UN-Habitat shares the vision to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. Increasing international cooperation is vital to achieving this.

Partnerships for sustainable urban development involves a wide network of actors, including Member States, international organizations, international and regional associations of cities, NGOs, the private sector, civil societies and specialized funding bodies.

UN-Habitat also promotes UN system-wide inter-agency coordination as a critical component of its partnership strategy. UN agencies within their specialized mandates have the expertise and responsibility to respond to issues affecting urban and rural dwellers as a result of rapid urbanization.

UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response

UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response

UN-Habitat is responding to a growing volume of requests from both national and local governments to help them prepare for, prevent, respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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World Urban Forum

The World Urban Forum is one of the most inclusive international gatherings on urban challenges. This, combined with high-level participation, makes it unique.
Waste Wise Cities Campaign

Waste Wise Cities Campaign

UN-Habitat launched "Waste Wise Cities Campaign" with a Call to Action to address the increasing challenges of Municipal Solid Waste Management
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World Urban Campaign

The World Urban Campaign (WUC) is an advocacy and partnership platform to raise awareness about positive urban change in order to achieve green, productive, safe, healthy, inclusive, and well planned cities. Its goal is to place the Urban Agenda at the highest level in development policies. It is coordinated by UN-Habitat and driven by 180 partners and networks  from around the world. 
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World Cities Day

World Cities Day was established in 2013 as the day to raise awareness on global urbanizations trends. The first global celebration of the World Cities Day was in Shanghai, China on 31 October 2014, under the sub-theme Leading Urban Transformations.
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World Habitat Day

World Habitat Day offers an opportunity to focus on the state of our towns and cities, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter. It is also intended to remind the world that everyone has the power and the responsibility to shape the future of our cities and towns.
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Urban October

During every October national, regional and local governments, NGOs, communities and individuals are encouraged to hold debates, organise events to raise awareness, advocate and promote sustainable urbanisation. In 2018 there were over 350 events during Urban October in 107 cities.
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National Urban Forums

The National Urban Forum (NUF) is a multi-stakeholders platform aimed at supporting sustainable urban development processes and debates at the country level, including feeding national contributions and participation to global development strategies.

Partner with us

UN-Habitat strives to establish strategic partnerships with organizations that advocate for sustainable urbanization. It also partners with organizations that can implement and monitor national urban policies and programmes.