Japan provides USD 1.5 million for UN-Habitat to support vulnerable communities hit by heavy rains and flash floods in Yemen
May 5th, 2021
Aden, Yemen, May 2021 - UN-Habitat has welcomed an additional contribution of USD 1.5 million from the Government of Japan to help rebuild resilient housing and infrastructure facilities affected by…
UN-Habitat announces climate crisis themes for World Habitat Day and World Cities Day 2021
April 29th, 2021
Nairobi, 30 April 2021 - With just five months to go until the start of Urban October 2021, UN-Habitat has announced the themes for World Habitat Day on 4 October and World Cities Day on 31 October.…
Creativity and Innovation for a Better Urban Future Symposium held
April 28th, 2021
Toronto, Canada, 21 April 2021 - The Urban Economy Forum in partnership with UN-Habitat organized the Creativity for Our Urban Future symposium hosted by Urban + Future as a virtual launch. The event…
Nominations for the 2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Awards now open
April 28th, 2021
Nairobi, 28 April 2021 – 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…
UN-Habitat and SIDA deliver six completed COVID-19 Response WASH projects in Karu, Nigeria
April 28th, 2021
Karu, Nigeria, 22 April 2021 - Water, Sanitation and Hygiene facilities have been completed and handed over to communities in Karu Local Government Area on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital Abuja,…
Japan funds UN-Habitat project to support IDPs and host communities in South Darfur, Sudan
April 27th, 2021
Nyala, Sudan 27 April 27, 2021 - Japan is providing USD 810,000 in funding to UN-Habitat’s Sudan’s project “Emergency Support to IDP Returnees in Eid Elfursan Locality, South Darfur State” which…
Housing is at heart of social change in Africa – UN-Habitat
April 26th, 2021
Japan donates USD 1.5 million to support refugees and the host community in Kenya’s Turkana County
April 23rd, 2021
Nairobi, 20 April 2021-- The Government of Japan has donated a total of USD 1,481,263 to UN-Habitat towards the planning and implementation of the Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement which aims to…
Virtual workshop launches UN-Habitat launches flood risk assessment and hazard mapping study for downtown Amman
April 22nd, 2021
Amman, 22 April 2021-- In collaboration with Greater Amman Municipality (GAM), UN-Habitat recently held a workshop to launch the flood risk assessment and hazard mapping study and the proposed flood…
Mobile money transfers support vulnerable families in Somalia’s capital during the pandemic
April 22nd, 2021
Mogadishu, Somalia, 22 April 2021- UN-Habitat is overseeing a cash transfer initiative to more than 1,500 vulnerable families in the Somali capital to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Ending youth homelessness: policies, measures and success factors
April 20th, 2021
UN-Habitat and partner hold a side event on ending youth homelessness Nairobi, 20 April 2021—On the sidelines of the EcoSoc Youth Forum 10th Anniversary, UN-Habitat and the Institute of Global…
Guterres urges cities to embrace ‘generational opportunity’ for climate action, sustainable development
April 20th, 2021
The United Nations Secretary-General, on Friday, called for a “revolution” in urban planning and urban transport to beat back impacts of climate change and build a green and sustainable future for…
Body temperature measuring camera installed at community centre for integration of refugees and host community in Kenya
April 19th, 2021
Turkana West, Kenya 29 March 2021 – UN-Habitat together with NEC XON, a private corporation offering information technology solutions globally and Peace Winds Japan (PWJ), an emergency humanitarian…
Rethinking Public Transport in the United Nations Decade of Action
April 16th, 2021
Nairobi, 14 April 2021. - A virtual session on ‘Rethinking Public Transport: Inclusive Urban Mobility for Female and Indigenous Youth’ was hosted recently by UN-Habitat in partnership with the Major…
UN-Habitat launches City Structure Plan and Solid Waste Management (SWM) project for Hawassa City, Ethiopia
April 16th, 2021
Hawassa, Ethiopia April 15, 2021- UN-Habitat and the city administration of Hawassa have jointly launched the Hawassa City Structure Plan. Through the Support to the Sustainable Development of the…