Press Release

October 4th, 2022

It’s all systems go as Brazil rolls out fifth edition of Urban Circuit

September 30th, 2022

Rio de Janeiro, 30 September 2022—The fifth- and biggest – edition of the Urban Circuit is about to kick off in Brazil and lined up are more than 190 events spread across the country. The Urban…

Urban October

September 30th, 2022

Speech at the press conference in Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye, ahead of World Habitat Day 2022

September 30th, 2022

Date: 29 September 2022 Honourable minister Murat Kurum,Honourable mayor Yucel Yilmaz, Ladies and Gentlemen, I sincerely thank the Government of the Republic of Türkiye and the City of Balikesir for…

Project to mitigate droughts and water shortages launched in Yemen

September 22nd, 2022

Aden, 22 September, 2022 – From droughts and water shortages to depletion of clean water, Yemen is experiencing grave climate change impacts. Seeking to mitigatethis impact, UN-Habitat, in…

The right to adequate housing in West Darfur

September 22nd, 2022

West Darfur, Sudan, 29 September 2022-- UN-Habitat together with its partners UNHCR and Peace building fund secretariate (PBF) recently launched the project  “Peacebuilding and Human Rights in…

Tripoli, Lebanon’s most marginalised city, sees positive impact of basic services

September 22nd, 2022

Tripoli, Lebanon 22 September 2022-- To improve the access to basic services and well-being of host and refugee populations, in 2021 UN-Habitat Lebanon completed nine activities in Tripoli’s Mina and…

2022 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award winners announced

September 19th, 2022

Nairobi, 16 September 2022 – The winners of this year’s UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award, one of the most prestigious prizes presented to those working on sustainable urbanization, have been…

Germany supports UN-Habitat with core funding

September 19th, 2022

Berlin, 15 September 2022 – Niels Annen, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, and Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director of UN-Habitat,…

COP27 presidency introduce SURGe Initiative to promote climate action

September 15th, 2022

Cairo 14 September 2022--Less than sixty days away from the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), UN-Habitat and partners discussed an initiative to promote multilevel climate…

Students at a school in Syria can now stroll safely to schools after roads are  secured

September 15th, 2022

Aleppo, Syria 14 September 2022 --Students attending Arabstan school in Aleppo, Syria, had to walk a badly damaged road that was dangerous for pedestrians leading to the school. In cooperation with…

Plastic for rice exchange campaign in Koidu, Sierra Leone comes to an end

September 15th, 2022

Koidu, Sierra Leone 9 September 2022-- In the bid to reduce single-use plastic in Koidu New Sembehun City Council (KNSCC), UN-Habitat and KNSCC with funds from United Nations Office for South-South…

Technical city exchange visit between Praia, Cape Verde and São Paulo, Brazil on solid waste management

September 12th, 2022

Praia 9 September 2022 --  The city of Praia, capital of Cape Verde, and Sao Paulo, Brazil, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding aiming at the exchange of knowledge, experience and good…

Meeting stresses on spatial planning in Kenya’s refugee settlements

September 9th, 2022

Nairobi, 9 September 2022— UN-Habitat took part in the first  Steering Committee Meeting for the EU Trust Fund Project ‘Enhancing Self-reliance for Refugee and Host Communities’ in Nairobi, Kenya.…

UN-Habitat organised Somali Mayor’s Forum held in Rwanda fuels Municipal reforms in Puntland

September 2nd, 2022

Garowe 2 September 2022- Ahmed Mussa Said, the mayor of Garowe is actively turning The Association of Local Government Authorities of Puntland (ALGAPL) into an effective local government entity that…