UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Statement World Habitat Day 2021: Accelerating Urban Action for a Carbon Free World
October 1st, 2021
The climate crisis is widely recognized as the number one threat facing the world today. And it is our cities and towns which are responsible for much of the climate change, which is resulting in…
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change joins as co-sponsor for the Innovate4Cities climate change conference
September 21st, 2021
Nairobi, 21 September 2021 - The co-hosts of the upcoming international Innovate4Cities (I4C) Conference, UN-Habitat and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), are delighted to…
UN-Habitat and Cameroon to host Global Observance of World Habitat Day 2021 in Yaoundé, Cameroon
September 21st, 2021
Nairobi/Yaounde, 22 September 2021 – UN-Habitat and the Government of the Republic of Cameroon have announced that the Global Observance of World Habitat Day will take place in the capital Yaoundé on…
UN-Habitat, partners, open registration for Shelter Academy training
September 16th, 2021
Nairobi, 16 September 2021 – UN-Habitat and its partners have opened the registration process for the five-day, hybrid, Shelter Academy training that will increase knowledge and improve responses to…
From climate ambitions to results: register now for the global Innovate4Cities Climate Change Conference 11 - 15 October 2021
September 13th, 2021
The dynamic international conference which brings together cities, climate change, innovation, and science – the Innovate4Cities (I4C) Conference – is now open for registration. The global virtual…
Cambodia stakeholders kick off climate resiliency project for coastal settlements
August 31st, 2021
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 31 August 2021 -- Participants from national and local stakeholders in Cambodia joined hands together to endorse and enhance climate change adaptation and resilience of the most…
UN-Habitat supports Sierra Leone urban planning capacity building
August 23rd, 2021
Freetown, Sierra Leone, 20 August 2021 – To help the Government of Sierra Leone to develop a better National Urban Policy (NUP) process, UN-Habitat this month conducted a workshop to develop…
UN-Habitat Executive Director’s Statement on the latest IPCC Report on Climate Change
August 12th, 2021
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has just released its much-anticipated report: Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis. This report outlines the data and analysis which…
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…
UN-Habitat and UK hold dialogue on changing weather in India
June 10th, 2021
Hyderabad, India, June 2021 - To mark World Environment Day, the British Deputy High Commission in Hyderabad and UN-Habitat India partnered to arrange a virtual panel discussion “Changing weather…
Statement from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif On World Environment Day
June 5th, 2021
5 June 2021: “Ecosystems Restoration”, the theme of this year’s World Environment Day is one of the most critical issues of our time as we battle the Climate Crisis and the current Covid-19 Pandemic…
Celebrating UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration-World Environment Day 2021 World Environment Day 2021
May 28th, 2021
On World Environment Day 2021 Celebration event, UN-Habitat launched Waste Wise Cities Tool (WaCT) in Pakistan for restoration of urban and marine ecosystem, in collaboration with Ministry of Climate…
UN-Habitat and University of Michigan identify biodiversity solutions to climate change in Manizales, Colombia.
May 22nd, 2021
Manizales, Colombia 22 May 2021 – UN-Habitat, in partnership with the University of Michigan is supporting the Colombian city of Manizales to mainstream biodiversity solutions into its planning on…
UN-Habitat, Spanish cooperation lends support to Maputo
May 20th, 2021
Maputo 20 May 2021 - The Government of Spain, through the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AECID), recently approved a subsidy of EUR 1.305 million to promote Climate…
UN-Habitat and University of Michigan assess Colombia’s legal and policy frameworks
May 12th, 2021
Bogota 12 May 2021 – In the framework of the Capstone Fair project of the University of Michigan, urban planning and architecture students and professors recently did an assessment of Colombia’s…