UN-Habitat project in Sudan contributes to climate adaptation measures
April 19th, 2022
Khartoum, Sudan, 22 April 2022 – When the first case of COVID-19 hit Sudan on 12 March 2020, it created more than a national dilemma that most countries in the world also had to deal with. It also…
UN-Habitat helps Pakistan to lower greenhouse gas emissions in slums
April 19th, 2022
Karachi, Pakistan, 22 April 2022 – Pakistan is the most urbanized nation in South-East Asia but more than a third of that population faces urban challenges. Karachi, the country’s most populated city…
UN-Habitat Building Resilient Settlements for the Urban Poor in south-east Africa
April 19th, 2022
Lilongwe, Malawi, 22 April 2022 – As the impacts of climate change are increasingly felt across south-east Africa, an integrated approach is critical to strengthen climate action, improve urban…
What’s in a definition? A lot, when it comes to data collection
April 14th, 2022
Naivasha, Kenya April 14 – Until not long ago, urban planners, housing authorities, or officials in any country would have been hard-pressed to give a definition of what constitutes a city, urban…
UN-Habitat and Microsoft work to make datacentre communities more inclusive and sustainable
April 13th, 2022
Queretaro, Mexico, 13 April 2022 – The Microsoft Corporation is using UN-Habitat’s urban planning and sustainability expertise to improve the quality of life of the communities near the datacenters…
Nominations for the 2022 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award now open
April 13th, 2022
Nairobi, 13 April 2022 – UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency focusing on sustainable urbanization, is calling for nominations for its prestigious Scroll of Honour award. The award, launched in 1989…
Mozambique National Urban Forum build consensus on strategic principles for the National Urban Policy
April 12th, 2022
Maputo, Mozambique, 12 April 2022 –Policymakers, national and international specialists, civil society organizations and partners attended the country’s second National Urban Forum to discuss how the…
The IPCC report on mitigation of climate change reckons that Net Zero is still possible
April 12th, 2022
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change released last week confirms that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have continued to rise…
UN-Habitat Global Public Space Programme announces the small-scale public space projects awards
April 11th, 2022
Nairobi, 11 April 2022 – UN-Habitat’s Global Public Space Programme, in partnership with the Block by Block Foundation, has announced the selected candidates for the 2022 fund on implementing small-…
UN-Habitat, partners call for more area-based approaches to urban responses to guide urban recovery
April 11th, 2022
Brussels, Belgium, 8 April 2022 – Officials from UN-Habitat, UN Development Programme (UNDP), the European Union (EU) and World Bank met in Brussels earlier this week for policy dialogue on Urban…
UN-Habitat and FAO issue policy document on Land Tenure and Sustainable Agri-Food Systems
April 8th, 2022
Cairo/Rome, 7 April 2022- In response to growing world hunger, propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, UN-Habitat and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have developed a policy paper on Land…
UN-Habitat course helps stakeholders with skills building in waste management
April 6th, 2022
Nairobi, Kenya, 5 April 2022 – UN-Habitat has launched an online, self-paced French course on municipal solid waste management system assessment methodology. The course Des données à un impact…
First National Urban Forum of Lebanon places cities at the heart of the country’s future recovery and sustainable development
April 6th, 2022
Beirut, Lebanon. 5 April 2022 - As part of UN-Habitat’s mandate to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities, the first National Urban Forum of Lebanon was held at the UN…
UN-Habitat unveils the venue for the Twelfth Session of the World Urban Forum
April 4th, 2022
Nairobi, 30 March 2022 – Executive Director of UN-Habitat Maimunah Mohd Sharif announced today that the Twelfth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) will be hosted in the city of Cairo, the…
The Executive Board of UN-Habitat reviewed the draft work programme and budget for 2023
April 4th, 2022
Nairobi, 31 March 2022—The Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, held its first session of the year 2022 in a hybrid format from 29 to 31 March in Nairobi,…