UN-Habitat & Japan support Kenyan cities to share ideas on urban development
June 27th, 2019
NAIROBI, June 2019 – Representatives from Kenya’s three largest cities, Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu discussed experiences and challenges around urban planning including promoting Non-Motorized…
South Sudan discuss putting land rights above politics and strengthening women's rights
June 27th, 2019
JUBA, June 2019 – South Sudan’s politicians discussed new legislation which would strengthen the rights of women and local communities to own land. This happened at a recent workshop organized by the…
Invitation for feedback on the New Urban Agenda Reporting Guidelines
June 27th, 2019
Nairobi, 27 June 2019 - UN-Habitat has published the first draft version of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) Reporting Guidelines, and has invited stakeholders to provide feedback before they are finalized…
African cities conference concludes in Egypt
June 26th, 2019
Cairo, 26 June 2019 – A conference on African cities was held in Cairo last week and discussed the challenges and opportunities facing the urban centres. It was organized by the Ministry of Local…
Exciting programme for 5th Pacific Urban Forum this July
June 21st, 2019
The Fifth Pacific Urban Forum (PUF5) will be held in Nadi, Republic of Fiji, from 1-3 July 2019. PUF5 is a regional event for urban stakeholders to debate what creates a sustainable urban future for…
Zanzibar kicks off participatory Urban Policy Process
June 18th, 2019
Zanzibar, 12 June 2019 - From 10 to 11 June 2019, almost 100 participants, representing a variety of stakeholders, gathered for the official launch of the preparation of the Zanzibar Urban Policy (…
Sierra Leone hosts stakeholders meeting on New Urban Agenda and WUF 10
June 17th, 2019
Freetown, 10 June 2019 – As a follow up on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda and advocacy, outreach and mobilisation for the World Urban Forum 10, UN-Habitat in collaboration with Ministry…
Eco-restoration in cities: Green urban development accelerates investment
June 17th, 2019
Xuzhou, China 12 June 2019 - The Xuzhou Municipality and UN-Habitat hosted prominent experts in urban planning and environmental management for a 3-day international gathering on green urban…
Sierra Leone hosts stakeholders meeting on New Urban Agenda and WUF 10
June 14th, 2019
Freetown, 10 June 2019 – As a follow up on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda and advocacy, outreach and mobilisation for the World Urban Forum 10, UN-Habitat in collaboration with Ministry…
Women lead the development of a children's playground in East Jerusalem
June 13th, 2019
Ras El Amoud, East Jerusalem, 13 June 2019 - “I like the slide and the swing very much," said young Ali Atteya as he watched his friend's play on the jungle gym. "And I am happy that there is a safe…
UN-Habitat Hosting Call for the Global Water Operators’ Partnership Alliance (GWOPA)
June 10th, 2019
NAIROBI, 10 June 2019 – Water and sanitation utilities have a critical role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Water and sanitation operators help deliver on basic human rights in…
Promoting bicycle commuting in Nairobi
June 7th, 2019
NAIROBI, 07 June 2019 – With this year's World Environment Day theme being “Beat air pollution” it was apt that UNEP and UN-Habitat mark the occasion with a series of group bicycle commutes or “bike…
UN-Habitat report on the link between land tenure and climate resilience
June 7th, 2019
NAIROBI, 07 May 2019 - A new UN-Habitat report has found that people and communities who do not have the property rights to their land and homes are often the most vulnerable to the effects of…
Yemen signed the Host Country Agreement at 1st UN-Habitat Assembly
June 4th, 2019
NAIROBI, 29 May 2019 – UN-Habitat and the Government of the Republic of Yemen signed the Host Country Agreement during the bilateral meeting between the UN-Habitat Executive Director and HE the Prime…