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…
Indonesia’s Kota Kita Foundation in networking event with UN-Habitat - SPANISH
February 18th, 2020
Abu Dabi, 13 de febrero de 2020: el 12 de febrero de 2020 durante el Foro Mundial de Ciudades (WUF por sus siglas en inglés -World Urban Forum-), evento más relevante sobre ciudades sostenibles a…
Indonesia’s Kota Kita Foundation in networking event with UN-Habitat
February 18th, 2020
Abu Dhabi, 18 February 2020 —Kota Kita Foundation of Indonesia organized a networking event on the sidelines of WUF10 in partnership with UN-Habitat. The event, “Integrating Climate Change Adaptation…
Film on Syrian refugee scoops top award at WUF10 ceremony
February 18th, 2020
Abu Dhabi, 18 February 2020 – ‘Soufra’, a documentary about the world’s most unlikely entrepreneur living in a Syrian refugee camp took the Grand Prize Best Feature Film at the UN-Habitat Better…
Public space for children inaugurated in Mozambique
February 18th, 2020
Maputo, 15 February 2020 – UN-Habitat, in partnership with the two Municipal Councils of Maputo and Quelimane and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), implemented the project Public Spaces…
WUF10 Side Event discusses PB 4.0 as a means to accelerate the SDGs
February 18th, 2020
Abu Dhabi, 18 February 2020 —A Side Event, “An innovative multidimensional approach to accelerate the 2030 Agenda through Participatory Budgeting”, organized by UN-Habitat invited world specialists…
New Economy, A City’s Exploration to Achieve Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Future
February 14th, 2020
The tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) is being held at Abu Dhabi's National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from 8-13 February 2020 under the theme of “Cities of Opportunities: Connecting…