Three female humanitarians empower themselves by empowering others in post-conflict Marawi
August 20th, 2019
19 August 2019, Makati City, Philippines – In the Philippines over 40 per cent of humanitarian workers are women and they were honoured during this year’s World Humanitarian Day, which focused on the…
Registration opens for the World Urban Forum (WUF10) in Abu Dhabi
August 20th, 2019
Nairobi, 20 August 2019 - The Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) will take place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 8 –13 February 2020, and registration has opened for delegates to…
Young people from Korea and Kenya support transforming education
August 16th, 2019
Nairobi, 13 August 2019 – Some 70 delegates from Korea and over 300 young delegates from Kenya converged at United Nations offices in Gigiri to celebrate the “Korea-Kenya Youth Forum: Driving…
UN-Habitat team visits strategic points in the peninsula of Yucatan, Mexico
August 14th, 2019
7 – 9 August 2019, Cancun - After the meetings in Mexico City where specialists from UN-Habitat and officials from the National Fund for Tourism Promotion (FONATUR) met to analyze the Mayan Train…
Rehabilitation and Stabilization of Htein Bin Dumpsite Commenced
August 13th, 2019
The ceremony graced by the participation of the Ambassador of Japan, Mr. Ichiro Maruyama, Mayor of Yangon, U Maung Maung Soe, Deputy Mayor of Fukuoka City, Mr. Eiichi Nakamura, Country Programme…
Matuga Youth Empowerment Centre opened for International Youth Day
August 12th, 2019
Matuga, Kwale County, Kenya, 12 August 2019 – To culminate a week-long series of events highlighting the role of youth in Kenya, the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, invited the Executive Director…
Young people call for transforming education at Nairobi youth event
August 9th, 2019
Nairobi, 9 August 2019 - From early morning, over 1,000 young delegates from around Kenya streamed into the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON) to participate in the International Youth Day event…
Celebrating higher education’s support for sustainable cities this International Youth Week
August 8th, 2019
Nairobi, 8 August 2019 - Education has always been a key guiding principle for UN-Habitat. Universities globally provide an existing infrastructure in cities with eager young professionals,…
UN-Habitat holds ceremony to issue Occupancy Certificates to Yazidi Returnees in Sinjar
August 8th, 2019
Sinjar, Iraq, 3 August 2019 - More than 200 occupancy certificates were issued to Yazidi returnees to Sinjar, by UN-Habitat. At a ceremony at the village of Solagh, the Special Representative of the…
UN-Habitat experts analyze the Mayan Train project
August 8th, 2019
Mexico City, 8 August 2019 - Specialists from UN-Habitat and officials from the National Fund for Tourism Promotion (FONATUR) met in Mexico City recently to analyze the project “Integral Strategy on…
UN-Habitat Mobile APP featured at Brazil SMART City Event
August 7th, 2019
The Smart City Business Brazil Congress & Expo (SCBBrC & E) was held between 22 - 24 July 2019 in Sao Paulo. The event brought innovation to the forefront and displayed how technology can…
Course: Informal Land Markets and Regularization of Settlements in Latin America
August 6th, 2019
Dates: 1 December 2019 – 6 December 2019 Location: San José, Costa Rica Background: The impact of informal settlements and emerging land markets in Latin American and Caribbean cities can be…
Webinar: “Transforming Waste into Wealth: Global Challenge, Local Solutions”
August 2nd, 2019
The webinar, will will last 1 hour 50 minutes, will be taught in English, Portuguese and Spanish, as the idea is to reach a broad number of cities in developing countries. English version: August,…
Water conservation for young people in Azraq refugee camp in Jordan
July 31st, 2019
Azraq Refugee Camp, Jordan, 1 August 2019 – Wardeh is a 16-year-old Syrian girl from Halab in Aleppo, Syria. Today she lives in one of the four planned settlement villages inside the Azraq Refugee…
Challenges of waste disposal come with opportunities - Nairobi Solid Waste Management Intervention Workshop
July 29th, 2019
We live in a rapidly urbanizing world. Africa’s urban landscape is dramatically transforming and it is projected that most buildings in cities of the future have to be built. As cities grow in scale…