G20 mandates OECD and UN-Habitat to help intermediary cities tackle climate change and achieve their SDGs
November 23rd, 2021
23 November 2021 – The G20 Italian Presidency launched the G20 Platform on SDG Localisation and Intermediary Cities (G20 PLIC) and the G20 Rome High-level Principles on City-to-City partnerships…
Flood resilience building through local community action in ger areas of Ulaanbaatar city, Mongolia
November 23rd, 2021
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 22 November 2021 – While UN-Habitat has declared themes and missions such as Build Back Better, Adapting Cities for Climate Resilience, and encouraging cities to adopt…
UN-Habitat and Cameroon hold training under ‘Leaving No Place Behind’ initiative
November 23rd, 2021
Yaoundé, Cameroon, 23 November 2021 - UN-Habitat and the Government of Cameroon recently held a training for the Cameroon UN Country Team aimed at strengthening the capacities of the members on the…
UN-Habitat informal settlement youth group partner wins digital art award at COP26
November 23rd, 2021
Nairobi, 22 November 2021 – A UN-Habitat partner group in one of Nairobi’s biggest informal settlements has received an award on the sidelines of the recently-concluded UN climate change conference…
UN-Habitat helps unlock the hidden potential of Kenya’s refugee camps through regeneration
November 22nd, 2021
Kakuma-Kalobeyei, Kenya, 22 November 2021 – To promote urban resilience, self-sufficiency and communities’ integration in one of Kenya’s longest-standing and major refugee camps, UN-Habitat is…
UN-Habitat project in Burkina Faso: Kongoussi, My city without plastic bags!
November 19th, 2021
Kongoussi, Burkina Faso, 19 November 2021 -- The city of Kongoussi organised a week of activities to raise awareness of the negative impacts of waste, specifically plastic bags, with the city’s mayor…
Equitable future cities hold answers to pollution, climate and nature breakdown
November 18th, 2021
Nairobi, 18 November 2021 – Global cities are key to overcoming the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and pollution. A new vision of future cities is detailed in a report released today by the UN…
Busan, UN-Habitat and OCEANIX set to build the world’s first sustainable floating city prototype as sea levels rise
November 18th, 2021
Busan, Nairobi and New York, 18 November 2021 -- The Busan Metropolitan City of the Republic of Korea, UN-Habitat and OCEANIX today signed a historic agreement to build the world’s first prototype…
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…
Nairobi schoolgirls use UN-Habitat toolbox to redesign streets into green spaces
November 12th, 2021
Nairobi, 11 November 2021 -- If schoolgirls and young women from a neighbourhood in this capital city have their way, several streets in the downtown business districts will be redesigned and adorned…