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…

World Car Free Day 2019 celebrated in Dhaka, Bangladesh

September 24th, 2019

Dhaka 24 September 2017-- Different government and non-government organizations observed the World Car Free Day in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, on 22 September 2019. The aim was to reduce…

Global Observance of World Habitat Day to take place in Mexico City

September 24th, 2019

New York, 24 September 2019 – This year’s Global Observance of World Habitat Day will be held in Mexico City on Monday 7 October. The announcement was made by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Ms…

Guadalajara mayor meets University of Chicago Urban Crime Lab chief

September 18th, 2019

Chicago, 18 September 2019—The mayor of Guadalajara, Ismael Del Toro Castro, recently met with the Executive Director of the University of Chicago’s Urban Crime Lab, Roseanna Ander, and the Crime Lab…