UN-Habitat's handwashing facilities in Nairobi slums are widely used to combat COVID-19
April 17th, 2020
Nairobi, 17 April 2020 - Residents from two of Nairobi's informal settlements have washed their hands over 30,000 times at stations installed with the support of UN-Habitat and its partners the…
Digital Technologies and the COVID-19 Pandemic #BeyondTheOutbreak
April 17th, 2020
Covid-19 distancing policies are accelerating the digital transition. Yet even in the wealthiest cities vulnerable people are often not connected. Access to the internet and digital public services…
Two of Kenya’s informal settlements are prepared for COVID-19
April 14th, 2020
Mtwapa, Kenya, 15 April 2020 - Two informal settlements on the Kenyan coast are well prepared for COVID-19 thanks to support from UN-Habitat's Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP). The…
Myanmar Climate Change Alliance Programme enters second phase
April 14th, 2020
Myanmar, 14 April 2020 -The European Union (EU) has signed a Contribution Agreement with UN-Habitat (lead) and UN Environment for an amount of USD 8.1 million to support Government of Myanmar to…
Local Government Associations: multiplying and upscaling of measures
April 9th, 2020
#BeyondTheOutbreak The Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis, and UN-Habitat, is a momentous exercise of local and regional governments sharing their experiences, initiatives, and actions…
Mobility, a cornerstone of public services in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic
April 9th, 2020
#BeyondTheOutbreak The Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat, is going strong with local and regional governments sharing their experiences, initiatives, and actions to…
Youth-led organizations in Kenya respond to the Government’s call to fight COVID-19
April 7th, 2020
“I want to make a special appeal to the youth of our nation. The youth are the biggest component of our society. They are the largest group who are mobile. They have the energy and I appeal to them…
Deadline Approaching: Dubai International Best Practices Award
April 6th, 2020
With the deadline fast approaching, UN-Habitat invites you to apply for the 12th Cycle of the Dubai International Best Practices Award for Sustainable Development. The award aims to recognize…
UN-Habitat initiates measures on Covid-19 response in Kenya’s two refugee settlements
April 6th, 2020
Kalobeyei, Kenya 6 April 2020—Although no case of Covid-19 has been reported in the settlements of Kalobeyei and Kakuma in northern Kenya, UN-Habitat has instituted several preventive and…
UN secretary general: recovery from the coronavirus crisis must lead to a better world
April 5th, 2020
Only by coming together will the world be able to face down the Covid-19 pandemic and its shattering consequences. At an emergency virtual meeting last Thursday, G20 leaders took steps in the right…
Japan provides additional funding for Reconstruction and Peacebuilding Programme in Iraq
April 3rd, 2020
Sinjar, Ninewa Governorate, Iraq 2 April 2020-- The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has received an additional contribution of USD 3.6 million from the Government of Japan to…
Taming COVID-19: Where is Africa in the fight against the pandemic?
April 3rd, 2020
April 7: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Socialeconomic Impact on Africa - Health, Economy and Planning V2. April 1: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Socialeconomic Impact on Africa - Health, Economy…
Ensuring everyone can #StayAtHome through the provision of public services
April 2nd, 2020
#BeyondTheOutbreak Nairobi, Barcelona, 2 April 2020 - The Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis, and UN-Habitat, that began last week with local and regional governments sharing their…
Public hand-washing stations to combat Covid-19 in Sittwe, Myanmar gaining popularity
April 2nd, 2020
Sittwe, Myanmar, 2 April 2020-- Daw Yin Thein runs her own store at the busy Ma Gyi Myaing Market in Sittwe, Rakhine State. For households and small business owners like her in Sittwe township, the…
The Rights and Health of Refugees, Migrants and Stateless Must be Protected in COVID-19 Response
April 1st, 2020
Geneva - In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, we are all vulnerable. The virus has shown that it does not discriminate - but many refugees, those forcibly displaced, the stateless and migrants are at…