Affordable Housing Activation Forum calls for action for adequate, affordable housing
May 26th, 2022
Madrid, Spain, 27 May 2022 -- More than 7,500 professionals from 120 countries gathered at the Affordable Housing Activation forum this month and called for action to take shared responsibility for…
Returnees receive the keys to their apartments in Bab Sinjar Housing Complex under UN-Habitat, Japan project
May 24th, 2022
Mosul, 20 May 2022 – More than two thousand returnees received the keys to their homes in the Bab Sinjar Housing Complex in Mosul, Iraq, under a UN-Habitat project, supported by the government of…
UN-Habitat’s unique tools help build consistency in urban planning worldwide
May 24th, 2022
Nairobi, 23 May 2022 – One of the unique skills that UN-Habitat brings to the humanitarian world is its ability to take a macro approach to the same problem in various countries, while still…
La Paz, the first city in Latin America and the Caribbean to receive Silver Certification
May 20th, 2022
La Paz, Bolivia, 20 May 2022 - Within the framework of its SDG Cities Program, UN-Habitat awarded the Silver Certification to the Autonomous Municipal Government of La Paz (GAMLP) of Bolivia for its…
Youth DeclarACTIONS: Taking local, youth-led action to the global stage
May 20th, 2022
New York, 21 May 2022 - Youth demands for action presented to government officials during United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting last month will be expanded at the World Urban Forum (WUF…
Urban Living Lab Centre launch marks the start of collaboration for urban climate action
May 20th, 2022
Nairobi, 20 May 2022 – The United Nations Human Settlements Programme and several national and international partners have launched the first UN-Habitat collaborative centre to support the co-…
Africities summit in Kenya to promote the role of secondary cities
May 17th, 2022
Nairobi, Kenya, 17 May 2022 – The city of Kisumu in Kenya will host the 9th edition of the Africities Summit from 17-21 May 2022, under the patronage of President of the Republic of Kenya Uhuru…
UN-Habitat works with UN agencies to adopt new definitions for degree of urbanization
May 16th, 2022
New York City, 16 May 2022 -- The United Nations Statistical Commission recently endorsed a new approach known as the degree of urbanization to help create uniformity on how countries define cities,…
UN-Habitat supports returnees in Syria through ensuring neighbourhoods’ safety, contributing to urban recovery
May 13th, 2022
Damascus, Syria, 13 May 2022 – Eleven years since the start of the Syrian crisis that has left more than 13 million people still in need of humanitarian assistance, UN-Habitat, among numerous…
UN-Habitat launches technical publication on the role of electric mobility for low carbon cities
May 13th, 2022
Nairobi, 13 May 2022 -- UN-Habitat and the Urban Electric Mobility Initiative (UEMI) have launched a publication on the role of electric mobility in cities providing recommendations and principles to…
Urban crisis dialogue at the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum in Poland
May 10th, 2022
The Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum in Poland this June will feature an extraordinary dialogue on urban crisis prevention and response and special sessions on the social dimension of post-…
In Afghanistan, UN-Habitat continues to deliver in support of the most vulnerable
May 10th, 2022
Kabul, Afghanistan, 10 May 2022 -- In face of continuing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, UN-Habitat continues to implement projects that provide relief to the Afghan people – pushing ahead with…
UN-Habitat and UNDP partnership to build urban resilience in Small Island Developing States
May 9th, 2022
New York, 9 May 2022 - Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are highly exposed and vulnerable to disasters and climate risks, accounting for two-thirds of the countries with the highest relative…
Global Future Cities Programme shares lessons learned to promote accelerated action on the SDGs in cities
May 9th, 2022
Nairobi, 9 May 2022 -- With the Global Future Cities Programme (GFCP) transitioning to the next stage, UN-Habitat has produced a set of knowledge products that capture lessons learned from the…
UN Organizations work jointly to finance cities as an accelerator of the Sustainable Development Goals
May 6th, 2022
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) have announced the launch of the Cities Investment Facility—which will advance and…