UN-Habitat joins forces with leading experts to propose urban solutions for internally displaced people
May 17th, 2020
15 May 2020; UN-Habitat has called for a “proactive urban response to displacement” in a joint paper on the growing phenomenon of urban displacement for the UN’s High Level Panel on Internal…
Community organizations are indispensable partners in the COVID-19 crisis
May 15th, 2020
Nairobi, 15 May 2020 - The Sixth COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus session focused on the central role of community organizations in supporting the most vulnerable people in cities during the pandemic…
UN-Habitat Iraq housing rehabilitation project provides employment and protection for workers during COVID-19
May 15th, 2020
Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, 19 May 2020 – Construction work has resumed work on a UN-Habitat project with UNDP to rehabilitate war damaged houses in two cities in northern Iraq with precautions to…
UN-Habitat policy statement on the prevention of evictions and relocations during the COVID-19 crisis
May 14th, 2020
Nairobi, 14 May 2020 - As COVID-19 spreads around the world, billions of people have been told to stay at home, practice physical distancing, wash their hands regularly and wear masks. However, these…
Housing is Both a Prevention & Cure for COVID-19
May 13th, 2020
By UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif and Leilani Farha, the former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, and Global Director of The Shift NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13…
Making the Invisible Visible – working with communities to ensure the most vulnerable are supported during Brazil’s COVID-19 outbreak
May 13th, 2020
Rio de Janeiro and Alagoa States, Brazil, May 2020 – Thousands of the poorest and most vulnerable people in three of Brazil’s cities are receiving critical assistance during the COVID-19 outbreak…
Cities are on the front lines of COVID-19
May 12th, 2020
Across the globe, COVID-19 is threatening cities and communities, endangering not only public health, but also the economy and the fabric of society. COVID-19 is already having a deep,…
Urban Thinkers Campuses look at safety in cities and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic
May 12th, 2020
Nairobi, 12 May 2020 - As part of the COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus Series organized by the World Urban Campaign, two online events, which attracted over 125 participants, discussed safety in…
Youth lead the way in preventing COVID-19 spread in Kenya’s informal settlements
May 12th, 2020
Nairobi, 12 May 2020 – Young people in Kenya’s informal settlements, cities and towns are the driving force behind preventative measures in the community. Over 175,000 handwashes have taken place at…
Can COVID-19 fill the void of City Governance for Urban Transformation?
May 12th, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of our urban systems like never before. In India and across the globe, the pandemic has taken its roots in cities and proven to be the single most potent…
Participants at COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus discuss critical need for housing
May 11th, 2020
Nairobi, 7 May 2020 - The third online COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campuses, focusing on housing, was organized by the World Urban Campaign with Habitat for Humanity and Compass Housing Services, the…
Women’s leadership will be critical in the post-COVID-19 era #BeyondTheOutbreak
May 11th, 2020
6 May 2020 - The twelfth thematic live learning experience organized by UCLG and UN-Habitat provided an opportunity for local and regional women leaders from across the world to outline their key…
COVID-19 in Vulnerable Contexts: Spatial Profiling for Adaptive Responses in Kakuma-Kalobeyei
May 8th, 2020
Despite the inevitable nature of pandemics such as COVID-19, the health and socio-economic impacts have sent shockwaves through cities and towns globally revealing structural weaknesses in our urban…
Press Release - Innovation, Proximity and Solidarity: Local Economic Development as Immediate Response
May 8th, 2020
#BeyondTheOutbreak The 10th Live Learning session on 30 April, hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat, with the UCLG Committee on Local Economic and Social Development looked at how local and…
Second COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus addresses water and sanitation challenges
May 7th, 2020
Nairobi, 6 May 2020 - Some 120 participants joined the second COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus session to discuss the challenges faced by the most vulnerable communities in accessing basic services…