Restoration of the Nairobi River system to kick start citywide regeneration
July 14th, 2021
Nairobi, 14 July 2021 – UN-Habitat and the Kenyan Government signed an agreement that would provide United Nations technical expertise in a variety of multi-year projects to reclaim and renovate…
Adequate Housing Project to rehabilitate 600 homes in Aden launched
July 14th, 2021
Aden, 14 July 2021 – A consultation workshop marked the launch of “Adequate Housing Project” in partnership with the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Programme for Yemen (SDRPY), Alwaleed…
UN-Habitat launches Call for Expressions of Interest to support Waste Wise Cities, global programme
July 14th, 2021
Nairobi 15 July 2021 – UN-Habitat has launched Call for Expressions of Interest to support Waste Wise Cities, global programme. The Waste Wise Cities is a UN-Habitat programme with a global network…
Two UN-Habitat projects in Latin America recognized as global good practices of the 2030 Agenda
July 14th, 2021
Mexico City 13 July 2021-- The Master Plan of Parque de la Equidad in Cancun, Q. Roo and the City Vision of San Nicolas de los Garza, both in Mexico have been recognised as good practices in the…
Promoting health and wellbeing through urban forests and green public spaces in Kenya and Ethiopia
July 13th, 2021
Addis Ababa/Nairobi, July 2021 – UN-Habitat is working in the capitals of Ethiopia and Nairobi to enhance their public space networks and create vibrant green urban spaces. In Nairobi, UN-Habitat…
President of UN General Assembly visits rehabilitated Nairobi River and commends UN agencies for their work
July 8th, 2021
Nairobi, 8 July 2021—The President of the United Nations General Assembly Mr. Volkan Bozkir who was recently on an official mission to Kenya, visited the capital’s Michuki Memorial Park which was…
Why local? Why now? Strengthening intermediary cities to achieve the SDGs
July 7th, 2021
By Shipra Narang Suri, Ph.D. Chief, Urban Practices Branch, Global Solutions Division, UN-Habitat and Federico Bonaglia, Deputy Director, OECD Development Centre 6 July 2021 - Cities and local…
UN-Habitat and Global Covenant of Mayors call for programme submissions for the landmark Innovate4Cities Conference.
July 6th, 2021
UN-Habitat and Global Covenant of Mayors call for programme submissions for the landmark July 2021 - UN-Habitat and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy are calling for proposals for…
FAO and UN-Habitat promote African urban forests to improve the health and well-being of people and their environment
July 6th, 2021
5 July 2021, Accra – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) have warned that urban forests are under threat…
Kenyan and Ugandan start-ups recognized for their innovative urban mobility solutions
July 6th, 2021
Nairobi, 5 July 2021 – Two start-up companies from Kenya and Uganda have received awards for innovative transportation solutions that could help Africa develop more inclusive and sustainable urban…
UN-Habitat’s Committee of Permanent Representatives holds review of agency’s Strategic Plan
July 2nd, 2021
Nairobi, 1 July 2021—The Committee of Permanent Representatives to UN-Habitat (CPR) held its first open ended, high level mid term review meeting over three days in a hybrid format with 75 countries…
UN-Habitat launches “Rebuilding Lives Together” online appeal for Arab States
July 2nd, 2021
Nairobi/Cairo, July 2021. UN-Habitat is launching an online humanitarian appeal to raise funds for people and communities most affected by humanitarian crises in the Arab region with the support of…
UN-Habitat works with Mayors Migration Council on fund for COVID-19 response to support migrants, refugees and IDPs
July 1st, 2021
June 2021 – UN-Habitat is supporting the Mayors Migration Council (MMC) in its recent launch of the call for cities to apply for funding from the Global Cities Fund for Inclusive Pandemic Response to…
UN-Habitat organizes discussions on improving two Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan
June 30th, 2021
Jordan, June 2021 - UN-Habitat Jordan, in partnership with the Department of Palestinian Affairs (DPA), held two introductory workshops in Souf camp and Al-Shahid (Husn) camp. The workshops aimed to…
UN-Habitat’s Committee of Permanent Representatives opens review of agency’s Strategic Plan
June 29th, 2021
Nairobi, 29 June 2021—The Committee of Permanent Representatives to UN-Habitat (CPR) opened its first high level mid term review meeting with discussions on the impact COVID-19 has had on cities and…