Nairobi, 12 July 2017 – UN-Habitat will partner with the Niger State government in the Federal Republic of Nigeria on an urban assistance programme. The scope of activities and projects will contribute to the achievement of sustainable urban management and development in Niger state.

Juja 7 July 2017: Kenya has been keen to implement county spatial planning programme as the framework for county budgeting, spending and development; and especially within a fully devolved governance framework. However, the absence of spatial plans is glaring in almost all the counties with exception of Lamu County that has successfully completed and approved its county spatial plan.

Mendoza, 11 July 2017 - The first National Urban Forum (NUF) of Argentina, and the first in the Southern Cone after the adoption of the New Urban Agenda at the Habitat III conference in Quito in October 2016, took place at the end of June.

The forum was attended by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Dr. Joan Clos, Undersecretary of Habitat and Human Development, Marina Klemensiewicz, Undersecretary of Territorial Planning of Public Investment, Fernando Álvarez de Celis, the Governor of Mendoza, Alfredo Cornejo and the Mayor of the city of Mendoza Rodolfo Suarez, among others.

Nairobi, 10 July 2017 – Renowned architect, Shigeru Ban, will visit the Kalobeiyei refugee settlement site in Northern Kenya this week as part of a newly-established partnership with UN-Habitat.

Under a partnership with VAN, the Voluntary Architects Network, Mr Ban will develop potential shelter designs for residents of the camp based on socio-economic needs and available data from UN-Habitat.  The two organizations will also conduct participatory design workshops with the community, and develop and propose a shelter design model.

Kalobeyei, 7 July 2017- UN-Habitat in collaboration with World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) and Office of International Program, College of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State University has launched a project for briquette production in Kalobeyei new refugee settlement and the host community in a commitment to address their energy needs improve access and increase availability of

Berlin, 04 July 2017-- In order to address the rising tide of refugees and migrants over the years, UN-Habitat co-launched the Mediterranean City-to-City Migration (MC2CM) project that brings together experts and cities to contribute towards improved migration governance at city level, including migrants' access to housing, basic services and human rights.

Yangon, 3 July 2017—The Government of Myanmar has handed over a unique housing project for the poorest and most vulnerable families in Dagon Seikan Township in Yangon Region.

Vienna 3 July 2017--- Officials from UN-Habitat’s Gender Equality Unit (GEU), visited Vienna City Hall recently where they met with top officials on a knowledge sharing experience.

Addis Ababa 29 June 2017-- The City Administration of Addis Ababa and UN-Habitat jointly launched the State of Addis Ababa 2017 Report – The city we want’ on 27 July 2017.

Brussels, 16 June 2017-- With a strong call on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda, UN-Habitat marked its presence at the European Development Days, the major forum on development policies and cooperation in Europe.