New Japanese funding to support Somali IDP host communities and returnees
March 13th, 2020
Kismayo, 13 March 2020—UN-Habitat has received a total of 424,272 US dollars from the government of Japan to support Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), refugee returnees and host communities in…
Philippines: Imagining gender-equal cities
March 12th, 2020
Philippines, 11 March 2020 - “Safer, well-lit streets and wider sidewalks” “More parks and open spaces where children could play” “More…
"The Full Circle of AI” - Interview with Professor Qiang Yang
March 12th, 2020
UN-Habitat Dialogue with Scientists: Interview 1 with Professor Qiang Yang Professor Qiang Yang is Chair Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Hong Kong University of…
UN-Habitat and Centre for Future of Spaces launch two publications
March 9th, 2020
Abu Dhabi, 6 March 2020 – On the sidelines of the Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum, UN-Habitat’s Global Public Space Programme and The Centre for Future of Places launched two publications:…
Fiji: President of the UN General Assembly visits informal settlements affected by climate change
March 9th, 2020
Lautoka, Fiji – 9 March 2020 - “Climate change is the challenge of the decade” said Dr. Tijjani Muhammed-Bande, the President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA), after listening to the key…
Training on urban resilience tool concludes in South Africa
March 6th, 2020
Japan extends support to upgrade sanitation in Yemen
March 5th, 2020
Aden, Yemen, 5 March 2020—The government of Japan is contributing an additional USD 1.8 million to UN-Habitat's project “Prevention of Water Borne Disease Outbreak through Emergency Repair and…
UN-Habitat and partners convene workshop on financing urban development
March 4th, 2020
Dakar, Senegal 4 March 2020---UN-Habitat and partners: the European Investment Bank (EIB), European Commission DG DEVCO, International Growth Centre (IGC), as well as the United Nations Capital…
Recently built girls’ school in Darfur provides a space for learning
March 4th, 2020
Sunta, Darfur, 4 March 2020 - Abrar Mohamed (18) is high school student. This 6 February she started attending the newly finished Sunta Girls’ School. She says she loves the new building, especially…
A safe place to live: Guyana’s Government provides new homes
February 27th, 2020
Georgetown, Guyana, February 2020 - As the white government jeep turns into the gate of the newly built housing estate named Prospect, Tiffany Salmon becomes restless in the back of the car. She rubs…
Ras Al Hekma: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive New Waterfront City
February 21st, 2020
At “Shark Tank for Cities,” Civil Servants Learn to Speak Investors’ Language
February 20th, 2020
This story originally appeared in Next City on February 7, 2020. Sign up for Next City's global sustainability newsletter, Urban Planet. Abu Dhabi, 19 February 2020 - With a 16-year career providing…
La Iniciativa de Habitat-Participativo se une al Foro Mundial de Ciudades WUF10 para discutir Presupuesto Participativo 4.0 como un medio para acelerar los Objetivos del Desarrollo Sostenible ODS
February 18th, 2020
Abu Dhabi, 13 de febrero de 2020 —En el último día del Foro Urbano Mundial 10, consideramos los comentarios realizados durante el foro sobre Presupuestos Participativos (PP) 4.0 y su importante papel…