UN-Habitat, UNDP and the mayor of Seville debate SDGs
February 6th, 2020
Porto 5 February 2020-- A debate on how to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals at the local level was recently held at a workshop organized by UN-Habitat in Porto. In the context of the EU…
UN-Habitat and the World Blind Union sign a milestone agreement to work together to make cities accessible for all
February 3rd, 2020
NAIROBI, 3 February 2020 – The UN agency focused on urban issues, UN-Habitat, and the World Blind Union (WBU) which represents over 250 million blind and partially sighted people, are joining…
Berbera Urban Development Project launched in Somaliland
January 31st, 2020
30 January 2020, Berbera - The European Union jointly with the Somaliland Ministry of Planning and National Development, the Municipality of Berbera and UN-Habitat has launched the Berbera Urban…
Kenya holds ninth National Urban Forum ahead of WUF10
January 28th, 2020
Kisumu, 28 January 2020—Just over a week before the Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum kicks off in Abu Dhabi, Kenya hosted its ninth National Urban Forum which also served as an orientation of…
Voluntary Local Review Special Session to take place at WUF 10
January 28th, 2020
New York, 28 January 2020 - Local leaders are crucial actors in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In July of 2018, the City of New York created the Voluntary Local…
UN-Habitat joins the NDC Partnership to stregthen climate action
January 24th, 2020
Nairobi, 24 January 2020 - UN-Habitat has been formally welcomed as an institutional member of the NDC Partnership (NDCP), the largest global coalition to support countries implementing their…
Join the world’s largest sustainable urbanization conference - #WUF10 - live online
January 24th, 2020
Don’t Miss a Moment! Join the world’s largest discussion on the future of our cities and towns –the Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF 10) – which will be streamed live around the globe.…
The largest global conference on urbanization to meet for first time in Arab region
January 19th, 2020
Nairobi, 20 January 2020 - Policy makers, mayors, academics, business people, community leaders, artists and urban planners are among the thousands of participants attending the world’s leading…
Call for entries: Better Cities Film Festival at Tenth World Urban Forum
January 16th, 2020
NAIROBI, 16 January 2020 - UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency focused on sustainable urbanization, has announced that the first UN-Habitat Better Cities Film Festival will take place during the…
“Cities for people” is the main topic at EIB Africa Day conference
January 9th, 2020
Nairobi, 9 January 2020 - “Cities for people” will be the key topic at Africa Day 2020, a conference hosted by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and UN-Habitat. The event will be held in Dakar on…
Abu Dhabi DMT announces the launch of the "10th World Urban Forum"
January 7th, 2020
PRESS RELEASE by Abu Dhabi Department of Urban Planning and Transport (DMT) Abu Dhabi, 05 January 2020: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown…
45 Cities to endorse digital rights in cities
January 7th, 2020
Nairobi, 7 January 2020 – The Cities Coalition for Digital Rights rounded up the end of 2019 with a review of the work done throughout the year. The coalition, formed by Amsterdam, Barcelona and New…
Only two weeks to register for the 10th World Urban Forum
January 6th, 2020
Marking three decades of participatory decision-making for public finances
January 6th, 2020
Nairobi, 6 January 2020—The year 2019 marked the 30th anniversary since participatory budgeting (PB) was first implemented in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Since its first implementation, UN-Habitat has…
UN-Habitat and partners in WASH project in Yemen
January 2nd, 2020
UN-Habitat, in close collaboration with the Government of Japan and local authorities, has been working on the emergency response to the immediate Shelter and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)…