NEW YORK, USA, October 2018 – Across the globe, one in four youths is affected by armed conflict or organized violence. Many more are stereotyped as perpetrators and at-risk individuals. Yet, if given the opportunity, youth can be key partners in building peace.

This was a key message at the side event co-hosted by UN-Habitat and the Government of Canada in early October. In what was a significant 73rd United Nations General Assembly for youth worldwide, the side event explored how to involve young people in peacebuilding on a local level.

Kigali, Rwanda, 11 October 2018 –Drawing from its vast experience in working with urban youth globally, UN-Habitat shared lessons learnt at the African Youth Conneckt Urban Session 2018.

Mtwapa, Kenya 10 October 2018 - "Someone has got to clear the mess," laughs Mwanatumu Omar, energetically manoeuvring her wheelbarrow and gardening tools through the narrow alley between two mud huts. The last heavy downpour was just a few days ago. It flooded parts of the slum village and washed up a lot of rubbish from the dump down at the swamp.

"If we don’t collect the trash ourselves and carry it to the main road, nobody will pick it up," she said pointing towards the alley with her rake. There is no room for a car to pass the crowded rows of huts, let alone a garbage truck.

Nairobi 8 October 2018 – Following the launch of UN-Habitat’s new campaign to reduce the amount of global waste, President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya joined Nairobi’s Governor Mr. Mike Mbuvi Sonko, the Executive Director of UN-Environment Mr. Erik Solheim and UN-Habitat Deputy Executive Director Mr. Victor Kisob to clean up the mounds of rubbish at Uhuru Market in the Kenyan capital.

This lecture examines how precarious urban livelihoods in the informal economy can be transformed by innovative and rights-based approaches to urban policy, contributing to economic and social inclusion, and recovery in crisis-affected cities.

KIGALI, 8 October – The 2018 Youth Connekt Africa Summit opens today in Kigali, Rwanda and runs until 10 October.

Launched in 2012, Youth Connekt Programme is a platform for youth in Africa to learn, share information and to strengthen their skills and networks.

Nairobi, 8 October 2018 - On World Habitat Day which is observed globally on 1 October 2018, the Lesotho Ministry of Local Government and Chieftainship and UN-Habitat jointly hosted an Urban Breakfast dialogue session on Municipal Solid Waste Management - the theme of World Habitat Day 2018.

10 October 2018, Nairobi Kenya: A new report by UN-Habitat and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences has found that real house prices in cities have a strong influence on city competitiveness.

8 October 2018, New York: The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has launched the Youth 2030 UN Youth Strategy at a high level meeting at the UN. Youth 2030 aims to scale up global, regional and national actions to meet young people’s needs, realize their rights and tap their possibilities as agents of change.

Ramallah, 2 October 2018 – UN-Habitat and the Government of Palestine launched the new Habitat Country Programme Document for Palestine (HCPD) 2018-2022 as part of celebrations to mark World Habitat Day observed on the first Monday of October to draw global atten