UN-Habitat, in partnership with the International Urban Training Centre (IUTC), Republic of Korea, is inviting senior decision makers, policy makers and housing practitioners from Asian cities to apply for the training course “Innovative approaches to deliver affordable housing options for Asia”.

I am excited to observe together with you, my first World Habitat Day as UN-Habitat’s Executive Director. I would like to encourage each one of you to be actively involved in this unique day to make it a resounding success, and to accomplish the objective that is serves.

World Habitat Day provides us a unique opportunity to focus international attention on key issues surrounding sustainable urbanization, human settlements and improving urban living conditions.

Mathare, Kenya, 30 September 2018: - We skipped across open drains, bending our heads below the rusty corrugated iron roofs. We had to dodge our way past sweaty men whistling to clear the way as they hauled large sacks overflowing with vegetables on their backs through the narrow, muddy alleys of Mlango Kubwa, an area in the slum district of Mathare in Nairobi. Finally, four of us squeezed our way into a tiny, dark, mud-walled shack.

28 September 2018, Nairobi Kenya – The UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners have been selected for 2018. The Scroll of Honour is one of the world’s most prestigious awards presented to those working on urbanization. It focuses on initiatives of outstanding contributions in the field of developing and improving urban lives, provision of housing and highlighting the plight of the poor or displaced, ensuring no one is left behind.

Barcelona, September 17, 2018 - Building on the success of the 2015 and 2016 events which fostered dialogue between technical and political representatives, the 2018 edition of the Barcelona Resilience Week to be held from 11-16 November 2018 will bring together partners and stakeholders from across the globe working to advance action towards sustainable and resilient

Nairobi, 24 September 2018 – A Global Municipal Database (GMD) launched by UN-Habitat provides standard indicators for municipal budgets and includes data on per capita expenditures, revenues and debt in cities worldwide.

Nairobi, 24 September 2018 - Kenya Grassroots Women Assembly and the Huairou Commission convened in Kibera, Nairobi from 17-19 September for the 3rd Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC) to discuss Engaging Women in Promoting Safety (The City We Need is Safe), a key action point in the New Urban Agenda. In opening remarks delivered on her behalf by Ms.

Hargeisa/Bossaso and Kismayo, 14 September 2018--  UN-Habitat recently launched the pilot Training of Trainers: Sport for Development and Peace in Somaliland, Puntland and in the regional state of Jubbaland, under the Youth Employment Somalia (YES) programme.

Nairobi, 14 September 2018 -- UN‐Habitat Executive Director Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif recently held talks with the Qatari Ambassador to Kenya, His Excellency Mr. Jabor Bin Ali Al-Dosari.