Prevention of Water-Borne Disease Outbreak through Emergency Repair and Upgrade of Damaged Wastewater Facilities
May 28th, 2020
Aden, Yemen 28 May 2020-- UN-Habitat recently held an opening ceremony to officially launch the project “Prevention of Water-Borne Disease Outbreak through Emergency Repair and Upgrade of Damaged…
Webinar: Urban-Rural Linkages in the time of COVID-19, Metropolitan Perspectives
May 28th, 2020
Nairobi, 14th May 2020 – Over 220 participants joined the second Urban-Rural Linkages webinar “Urban-Rural Linkages in the time of COVID-19: Metropolitan Perspectives” to learn about the role of…
COVID-19 must be addressed through international solidarity and cooperation
May 28th, 2020
UNSDG LAC Joint Statement 26 May 2020 - UN agencies part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG LAC) expressed their concern over the profound…
Experts discuss the central role of urban planning in the post pandemic recovery
May 28th, 2020
Nairobi, 27 May 2020 - The 8th COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus online session discussed planning and design for pandemic urban resilience. The webinar, which attracted over 380 participants, was…
UN-Habitat’s COVID-19 response in Philippines provides displaced families with easy access to markets with affordable food
May 27th, 2020
Marawi City, Philippines, 27 May 2020 – UN-Habitat has opened two satellite markets and several mobile stores around Marawi City to bring fairly priced food and essential goods closer to people,…
Africa: How Urban Mobility Can Come Back Stronger in a Post-Pandemic World
May 27th, 2020
Nairobi — With much of Africa currently in or beginning to emerge from COVID-19 restrictions, city dwellers have abandoned their typical travel habits. Where they once squeezed into shared vans and…
Guaranteeing equity and access to all in the post-COVID era #BeyondTheOutbreak
May 23rd, 2020
Despite the best efforts of many local leaders, our cities are generally not designed with everybody in mind. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of ensuring equal access, since…
Urban thinkers look at the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on informal workers and small businesses
May 22nd, 2020
Nairobi, 21 May 2020 - A webinar looking at the wage gap, social security and small business during pandemics gathered over 90 participants in a lively debate with experts as part of the COVID-19…
Urban planning crucial for better public health in cities
May 20th, 2020
New WHO and UN-HABITAT sourcebook guides health and planning practitioners on putting health at the heart of urban and territorial planning Geneva/Nairobi, 21 May 2020 - As the COVID-19 pandemic…
New publications on urban-rural linkages in the West Bank, Palestine published
May 18th, 2020
Ramallah, West Bank 18 May 2020 - UN-Habitat and partners launch three new publications to strengthen urban-rural linkages in the in the West Bank, Palestine As part of the European Union funded…
UN-Habitat’s work on sustainable metropolitan development will be strengthened in Colombia
May 18th, 2020
Barranquilla, Colombia. 18 May 2020 - Mr. Libardo García, Director of the Metropolitan Area of Barranquilla was appointed as the new President of the Colombian Association of Metropolitan Areas (…
A new publication by UN-Habitat and UCLG aims at bettering monitoring and evaluation
May 18th, 2020
Nairobi, 18 May 2020—UN-Habitat and its partners United Cities and Local Governments have released a new publication aimed at bettering monitoring and evaluations. Monitoring and Evaluating National…
Social dialogue remains key to keep workers safe during and beyond the COVID-19 outbreak. #BeyondTheOutbreak
May 17th, 2020
Local public delivery is often overlooked in the public debate, but it is a critical aspect of how we live especially during the pandemic. Public workers on the frontline have carried out their…
UN-Habitat joins forces with leading experts to propose urban solutions for internally displaced people
May 17th, 2020
15 May 2020; UN-Habitat has called for a “proactive urban response to displacement” in a joint paper on the growing phenomenon of urban displacement for the UN’s High Level Panel on Internal…
Community organizations are indispensable partners in the COVID-19 crisis
May 15th, 2020
Nairobi, 15 May 2020 - The Sixth COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus session focused on the central role of community organizations in supporting the most vulnerable people in cities during the pandemic…