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…
UN-Habitat, EMIF Group sign agreement to support urban infrastructure development
May 6th, 2022
Nairobi/Toronto, 6 May 2022 -– United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and EMIF Group jointly announced the signing of a strategic agreement in support of the Cities Investment…
Terres de l’Ebre to become UN-Habitat’s first pilot territory to measure resilience to global challenges
May 4th, 2022
New York, 26 April 2022 – The effects of COVID-19 have set the world back from achieving the 2030 Agenda’s goals and targets. But, as stated by the UN Secretary-General: “We are neither hopeless nor…
High-Level bike ride in New York to advance the New Urban Agenda
May 4th, 2022
New York, 27 April 2022 – Ranking United Nations officials, city authorities, and partners, donned helmets and peddled on bikes in the streets of the Big Apple to show solidarity for non-motorized…
UN-Habitat and partners call for more robust action to end homelessness
April 29th, 2022
New York, 27 April 2022 - A special event on Affordable Housing and Ending Homelessness was held in the framework of the High-Level Meeting Week on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda. This…
World Urban Forum in Katowice to focus on the future of cities and urban crisis response
April 29th, 2022
New York, 29 April 2022 - The Government of Poland, the City of Katowice and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the organisers of the Eleventh Session of the World Urban…
General Assembly, local government recommit to New Urban Agenda at high-level UN meeting
April 28th, 2022
New York, 28 April 2022 – United Nations General Assembly, UN entities, city officials and other partners took an action-oriented approach and expressed commitments to sustainable urbanization as a…
Implementation of the New Urban Agenda in Cuba
April 28th, 2022
Havana, Cuba, 27 April 2022--During Habitat III Conference in Quito Ecuador, held in October 2016, Cuba adopted the New Urban Agenda as a guide to define the priority actions on territorial and urban…
Five regions and more than 120 cities in Spain implement the New Urban Agenda
April 28th, 2022
Madrid, Spain, 27 April 2022 - More than 120 cities and towns in Spain are implementing Local Action Plans under the Spanish Urban Agenda, following the principles of the New Urban Agenda, to become…
Over 1,300 Somali drought victims to benefit from cash transfers from UN-Habitat and Sweden
April 28th, 2022
Kismayo, Somalia, 26 April 2022- UN-Habitat has disbursed the first tranche of direct cash transfers of USD 60 each to 221 households in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps and villages in…
UN-Habitat stakeholders advisory group calls for more action and consultation
April 28th, 2022
Nairobi, 27 April 2022 – Global stakeholders meeting earlier this month agreed on the need for action and commitment by UN-Habitat and the New Urban Agenda (NUA) partners to promote partnerships,…