London 18 June 2017-- The 4th Urban Law Day took place on Friday, 14 July 2017 at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (University of London) addressing specific legal issues linked to the implementation of the New Urban Agenda. Over 50 participants from a multidisciplinary circle of academics and practitioners interested in urban legislation, including planners, architects, policy makers, economists and lawyers joined in the discussion on specific commitments related to human rights and governance and ways in which these can be realised.

New York 18 July 2017-- UN-Habitat cosponsored a side event at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development recently held at the UN-Headquarters in New York.

The event mainly focused on making sustainable development work at all ages, with a focus on eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity for older persons.

London 18 July 2017--A specialized training seminar titled ‘Building drafting skills for improving the quality of urban legislation” was organized by UN-Habitat in cooperation with the Sir William Dale Centre for Legislative Studies from 10-14th July 2017, in London, UK.

Mogadishu 17 June 2017--“The Mogadishu One Stop Youth Centre is a symbol of hope that offers us a physical space that we can tailor to meet our needs. What does that look like for youth in Mogadishu?

Mogadishu 17 July 2017 - A programme targeting Somali youth was recently launched in Mogadishu.

Buenos Aires, 13 July 2017 – At the end of June, the city of Buenos Aires hosted the 26th General Assembly of MINURVI, an event that gathered housing and urban development officials from Latin America and the Caribbean to discuss the implementation of the New Urban Agenda adopted in Habitat III.

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.