Amman launches Arab Region’s first ever Voluntary Local Review
October 12th, 2022
How Jordan is localising the SDGs and implementing the New Urban Agenda
October 6th, 2022
Amman, 6 October 2022 -- With 2023 fast approaching and as the world tries to recover from an unpredictable pandemic amidst increasing socioeconomic vulnerabilities, there has never been a more…
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…