Nairobi, 24 July 2018 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works Hon. James Macharia and Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat Mme.
Nairobi, 23 July 2018 - World renowned architect Shigeru Ban paid his second visit to the Kalobeyei Refugee Settlement in Turkana County where houses are being constructed based on shelter models he has designed for refugees in collaboration with UN-Habitat.
24th July 2018, Kabul. UN-Habitat Afghanistan hosted a three-day Training of Trainers workshop on Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation into Sustainable Development in close cooperation with Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANMDA), senior representatives from different national and local authorities in Afghanistan and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).
Kabul, Afghanistan, July 2018: The protracted conflict in Afghanistan and migration in search for better economic opportunities have led to unprecedented population growth in cities. Improving living conditions for burgeoning city populations is critical for prosperous and inclusive cities and has an important bearing on the country’s future stability.
Mannar, Sri Lanka, July 2018 - Engaging students in environmentally friendly activities is improving overall performance and attendance in schools across Sri Lanka, giving hope to thousands of students who are returning after being displaced by conflict and ensuring their families are resettled in a sustainable way.
17 July 2018 | SDGs
They’re small, self-sustaining – and they could revolutionize the way we think about housing around the world, as building materials become scarcer.
Measuring just about 22-square-meters, or some 200-square-feet, a demonstration unit for the eco-friendly and affordable housing, debuted on the UN Plaza in New York this week.
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the 2018 High‑Level Political Forum side event, “The SDGs [Sustainable Development Goals] in Action: Working Together for Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and Sustainable Cities and Settlements”, in New York today:
It gives me great pleasure to join you today to highlight the importance of sustainable urban development.
New York, U. S. A., 18 July 2018 -- Ride from Williamsburg to the United Nations highlights the role cycling can play in meeting modern urban infrastructure challenges – in New York City and around the world
Much of the 2030 Agenda will be ‘fought and won’ in urban centres, where more than half the world’s population live
New York City, July 17 – With the majority of the global population now living in cities and the numbers growing daily, making cities inclusive, sustainable, resilient and safe is critical to achieving the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to speakers at a high level UN meeting today.
Maimunah Mohd Sharif is Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme and Achim Steiner is Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 17 2018 (IPS) - New York has long been considered a pioneer – in fashion, art, music, and food, just to name a few. Now this city of 8.5 million is leading a shift in how we tackle today’s toughest global challenges like climate change, education, inequality, and poverty.