Finding solutions to slums and informal settlements
May 25th, 2019
NAIROBI 25 May 2019 – A dynamic discussion between UN-Habitat, civil society, Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), community organizations and others took place on the sidelines of the first UN-…
Background to the UN-Habitat Assembly
May 22nd, 2019
Date: 27-31 May 2019 Location: UN Office at Nairobi (UNON), Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya Background: The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN- Habitat) will hold its first ever Assembly from 27…
Maya Train: an opportunity to improve living standards in southeast Mexico
May 21st, 2019
Mexico City, 21 May 2019 - The National Fund for Tourism Development (FONATUR) and UN-Habitat Mexico signed an agreement to collaborate on regional, territorial and urban development of the southeast…
Youth in Guinea learn to build solar street lights
May 20th, 2019
Tracking public services: In Brazil there is an app for that
May 19th, 2019
Nepal increases national sanitation to 99%
May 17th, 2019
As urban populations increase, challenges related to water and sanitation amplify. The situation of the urban poor in developing countries poses a particular challenge as they live increasingly in…
Cairo transforms car park into public park
May 16th, 2019
Cairo is one of the fastest growing cities in the world with a population exceeding 20 million inhabitants in 2016. With more than 3 million cars on its roads, Cairo is rapidly turning into one of…
Government of Nepal adopts National Land Policy 2019
April 11th, 2019
