UN-Habitat supports Kisumu for their car-free day to raise awareness on walking and cycling
December 10th, 2021
Kisumu, Kenya, 10 December 2021 – To ensure equitable and sustainable mobility, the Kenyan city of Kisumu will implement a car-free day in the city on Saturday, December 11th. Sponsored by the County…
UN Secretary General’s Quadrennial Report 2022 Preparations Underway
December 9th, 2021
Nairobi, 9 December 2021-- UN-Habitat organised a virtual write shop with a wide range of stakeholders to provide inputs for the 2022 Report of the Secretary-General on progress on the implementation…
UN-Habitat in call for stories on accessibility to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 9th, 2021
Nairobi, 9 December 2021—To mark this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which is commemorated on 3 December each year, UN-Habitat has made a call for stories on accessibility in…
UN-Habitat initiates project to improve integration for migrant workers and local communities in Greater Abidjan
December 8th, 2021
Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 8 December 2021 – A multi-year UN-Habitat project launched last month is expected to expand opportunities for migrant workers and host communities living in vulnerable…
UN-Habitat participates at Kenya’s devolution conference, roots for more resilient cities
December 6th, 2021
Wote Town, Kenya 2 December 2022-- Cities in Kenya and across Africa are experiencing and will continue to experience severe effects of climate change and there is need to build their resilience to…
UN-Habitat Executive Director visits Colombia and Panama to visit officials, view projects
December 6th, 2021
Panama City, Panama, 4 December 2021 -- The Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, visited for the first time Colombia and Panama to discuss sustainable urban development,…
UN-Habitat hosts community planning session to understand the realities of daily life in Dadaab
December 3rd, 2021
Dadaab, Kenya, 3 December 2021 - UN-Habitat, working with local officials and the local host and refugee community, is helping develop a future development strategy for one of the world’s largest…
UN-Habitat launches People-Centred Smart Cities playbooks
December 3rd, 2021
Barcelona, 3 December 2021 – UN-Habitat launched a series of strategic guideline options on how governments and local officials can develop smart cities that are more inclusive, sustainable and…
UN-Habitat co-organises shelter and resettlements fora for MENA, Africa
December 1st, 2021
Nairobi, 1 December 2021 – More than one hundred participants from more than two dozen countries exchanged ideas and experiences on global shelter and settlements response and challenges which can…
UN-Habitat helps launch exclusive Gaza promenade for women, girls, and families
December 1st, 2021
Khan Younis, State of Palestine, 30 November 2021 - Women, girls, and families in this Palestinian city can now enjoy a new safe, inclusive, and accessible public space entitled the “Haya Promenade”…
Nigerians become beneficiary of UN-Habitat COVID-19 data gathering, WASH project
November 30th, 2021
Karu, Nigeria, 30 November 2021 – Residents of six Nigerian communities are now beneficiaries of a UN-Habitat project to collect COVID-19 data and provide emergency water, sanitation and hygiene (…
UN-Habitat co-designs handbook on working with children affected by displacement
November 30th, 2021
Nairobi, 30 November 2021 -- UN-Habitat has partnered with CatalyticAction, University College London’s Development Planning Unit and UNICEF to create a handbook for practitioners working with…
UN-Habitat and Ministry of Internal Affairs kick start the National Urban Policy formulation in Liberia
November 30th, 2021
Monrovia, Liberia, 29 November 2021 -- UN-Habitat and the Government of Liberia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) held a meeting at the Monrovia City Cooperation Hall to initiate the formulation…
Fostering hope in El Jazzar Street, Sabra, Beirut by improved living conditions
November 29th, 2021
Beirut, Lebanon, November 2021 – UN-Habitat rehabilitated 22 building facades, improved street mobility and safety, and access to basic urban services for residents living in El Jazzar Street, Sabra…
UN-Habitat helps rehabilitate Dar Al-Consul - from ancient ruins to modern Palestinian centres
November 26th, 2021
East Jerusalem, State of Palestine, 26 November 2021- UN-Habitat has concluded an eight-year renovation and rehabilitation project in the Old City of Jerusalem that has improve the living conditions…