Key messages for World Humanitarian Day
August 19th, 2020
Wednesday 19 August - UN-Habitat is on the frontline of the world’s urban crises, responding immediately to help people most in need and to ensure a quick recovery. We work closely with communities…
Pacific Youth encouraged to claim their rights to participation and leadership!
August 18th, 2020
Suva, Fiji, 14 August 2020 - The Fiji Informal Settlements (FRIS) project celebrated International Youth Day 2020 in Suva, Fiji. Organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (…
UN-Habitat executes a model safe project in Sao Tome in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic
August 18th, 2020
Roça Sundy, Sao Tome and Principe 18 August 2020—UN-Habitat’s technical knowhow recently came in handy for a project undertaken by a local firm, Here Be Dragons (HBD) to improve housing conditions…
UN-Habitat provides water to the displaced in Somaliland to curb the spread of COVID-19
August 18th, 2020
Hargeisa, Somaliland, August 2020 UN-Habitat has supplied one million litres of clean water to internally displaced people in two settlements on the outskirts of Hargeisa, Somaliland. The…
New Urban Land Management Law to guide land issues in Puntland, Somalia
August 17th, 2020
Puntland, Somalia, July 2020- Puntland parliament approved the Urban Land Management Law which will for the first time establish clear guidelines on the governance, and management of urban land. The…
Thousands of residents in Pakistan’s urban slums flock to UN-Habitat’s handwashing stations
August 17th, 2020
Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 13 August 2020 - UN-Habitat Pakistan has joined forces with Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in urban slums and ease the economic…
UN-Habitat and partners set to launch a multisectoral guide to support local authorities on migrants’ inclusion at local level
August 17th, 2020
Nairobi, 13 August 2020 - A recent survey among local authorities reveals that cross-sectoral thinking and multi-level governance solutions are needed for migrants’ inclusion but are often difficult…
Youth in Informal Settlements take the Lead on Fight Against the Spread of COVID-19
August 17th, 2020
12 August 2020 - The 20th anniversary of International Youth Day featured the Youth, COVID-19 and Informal Settlement International Summit celebrating the success of youth actions to prevent COVID-19…
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…