Community visioning event in Beirut
July 26th, 2019
Beirut, 29 July 2019 - An interesting and promising urban development initiative was launched recently in Marash-Bourj Hammoud street in Beirut. This project, led by UN-Habitat and funded by Polish…
UN-Habitat at the recent High Level Political Forum
July 26th, 2019
New York, 26 July 2019 – The High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development ran from 9 July - 18 July 2019. The event gathered more than two thousand participants to take stock of the…
UN-Habitat and China host the 3rd Chengdu Forum, for Green Development
July 26th, 2019
Chengdu, 15-17 July 2019 - The metropolitan Park City Chengdu hosted UN-Habitat, the China Center for Urban Development (CCUD), mayors and officials from 27 cities in China Asia, Europe, Middle-East…
Uganda: Affordable land mapping facilitates issuance of 3,000 Customary Land Titles
July 25th, 2019
Kampala, 25 July 2019 - It is rainy season in Northern Uganda. In the rural areas of Adjumani District the maize (corn) crops are at full height but are not ready for harvesting yet. This is still a…
Bridging the gap between sustainable urban development projects and investors
July 25th, 2019
Nairobi, 15 July 2019 – With the world’s urban population increasing, the need to invest in urban communities has never been more urgent. This is particularly the case in low and middle income…
Executive Director pays first official visit to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
July 24th, 2019
Kabul, 24 July 2019 - The head of UN-Habitat, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, recently completed her first visit to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in her role as Executive Director. This three-day…
Executive Director commends Botswana’s President Masisi for commitment to improving human settlements
July 23rd, 2019
Nairobi, 23 July 2019 - During his official state visit to Kenya, President of Botswana, Erik Mokgweetsi Masisi, visited the United Nations Offices at Nairobi (UNON). President Masisi was received by…
UN-Habitat job fair in Jubaland provides better livelihood opportunities for 75 youth
July 23rd, 2019
Kismayo, Jubaland - 17 July 2019 – 75 young men and women secured employment and internship opportunities at a job fair held in Kismayo, Jubaland by the UN-Habitat Youth Employment Somalia (YES)…
For the first time, Yazidi families have documents to prove their rights over land and houses in Sinjar, Northern Iraq
July 19th, 2019
Sinjar, Northern Iraq. “When we first heard there would be a programme to support our property rights, we did not believe it. But then it happened!” Hazem Kcho Saado, Borek resident, 47 years old. As…
City leaders metro finance course concludes in New York
July 19th, 2019
Economic and financial expertise are essential to plan for Sustainable Development, so UN-Habitat and New York University's Marron Institute conducted the first five day course on ‘Urban Metropolitan…
Afghanistan: From tents to classrooms
July 18th, 2019
Mazar-e-Sharif, 17 July 2019 – For many years the Sayed Yahia Omari primary school in the informal district of Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, has been holding classes under open air tents. Despite the…
How one man from the slums of Yaoundé turned waste into a business
July 16th, 2019
Twenty years ago, a young man from the slums of Yaoundé founded a local waste collection service. Supported by UN-Habitat he impacted the community around him. This is a story about this unique…
Toronto will host the First Annual Urban Economy Forum to mark World Cities’ Day 2019
July 16th, 2019
As part of celebrations marking World Cities’ Day 2019 UN-Habitat, International City Leaders (ICL) and the Urban Economy Forum Association will host the 1st Annual Urban Economy Forum in Toronto,…
UN-Habitat podcast chimes perfectly with World Youth Skills Day
July 15th, 2019
NAIROBI, 15 July 2019 – Project Rajo, a UN-Habitat construction and life skills training project that has trained young Somali women and men has been written about and photographed. Now this story…
Secretary-General praises UN-Habitat’s Tiny House for helping defeat climate change
July 10th, 2019
The Tiny House for the Tropics is built on four principles: (1) low carbon building strategies; (2) minimum footprint and optimization on indoor spaces; (3) use of locally availability building…