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

Moscow, 17 July 2018 - UN-Habitat and the Moscow Urban Forum (MUF) have established a global partnership to promote exchange of professional expertise in the search for effective solutions to acute urban development issues. “UN-Habitat is focusing on identification of key challenges in urban development and potential responses by cities using innovative solutions. Our Forum is also focusing on the challenges that cities of the future may face.

Under the Global public space programme and with the coordination of the Regional Public Space Programme for Arab states, UN-Habitat Regional office for Arab States, in cooperation with UN-Habitat Jordan and the Municipality of Zarqa organized the first Minecraft workshop in Zarqa, Jordan for the participatory design of an open space in Al-Ghweirieh neighborhood.

The MineCraft workshop was held as part of the participatory approach of the project to explore the needs of the community and their vision of the designated space.

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.

Nairobi, 17 July 2018 - With support from UN-Habitat’s Global Urban Observatory and the Africa Center for Statistics at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), two cities in Tunisia are developing frameworks for monitoring and reporting on SDG 11. Specialized training workshops conducted in the cities of Monastir and Tozeur were attended by high level government officials, demonstrating commitment and goodwill.

Nairobi, 16 July 2018 -- UN-Habitat today announced a collaboration with the United Kingdom Government on Strategic Development Phase of the Global Future Cities Prosperity Fund Programme. The £1.2 billion Prosperity Fund was created in 2015 by the UK Government and aims to reduce poverty through inclusive economic growth in developing countries. It is primarily funded by the UK’s aid budget.

Through the inherently integrated nature of urban development, the 11th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) impacts a wide range of 2030 Agenda issues from sustainable consumption and production to affordable and clean energy along with health, sustainable transportation, clean water and sanitation. Basically, life on land.

According to the UN, cities are where the struggle for global sustainability “will either be won or lost.”

JALALABAD (AFGHANISTAN) (AFP)

It may look like they're just planting and weeding, but for the women tending the public gardens of Jalalabad, the tasks represent far more: the rare chance to work outside the home in one of Afghanistan's most conservative and unstable provinces.

Nairobi, 12 July 2018 – As urbanization gathers pace globally cities are becoming not only centres for commerce, industry and political power but also havens for increasingly diverse communities, requiring more inclusive planning to ensure no one is left behind.