through colourful murals
June 8th, 2020
Lami, Fiji, 4 June 2020 – Children and youth in Fiji are working closely with local artists to create community murals raising awareness on COVID-19 prevention. The murals begin with a discussion…
Fighting COVID-19 in Africa’s informal settlements
June 8th, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has cost hundreds of thousands of lives in the world’s richest cities but poses an even greater threat to cities in the developing world. There are now more than 150,000…
Joint UN-Habitat and WWF Cities Blog for World Environment Day
June 5th, 2020
Let’s make the World’s Cities a little Greener 6 June 2020 - Today, 55% of the world’s population lives in cities, and this number is set to increase to 68% by 2050, which represents an additional 2.…