Nairobi/Amman 15 July 2016-UN-Habitat, the United Nations organization responsible for human settlements and Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org), a leading global professional and education services firm, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to carry forward the "Network Eleven Initiative." The Network Eleven Initiative was launched last year under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11): to build by 2030 ‘inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable urban settlements and cities’.

Nairobi, 15 July 2016-- The City of Qazvin, has achieved the

Cairo, 14 July 2016-- The General Organization for Physical Planning (GOPP), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), New

Istanbul 14 July 2016—UN-Habitat Deputy Executive Director Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyra in June attended the opening of the Smart City Expo in Istanbul, organised by Istanbul Municipality and Fira Barcelona. The event was opened by Former Spanish Prime Minister Rodriguez Zapatero and Mayor Topbas of Istanbul. According to the Deputy Executive Director, Istanbul held a special place for urbanization because it was there that Habitat II was adopted 20 years ago.

Geneva 13 July 2016-- A two-day conference “The City Prosperity Initiative for Metropolitan Cities: municipal finance and urban economy” was recently held at the UN Headquarters, Palais des Nations in Geneva. The event, which saw presentations by various international experts, was jointly organized by International City Leaders (ICL) and UN-Habitat, with the support of City Bank of Iran.

Johannesburg, 12 July 2016-- Last week, the City of Johannesburg presented Johannesburg’s Spatial Development Framework 2040 (SDF) at the 2016 South African Planning Institute (SAPI) Conference entitled ‘Planning African Cities’. The Spatial Development Framework elucidates Johannesburg’s spatial vision to become a world-class African city. It was developed through a series of participatory multi-stakeholder workshops (charrettes) facilitated by UN-Habitat’s Urban Planning LAB and Johannesburg’s planning department.

Geneva, Switzerland, 2 July 2016 - In a bid to raise financial resources aimed at tackling the slum challenge, the Up for Slum Dwellers- Transforming a Billion Lives Campaign

Geneva, 6 July 2016 - UN-Habitat’s Eduardo Moreno presented the key findings of the World Cities Report to members of the diplomatic community, media and international experts on municipal finance at a Europe launch of th

Geneva, 6 July 2016 - UN-Habitat Deputy Executive Director Aisa Kirabo Kacyira has said that urban safety will not happen by accident and requires hard work and action. She made the statem

Nay-Pi-Taw 5 July 2016-- Last week in Nay-Pi-Taw, Myanmar, UN-Habitat handed over the