UN Secretary-General António Guterres Message on World Habitat Day 2019
October 7th, 2019
World Habitat Day highlights the central role our cities and communities play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Well-planned and smartly managed cities can steer us towards inclusive…
Kalobeyei settlement Kenya: planning for sustainable waste management systems for refugees and host communities
October 4th, 2019
Nairobi, 4 October 2019-- What happens when conflicts and instability in other countries become protracted such that people are forced to stay in a refugee camp for a long period of time? How do…
Call for proposals: Public space implementation projects
October 4th, 2019
UN-Habitat’s Global Public Space Programme is launching a call for proposals (CFP) to seek partnership in the implementation of innovative public space projects in Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil,…
UN-Habitat collaborating with private sector on the Future of Urban Mobility
October 2nd, 2019
Nairobi, 2 October 2019—The recent signing of a Letter of Agreement between UN-Habitat and the leading global consultancy, Kantar paves the way for the agency’s greater involvement in urban mobility…
UN-Habitat plans for community land near Kalobeyei Settlement and LAPSSET Corridor
October 2nd, 2019
Kalobeyei, Kenya 2 October 2019 - Last month, UN-Habitat, working under the Kalobeyei Socio Economic Development Programme (KISEDP) strategic plan organized a meeting in collaboration with Turkana…
Global Land Tool Network launches a new publication
October 2nd, 2019
Nairobi, 1 October 2019—The Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) highlighting outcomes of selected projects of its phase two programme. In a statement, GLTN said: We are proud to announce a new…
Building resilience in peripheral cities, Santa Ana leads the way
October 1st, 2019
Santa Ana, Costa Rica 1 October 2019-- The national association of local governments of Costa Rica (UNGL) is a champion of resilient development and disaster risk reduction. To strengthen their…
PM KP Oli Declared Nepal as ODF nation
October 1st, 2019
Kathmandu `1 October 2019 – Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has declared Nepal to be an open defecation free (ODF) nation. The announcement, made in a ceremony in Kathmandu today, follows a…
Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon calls for Action on Peace and Climate Change
October 1st, 2019
New York, 01 October, 2019 – It was a week which kicked off with millions of youth across the globe marching for climate action followed by a powerful speech to the 74th United Nations General…
Establishing a Metropolitan Governance for the Greater Ouagadougou
September 30th, 2019
Loumbila, Burkina Faso, 30 September 2019 - The Mayors of Ouagadougou, Komki-Ipala, Komsilga, Koubri, Loumbila, Pabré, Saaba and Tanghin-Dassouri gathered on 27 September 2019, in Loumbila, Burkina…
#WasteWiseCities: Top 20 innovative solutions that transform waste to wealth
September 27th, 2019
Nairobi, 30 September 2019 – UN-Habitat would like to extend its thanks to the 230 teams from around the world who submitted their projects that highlight “Innovative solutions to transform Waste to…
Full Cabinet Approves the Malawi National Urban Policy
September 26th, 2019
Blantyre 26 September 2019—Malawi’s full cabinet recently approved the National Urban Policy (NUP) which was a culmination of a process that was initiated in 2014. The Ministry of Lands, Housing and…
Young Women take the Lead in the fight against Climate Change
September 26th, 2019
Nairobi, 26 September 2019 – At the first UN-Habitat Assembly in May this year, UN-Habitat hosted the Young Women to Women panel. This brought together an interesting mix of young and older women…
Zero carbon urban mobility is key to achieving a sustainable future
September 26th, 2019
Nairobi, 25 September 2019--With transport accounting for a good percentage of energy-related carbon emissions, there has been a major concern in terms of temperature increase. Zero Urban Mobility is…
Brazil: Two projects supported by UN-Habitat honoured with awards
September 25th, 2019
Rio de Janeiro, 25 September 2019 - UN-Habitat distinguished itself this week in Latin America by having two of its projects in Brazil awarded prizes by the Inter-American Development Bank through…