UN-Habitat Partners with The City of Quelimane to Reclaim Streets for Pedestrians And Cyclists

August 31st, 2022

Quelimane, Mozambique  30 August 2022 - For several years, Quelimane, a coastal city in the central region of Mozambique, has been amongst the few urban authorities to place cycling at the heart of…

Solar powered lights are the future in Lao PDR

August 31st, 2022

Vientiane 30 August 2022-- Solar-powered lights in public parks are the sign of things to come in two cities in Lao PDR. The lights are the result of pilot projects showcasing the potential of urban…

Palestinian refugees return to their homes in refugee camp in Syria after more than ten years

August 23rd, 2022

Dera’a, Syria 23 August 2022-- After more than ten years away from their homes in the Dera’a Palestine refugee camp in Syria, Palestinian families return, as the houses and facilities in the camp are…

UN-Habitat strengthens urban recovery efforts in Beirut, two years after the devastating port explosion

August 22nd, 2022

22 August 2022-- Two years have passed since the devastating Beirut Port explosion tore through Lebanon’s capital city, Beirut. In a matter of seconds, the city turned into what looked like a war…

UN-Habitat, IICO partner to improve living conditions of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip

August 5th, 2022

Kuwait, Palestine, 4 August 2022 – Some 50 houses are the first in line to be rehabilitated for non-refugee families living in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, thanks to an initiative of UN-Habitat and the…

Pre-COP27 workshop draws up three action plans

August 2nd, 2022

Cairo, 2 August 2022— A workshop recently held in Cairo under the aegis of the forthcoming 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference Partners (COP27) saw participants drawing up action points…

African delegates chart the way forward in creating clean cities

August 2nd, 2022

Tunis, 2 August 2022—A total of 566 participants drawn from 48 countries across the globe took part in a virtual exchange at which recommendations were made on achieving clean cities and shifting…

UN-Habitat Flagship Programme announces photo competition winners

July 22nd, 2022

Nairobi, 22 July 2022 -- UN-Habitat has selected the four winners of the Inclusive, Vibrant Neighbourhoods and Communities photo contest. The winners are: Laila El Gazuani - Marina du Bouregreg Skate…

Two Kenyan coastal counties co-design public spaces as part of the Go Blue Programme

July 22nd, 2022

Nairobi, 22 July 2022 -- The Go Blue Programme is an initiative by the European Union and the Government of Kenya, aiming to advance the Blue Economy agenda within coastal counties in Kenya, thus…

UN-Habitat provides Philippines with training to help comparable data production

July 20th, 2022

Manila, Philippines, 20 July 2022 – A workshop organized by UN-Habitat helps Philippines strengthen its capacity to adopt and integrate a new approach to consistently measure urban trends, which is…

UN-Habitat signs agreement to support Kenya’s sustainable development

July 19th, 2022

Nairobi, 19 July 2022 -- UN-Habitat’s technical expertise is helping a Kenyan county acquire the skills and knowledge needed to deliver effective sustainable planning to better serve the hosts and…

How Katowice, Poland, went from coal city to culture and conference hub

July 18th, 2022

By Laura Puttkamer “When I first came to Katowice in 1991, it was one of the most polluted cities in Europe,” remembers Jean-Christophe Adrian, then UN Habitat’s task manager for the Sustainable…

Annual Report 2021

July 18th, 2022

Nepal joins UN-Habitat and European Commission initiative on applying global definition of urban areas

July 14th, 2022

Kathmandu, Nepal, 14 July 2022 – Officials in Nepal, a country whose urban population has increased nearly four-fold in a decade, are better equipped to provide harmonised nationwide urban planning…