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

Yaounde, 5 July 2017— Cameroonian para-state, MAETUR (Mission d’Aménagement et d’Équipement des Terrains Urbains et Ruraux/The Urban and Rural Land Development and Equipment Authority), recently invited UN-Habitat to contribute to a range of activities to celebrate its 40th Anniversary.

In the context of ongoing collaboration with MAETUR, UN-Habitat presented the preliminary findings of the key pillars of the strategic re-orientation of MAETUR. The study is ongoing and the outline of the work was well received.

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.

Minova, Congo DR, 27 June 2017—After the death of their father about 10 years ago, Celestine Buhoro believed that she would at least get a portion of land as part of her inheritance. This was not to be and the brother hogged the whole piece left behind. When the brother also passed on, his son- Celestine’s nephew- also held on to the land.

The Belgian government and the city of Mechelen will host a “Global Conference on Cities and Migrants” on the 16th and 17th of November 2017, together with IOM, UN Habitat and UCLG as institutional partners.

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.

Khartoum, 15 June 2017— UN-Habitat ’s office in Khartoum  in collaboration with GLTN regional office for Arab states and in partnership with UNDP Sudan Country office, recently organized a four-day training workshop to provide hands-on training on relevant tools and techniques, through participatory planning and enumeration, to ensure returns and reintegration processes are sustainable.