UN-Habitat Executive Director calls for national governments to act to decarbonize cities
November 18th, 2021
Glasgow, Scotland, November 11, 2021 - UN-Habitat’s Executive Director, Maimunah Mohd Sharif participated in one of the “COP26 Dialogues: Sustainable Cities” broadcast from United Nations…
Sharing Innovative Experiences of Cities for Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action
November 17th, 2021
New York/Nairobi, 17 November 2021 -- The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) earlier this month launched their joint…
Second Session of UN-Habitat’s Executive Board 2021 takes place in hybrid format
November 16th, 2021
Nairobi, 16 November 2021 -- The Second Session of the UN-Habitat’s Executive Board in 2021, made up of 36 Member States, approved UN-Habitat’s work programme and budget for next year after receiving…
Second Session of UN-Habitat Executive Board in 2021 opens in hybrid format
November 15th, 2021
Nairobi, 15 November 2021—The Second Session of the UN-Habitat’s Executive Board in 2021 opened with strong calls to step up fundraising activities for the organisation. The meeting of the Executive…
Participants at COP 26 event call for innovative approaches to mobilize urban climate finance
November 15th, 2021
Glasgow, Scotland, November 2021 - UN-Habitat and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate hosted a hybrid side event at the UN Climate Conference, COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland to champion urban…
Brazil’s Urban Circuit gathers over 14,000 online viewers in 2021
November 15th, 2021
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 11 November 2021-- UN-Habitat Brazil officially closed the Urban Circuit 2021, an annual initiative that provides institutional support and visibility to events focused on…
UN-Habitat solid waste management project in Myanmar to lower methane emission
November 10th, 2021
Yangon, Myanmar, 10 November 2021 – Residents of the Hlaing Thar Yar township and surrounding areas hope a UN-Habitat solid waste management project can prevent a deadly fire like the one caused by…
UN-Habitat and China Host the 5th Chengdu Forum for Park Cities Towards Carbon Neutrality
November 9th, 2021
Chengdu, China, 9 November 2021 -- Mayors, scholars, experts and representatives from the Chinese Government, international institutions and private sector discussed ideas on how to cooperate on zero…
World Cities Day celebrations at Expo 2020 Dubai
November 9th, 2021
30 October 2021, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – World Cities Day was celebrated at Expo 2020 Dubai with a series of events aligned to this year’s theme Adapting Cities for Climate Resilience at the…
Placemaking Week Nairobi 2021: For the love of Nairobi River
November 5th, 2021
UN-Habitat joined the Placemaking Network Nairobi in the Placemaking Week Nairobi 2021, organised as part of Urban October. Themed around accelerating urban action for a carbon-free world,…
New city-focused climate innovation competition launched
November 3rd, 2021
Dubai/Nairobi/Stockholm, 3 November 2021 -- UN-Habitat and Sweden today launched the Climate Smart Cities Challenge at the Swedish Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai to accelerate the shift to climate…
Global Observance of World Cities Day 2021 in Egypt calls for action on climate change
October 31st, 2021
Luxor, Egypt, 31 October 2021 – Participants in the first Global Observance of World Cities Day (WCD) in the Middle East and North Africa region included the Egyptian Prime Minister, heads of UN…
The path from poverty to prosperity runs through city streets
October 29th, 2021
Shanghai, China, 29 October 2021 – International and local leaders, academics, business leaders, investors and civil society activists today opened the first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)…
UN-Habitat and Expo 2020 Dubai to highlight climate resilient cities at World Cities Day
October 29th, 2021
Dubai/Luxor, 29 October 2021 – UN-Habitat and Expo 2020 Dubai will celebrate World Cities Day with three exciting events highlighting this year’s theme Adapting Cities for Climate Resilience. The…
As cities adapt for climate resilience, don’t forget the internally displaced
October 29th, 2021
Geneva, 29 October 2021 -- As the world moves towards World Cities Day 2021, the plight of internally displaced persons (IDPs) cannot be left unaddressed, many of whom are living in urban areas…