Interactive online course for all on New Urban Agenda launched
October 21st, 2020
Nairobi, 21 October 2020— An online crash course which explains and illustrates the New Urban Agenda in an attractive and engaging format, and is accessible to anyone with an internet-connected…
World Homelessness Day 2020: Housing And Social Protection At The Core Of Homelessness Prevention Strategies
October 20th, 2020
Nairobi, 12 October 2020 – On the occasion of World Homelessness Day, UN-Habitat hosted a webinar on the theme “Housing and Social Protection for all to End Homelessness”. The event, jointly…
World Habitat Day Roundtable on housing calls for move towards further cooperation, collaboration and coordination between stakeholders
October 20th, 2020
9 October, Nairobi - On Tuesday 6 October, at the occasion of World Habitat Day Global Observance, UN-Habitat hosted a high-Level roundtable on the theme: Housing at the Centre of the COVID-19…
Official signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding between UN-Habitat and the African Renaissance and Diaspora Network
October 20th, 2020
Nairobi, 15 October 2020 - The Deputy Executive Director of UN-Habitat Mr. Victor Kisob, and Dr. Djibril Diallo, President and CEO of the African Renaissance and Diaspora Network (RDN) virtually…
Director of ‘The Human Shelter’ film explores perceptions of homes during COVID-19 pandemic
October 19th, 2020
Nairobi, 19 October – In the context of the ‘Housing for All’ Campaign run by UN-Habitat, the acclaimed Danish film director Boris B. Bertram continues to explore the notion of ‘home’ revisiting the…
World Habitat Day Roundtable on housing calls for further cooperation and coordination
October 18th, 2020
6 October 2020 – During the two day Global Observance of World Habitat Day, UN-Habitat hosted a high-level Roundtable on the theme: Housing at the Centre of the COVID-19 Response. The Roundtable…
Virtual Regional Workshop on implementing urban rural linkages during COVID-19 pandemic
October 15th, 2020
Nairobi, 15 October 2020 - UN-Habitat successfully held the virtual workshop “Implementing the UNDA Urban-Rural Linkages Project in the light of COVID-19 pandemic” as one of its Urban October events…
Bolivia presents its new Cities Policy for urban development
October 14th, 2020
La Paz, Bolivia, October 7, 2020. – To mark World Habitat Day, Bolivia’s Ministry of Public Works, Services and Housing, together with UN-Habitat Bolivia and the Swedish Embassy, presented the…
Cameroon hosts a colourful celebration of World Habitat Day
October 9th, 2020
Douala, Cameroon, 5 October 2020 - Douala city hosted a lively World Habitat Day 2020 event with the presentation of several awards recognizing developers and city cleanliness and a virtual speech at…
UN-Habitat's Urban Planning and Design Lab Project launch an Integrated Spatial Plan for Environmental and Socio-Economic Resilience in Khorog, Tajikistan
October 9th, 2020
Khorog, Tajikistan, 7 October 2020: To mark World Habitat Day this week, a meeting was held to initiate the Integrated Spatial Plan for Environmental and Socio-Economic Resilience project in Khorog…
UN-Habitat and the German Government announced the establishment of the first UN Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities in Hamburg
October 8th, 2020
Nairobi, 6 October 2020 - The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Kenya, Annett Günther, and the Deputy Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Victor Kisob, signed a Contribution Agreement…
UN-Habitat trained facilitators deliver the Local Leadership Management training to Somalia’s Warsheikh district council
October 8th, 2020
Hirshabelle, Somalia 8 October 2020- Twenty-nine councillors from Warsheikh district successfully completed the Local Leadership Management (LLM) training in Warsheikh, Hirshabelle State of Somalia.…
UN-Habitat and Garissa County hold stakeholder workshop on decommissioned refugee settlements
October 8th, 2020
Garissa Town, Kenya 8 October 2020 - UN-Habitat, in collaboration with the County Government of Garissa, recently hosted the first semi-virtual Stakeholder Engagement Workshop as part of the Advisory…
UNHCR and UN-Habitat co-moderate “refugees and asylum-seekers in urban areas” session
October 8th, 2020
Nairobi 7 October 2020--Within the framework of UNHCR and NRC's’ monthly East and Horn of African Regional Economic Inclusion Group, UNHCR and UN-Habitat co-moderated a session which specifically…