Shelter Program covid-19 support to UN-Habitat
April 29th, 2020
Ensuring income and investment in local service provision is critical for global recovery #BeyondTheOutbreak
April 28th, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting local service provision throughout the world. The Live Learning Session on local finance highlighted how essential it is for local and regional governments to have…
Over 135,000 handwashes at UN-Habitat-supported facilities in Nairobi’s informal settlements
April 28th, 2020
Nairobi, 28 April 2020 - UN-Habitat and its partners have engaged community members from the informal settlements of Mathare and Kibera to wash their hands over 135,000 times over the last month. "We…
Ministers and regional representatives from Latin America hold virtual Forum on the COVID-19 impact on vulnerable areas
April 28th, 2020
April 2020 - Ministers of housing and urban development from Latin America met in a virtual Forum to exchange ideas on responding to COVID-19 and alleviate the impact, particularly in informal…
The cost of making a city sustainable: Measuring the financial cost of meeting SDG 11 and the New Urban Agenda
April 27th, 2020
Nairobi, 27 April 2020 - Do cities have enough resources to meet the ambitious metrics of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030? How much would it cost to deliver on the SDGs? How can…
UN-Habitat's Covid-19 support on multiple fronts in Kenya’s Kakuma-Kalobeyei refugee settlement areas
April 26th, 2020
Kalobeyei, Kenya 4 April 2020-- Since the first case of Covid-19 was detected in Kenya on 12th March, several international and UN agencies have contributed to ongoing UN Country Team (UNCT) and…
Coronavirus will travel 'incredibly fast' in Africa's slums, UN-Habitat chief warns
April 26th, 2020
The Thomson Reuters Foundation spoke to UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif about efforts to slow the spread of the virus in Africa's cities Coronavirus is changing the world in…
UN-Habitat supports municipalities with a rapid assessment of COVID-19 challenges in Lebanon
April 24th, 2020
Beirut, 22 April 2020 – Local authorities in Lebanon are playing a major role to curtail the spread of COVID-19, particularly in vulnerable urban settings, while still maintaining critical services.…
Cultural mobilization in the COVID-19 pandemic
April 24th, 2020
#BeyondTheOutbreak #CULTUREcovid19 Barcelona/Nairobi, 22 April 2020 - The latest online session in the Live Learning Series organized by UN-Habitat and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)…
UN-Habitat launches COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign targeting the world’s most vulnerable communities
April 23rd, 2020
Nairobi, Kenya 23 April 2020 – The continuing spread of the COVID-19 crisis threatens the most vulnerable in cities and communities, particularly the one billion people living in slums and informal…
Health and hygiene promotion among Nepali villagers is paying off
April 22nd, 2020
Kathmandu, 15 April 2020 – As Nepal ramps up measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, residents in one rural area have been learning about the importance of handwashing and hygiene for the past…
UN-Habitat organizes community awareness training on COVID-19 in Cambodia
April 22nd, 2020
Tboung Khmum, Cambodia, April 2020 – Cambodia confirmed its first case of COVID-19 in January 2020, and currently has over 120 confirmed cases. Recently UN-Habitat supported a training in prevention…
EU-funded urban profiling and recovery planning workshop looks at Yemen’s Al Hawtah
April 22nd, 2020
Aden, Yemen March 2020 - A two day workshop, aimed at looking at the needs of Al Hawtah city brought together stakeholders and government partners involved in the response in the city. They aimed…
Handicraft workers in Nepal retrained to make material to protect against COVID-19
April 21st, 2020
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, April 2020 – The community of Bungamati in Lalitpur Metropolitan City in Kathmandu Valley, along with the rest of the country, is on a lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID…
Press Release on Live Learning Session on leveraging migrants’ contribution and protecting the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis
April 21st, 2020
The Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis, and UN-Habitat, has brought together more than 1,000 participants over six sessions in which participants from local and regional governments, the…