UN-Habitat Executive Director features in global report on Mixed Migration
November 19th, 2020
Nov 2020 - The third annual flagship report by the Mixed Migration Centre, the Mixed Migration Review 2020, focusing on mixed migration and cities, has been launched featuring a long interview with…
Flood victims in Lao PDR benefit from Japanese funded housing and water supply
November 16th, 2020
Sanamxay District, Lao PDR, 16 November 2020 – Houses that were reconstructed with Japanese funding following severe flooding two years ago were handed over to local residents at a recent ceremony.…
Youth trained to prevent COVID-19 and mitigate lock down results in Nairobi informal settlement
November 16th, 2020
Nairobi, November 2020 – As the number of COVID-19 cases surged in Kenya, UN-Habitat and partners moved quickly to begin the second phase of the Youth-led Emergency Response Nairobi’s Mathare…
Launch of The Regent Park World Urban Pavilion in Toronto, Canada
November 13th, 2020
Toronto, Canada, 12 November 2020 – An international partnership between UN-Habitat, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the City of Toronto, the Urban Economy Forum Association, and the…
UN-Habitat releases an urban governance assessment tool
November 12th, 2020
Nairobi 12 November 2020 -- UN-Habitat has launched a practical tool to assess the performance of urban governance. The Governance Assessment Framework for Metropolitan, Territorial and Regional…
Somali civic leaders benefit from assorted training by UN-Habitat and the federal government
November 9th, 2020
Mogadishu, 9 November 2020-- UN-Habitat through the Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralization (JPLG) in partnership Somalia’sMinistry of Interior, Federal affairs and Reconciliation (…
#GetYourHousingRight: An Accessible Guide To The Right To Adequate Housing
November 9th, 2020
Nairobi, 9 November 2020 - What does adequate housing really mean? Are Governments bound to respect and fulfill this right and what does that imply? How does the right to adequate housing look like…
Open call for cities to join competition to reduce urban greenhouse gas emissions and improve cities’ futures
November 9th, 2020
London, Nairobi, Stockholm - 9 November 2020 - The Climate Smart Cities Challenge is making an open call to city governments and agencies around the world to join an open competition that aims to…
The Urban Circuit featured dialogues between Brazil and Lusophone Africa
November 9th, 2020
Brazil, October 2020 - To promote discussions about the Urban October themes in Brazil, in 2018 UN-Habitat's country office created the Urban Circuit: an initiative to support, promote and give…
UN-Habitat and partners discuss local innovations, SDGs and COVID-19 to mark World Cities Day
November 9th, 2020
New York, 30 October – To mark World Cities Day 2020, the New York Liaison office of UN-Habitat hosted an event entitled Local Innovations, SDGs and COVID-19, with the New York Mayor’s Office for…
Over 12,000 internally displaced people supported with housing and sanitation in Yemen with funding from Japan
November 5th, 2020
Al Hudaydah, Yemen, September 2020 – More than 12,300 people were supported by UN-Habitat’s project for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Al-Hudaydah Governorate in Yemen thanks to funding from…
UN-Habitat and partners gift Mozambican schools solar panel systems
November 5th, 2020
Beira, Mozambique 5 November 2020-- Primary Schools of Mozoão and Ronda were the recent beneficiaries of solar power panels, a result of a partnership between UN-Habitat and other organisations keen…
“Build Back Better and Greener”—New Economy Opportunities and Urban Innovation
November 5th, 2020
Chengdu, China, 29 October 2020 – UN-Habitat supported “NexTus – the Night of Innovators” held during the Sixth Session of the Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fair in Chengdu, China. Twenty…
Over 2 million online viewers watch China’s national observance of World Cities Day 2020 in Fuzhou
November 4th, 2020
Fuzhou, China, 31 October 2020 – China’s national observance of World Cities Day 2020 was held in Fuzhou city, capital of the southeastern Fujian province, organized by the national Ministry of…
Rapid City and Neighborhood Profiling in Yemen – Laying the ground for a better informed and coordinated urban recovery in Yemeni Cities
November 4th, 2020
Aden 03 November 2020 - UN-Habitat organized a High-Level virtual meeting to celebrate the closure of “Rapid City and Neighborhood Profiling” project. Funded by the European Union, and in partnership…