International Youth Week closes with praise for youth work in combatting COVID-19 spread
August 17th, 2020
Nairobi, 14 August 2020 – The end of International Youth Week was marked in Kenya by a celebration in the informal settlement of Kibera which brought together young people from over 30 youth led…
Park squatter in Mosul, Iraq offered new opportunity thanks to UN-Habitat rehabilitation project
August 17th, 2020
Mosul, Iraq, August 2020 – After squatting in Al-Yarmouk Park in Mosul, northern Iraq, for 22 years, Suliman Hassan Matar has been provided with a temporary new home and a full-time job as a park…
UN-Habitat responds immediately to support families following explosions in Lebanon’s capital
August 12th, 2020
Beirut, 11 August 2020. UN-Habitat has moved quickly to work with the international response to the explosions at the Port of Beirut in Lebanon’s capital a week ago that left more than 160 people…
UN-Habitat leads the collaborative development of the United Nations system-wide Urban Monitoring Framework
August 12th, 2020
Madrid, 12 August 2020- Over 100 urban experts from the United Nations system, academia, city leaders, private sector entities, international organizations, national and local governments joined a…
The Spatial Justice of the Commons - Roberto Rocco
August 11th, 2020
Statement from the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the Beirut Explosions
August 7th, 2020
UN-Habitat saddened by horrific Beirut explosions and reconfirms commitment to support Lebanon Beirut, 6 August 2020. UN-Habitat is extremely saddened by the tragic loss of life, damage and…
Decongestion of IDP settlements as a prevention and control measure for COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia
August 6th, 2020
August 2020- The Shelter Cluster, Camp Management and Camp Coordination Cluster (CCCM) and UN-Habitat Somalia have come up with a framework that provides the overall guidance for the decongestion and…
Planet Smart City partners with UN-Habitat on slum upgrading initiatives in Kenya
August 6th, 2020
Proptech company to provide digital tools and community management and social innovation model to help improve lives in informal settlements 3 August 2020 – Planet Smart City, the leader in smart…
UN-Habitat launches its first China Smart Urbanization Report
August 6th, 2020
August 2020 - UN-Habitat in collaboration with Xinhua News Agency launched a new report on smart technologies for sustainable urban development in China. Xinhua broadcasted the launch, featuring…
UN-Habitat concludes a Webinar on Landfill Remediation towards adoption of Fukuoka Method in India
August 4th, 2020
New Delhi, 29 July 2020 – Across the developing world, open dumping sites have been a major concern due to the environment, health and livelihood hazard that such sites cause. Most of the so-called…
UN-Habitat launches a comprehensive Catalogue of Services for governments and partners
August 4th, 2020
4 August 2020 - As the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, UN-Habitat’s work in support of sustainable urbanization, reduced inequalities, strengthened local and regional governments, and a green and…
Bridging Research and Policy for Climate Action - Cathy Oke
August 4th, 2020
A new Report on Post-COVID-19 recovery calls for resilient cities
August 3rd, 2020
Amsterdam, 3 August 2020 – Arcadis, a key partner of UN-Habitat and active member of the UN-Habitat COVID-19 Campaign, has released the Healthy Pandemic Resilient Cities Report which presents a set…
UN-Habitat mourns the death of the former Director for the Programme Division
August 1st, 2020
1 August 2020 - The UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif has paid tribute to the former Director for the Programme Division, Dr Alioune Badiane, who passed away after a short illness. “…
New Bureau members of UN-Habitat’s Executive Board are elected
July 29th, 2020
29 July 2020 - UN-Habitat’s Executive Board has elected the new members of its Bureau, which is responsible for organizing Board meetings, facilitating transparent decision making and guiding the…